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A review by hally_p
Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler
5.0
I really enjoyed this novel which captured the lives and thoughts of not only Charlotte but all the Brontes at significant points in their lives, mainly at the time of the writing of their famous novels.
It was fascinating to envision the Brontes and the emotions they went through during their lives, and to see them as real people. Becoming Jane Eyre made me realise how stories and characters were largely influenced from the girls' own experiences, lives and characters in their own lives. Some of the things that happened in their own novels were inspired by fantasies that they could only live out on paper.
I liked the honesty of how the characters were portrayed and how the author made me feel for them.
I like reading Bronte classics at November time to get the "wuthering" feeling and I am glad to say that becoming Jane eyre gave me just that. I feel renewed in my appreciation of the Brontes work and I am looking forward to reading their books in the future with the sense of their personal influences in mind
It was fascinating to envision the Brontes and the emotions they went through during their lives, and to see them as real people. Becoming Jane Eyre made me realise how stories and characters were largely influenced from the girls' own experiences, lives and characters in their own lives. Some of the things that happened in their own novels were inspired by fantasies that they could only live out on paper.
I liked the honesty of how the characters were portrayed and how the author made me feel for them.
I like reading Bronte classics at November time to get the "wuthering" feeling and I am glad to say that becoming Jane eyre gave me just that. I feel renewed in my appreciation of the Brontes work and I am looking forward to reading their books in the future with the sense of their personal influences in mind