A review by pelks
Villette by Charlotte Brontë

4.0

This book could have been merely an inspiring tale of a humble, lonely woman who does uncommon things. Instead it is inspiring and compelling as narrated through the very realistic voice of the main character. The book reads at times as though she is an intimate friend pouring out her fears, inadequacies, philosophies, and perceptions of everything around her to the reader, which is in my opinion the book's greatest strength. Well, that and the strength of the main character herself, who manages to live and to support herself entirely on her own (that is to say, by earning money herself) in a foreign country. It's remarkable how relevant this book is.