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A review by vannababes
Manga Classics: Jane Eyre by Crystal S. Chan, Charlotte Brontë
4.0
4/5
This review is based on pure enjoyment rather than a critique of Jane Eyre itself. My only relation to Jane Eyre is her movie adaptions; I have not read the popular novel but have enjoyed books and movies based around this story. Truthfully, sometimes it can be hard to find emotion and depth in manga; however, I didn't really find that in this adaption. I'm sure lots of dialogue were quoted from the original source and therefore, flows very well. I felt like I knew Jane Eyre pretty well; maybe not her acquaintances, but her: yes.
Side note: I don't get the appeal of Mr. Rochester is these books. I always understood the appeal of the handsome villains of Jane Austen (e.g. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility) but never this man. And this is not a fault on Chan, but rather a fault on the story overall.
I truly liked Chan's style for the design of this novel. Generally in manga, the stylist can (for a split second) turn their characters into "chibi", which I have no love for. But Chan did not go that route in this adaption, which I appreciated.
Overall, I enjoyed Chan's adaption of Jane Eyre.
This review is based on pure enjoyment rather than a critique of Jane Eyre itself. My only relation to Jane Eyre is her movie adaptions; I have not read the popular novel but have enjoyed books and movies based around this story. Truthfully, sometimes it can be hard to find emotion and depth in manga; however, I didn't really find that in this adaption. I'm sure lots of dialogue were quoted from the original source and therefore, flows very well. I felt like I knew Jane Eyre pretty well; maybe not her acquaintances, but her: yes.
Side note: I don't get the appeal of Mr. Rochester is these books. I always understood the appeal of the handsome villains of Jane Austen (e.g. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility) but never this man. And this is not a fault on Chan, but rather a fault on the story overall.
I truly liked Chan's style for the design of this novel. Generally in manga, the stylist can (for a split second) turn their characters into "chibi", which I have no love for. But Chan did not go that route in this adaption, which I appreciated.
Overall, I enjoyed Chan's adaption of Jane Eyre.