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A review by kay_weda1228
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
4.0
An interesting read. This was well-written and, I feel accurately depicts the life of a woman in 19th century (think Georgian/Regency/Victorian) England. Jane Eyre specifically shows the life of an impoverished orphan and how she overcomes the struggles of her station in society, eventually forging a better life for herself.
While I liked it, I hope I never have to read it again, mainly due to the old-fashioned English and lengthy sentence structure.
As a side note: Mr. Rochester takes forever to say anything important (literal monologues of "word salads") and St John (Pronounced Sinjin) Rivers is very stubborn.
Trigger Warnings: Domestic Violence/Abuse; Death; inhumane treatment of those considered "mentally insane;" stabbing and bitting (one character); mentions of burn scars, loss of eyes/vision, and amputation. These are not very graphic and by the time you wade through the fluff of the sentences, you forget what situation the character is in.
(Disclaimer: this novel is considered "gothic" and Mr. Rochester could be called a "Byronic hero," so these triggerwarnings are similar to other books in the "gothic" category–such as Mary Shelley's 1818 Novel, Frankenstein, which is a "gothic horror.")
While I liked it, I hope I never have to read it again, mainly due to the old-fashioned English and lengthy sentence structure.
As a side note: Mr. Rochester takes forever to say anything important (literal monologues of "word salads") and St John (Pronounced Sinjin) Rivers is very stubborn.
Trigger Warnings: Domestic Violence/Abuse; Death; inhumane treatment of those considered "mentally insane;" stabbing and bitting (one character); mentions of burn scars, loss of eyes/vision, and amputation. These are not very graphic and by the time you wade through the fluff of the sentences, you forget what situation the character is in.
(Disclaimer: this novel is considered "gothic" and Mr. Rochester could be called a "Byronic hero," so these triggerwarnings are similar to other books in the "gothic" category–such as Mary Shelley's 1818 Novel, Frankenstein, which is a "gothic horror.")