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mohammad_sabir 's review for:
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
Reader, I have nothing but praise for this book. Jane Eyre is tied with Frankenstein for my favourite nineteenth-century classic, and Jane herself has become one of my favourite characters of all time.
In the house known as Gateshead, there lived a ten-year orphan child named Jane Eyre with her aunt, Mrs Reed, and her three children. To say that she was mistreated by them would be a gross understatement. But Jane is not the type to quietly bear oppression indefinitely - she has an independent and self-respecting spirit, and she will fight back if pushed too much. The novel records how she retaliates against the tyranny of Gateshead, her stay at the Lowood school and its cold charity, then Thornfield Hall where she finds employment and love, and eventually the traces of her long-lost relatives.
The novel is written in first person from Jane's POV, and the prose is intimate, beautiful, yet simple. It has a fiery opening that hooked me in - imagine Cinderella, but, well, she breaks the nose of one of her oppressors in a scuffle. Wonderful. And the twists in the latter half of the book! Do yourself a favour when reading this book - don't turn to the notes at the back, and avoid googling anything about the book. Most know what they are, for this is a classic after all, but if you don't (I didn't), you have the wonderful opportunity of experiencing them firsthand. Be careful! Even the most innocent-seeming Google search can spoil them!
As I said earlier, Jane has become one of my favourite characters of all time. I immensely liked her even from the very beginning of the novel, and my appreciation for her only grew as I read the novel. Here is someone who does not bow before others, yet does not appear rude or prideful. The other characters as well, such as the Byronic Rochester and the pious St John, are complex and fantastically written. Even minor characters like Ms Temple are memorable.
Overall, while I can probably point out some nitpicks (and some elements may be uncomfortable to modern audiences, such as the age gap between Jane and her love interest), Jane Eyre is undoubtedly a highly recommended read for, well, everyone.
In the house known as Gateshead, there lived a ten-year orphan child named Jane Eyre with her aunt, Mrs Reed, and her three children. To say that she was mistreated by them would be a gross understatement. But Jane is not the type to quietly bear oppression indefinitely - she has an independent and self-respecting spirit, and she will fight back if pushed too much. The novel records how she retaliates against the tyranny of Gateshead, her stay at the Lowood school and its cold charity, then Thornfield Hall where she finds employment and love, and eventually the traces of her long-lost relatives.
The novel is written in first person from Jane's POV, and the prose is intimate, beautiful, yet simple. It has a fiery opening that hooked me in - imagine Cinderella, but, well, she breaks the nose of one of her oppressors in a scuffle. Wonderful. And the twists in the latter half of the book! Do yourself a favour when reading this book - don't turn to the notes at the back, and avoid googling anything about the book. Most know what they are, for this is a classic after all, but if you don't (I didn't), you have the wonderful opportunity of experiencing them firsthand. Be careful! Even the most innocent-seeming Google search can spoil them!
As I said earlier, Jane has become one of my favourite characters of all time. I immensely liked her even from the very beginning of the novel, and my appreciation for her only grew as I read the novel. Here is someone who does not bow before others, yet does not appear rude or prideful. The other characters as well, such as the Byronic Rochester and the pious St John, are complex and fantastically written. Even minor characters like Ms Temple are memorable.
Overall, while I can probably point out some nitpicks (and some elements may be uncomfortable to modern audiences, such as the age gap between Jane and her love interest), Jane Eyre is undoubtedly a highly recommended read for, well, everyone.