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A review by toniclark
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
3.0
This book was a lot of fun. It’s extremely well written (a la in the style of Jane Eyre) and well researched, too. The author deserves a lot of credit. If I were rating on those criteria, I’d give it five stars. But you know how inadequate these star ratings are. The politics and machinations concerning the Punjab wars were harder to take in. I kept wanting to get back to Jane’s (the more personal) story.
As plenty of others have noted, it’s inspired by Charlotte Brontë’s book, Jane Eyre. And the main character, Jane Steele, is a big fan of the book and is inspired by the character, Jane Eyre. I liked this new Jane and applauded her every murderous deed.
I admit that I couldn’t get behind her adoration of Charles Thornfield. He didn’t make it as a romantic hero for me. But he was her Rochester, so okay, fine. I couldn’t imagine what he might be hiding in the cellar (not the attic) and was surprised and intrigued by the way that turned out.
Again, it’s ingenious and I liked it well enough, though didn’t love it.
As plenty of others have noted, it’s inspired by Charlotte Brontë’s book, Jane Eyre. And the main character, Jane Steele, is a big fan of the book and is inspired by the character, Jane Eyre. I liked this new Jane and applauded her every murderous deed.
I admit that I couldn’t get behind her adoration of Charles Thornfield. He didn’t make it as a romantic hero for me. But he was her Rochester, so okay, fine. I couldn’t imagine what he might be hiding in the cellar (not the attic) and was surprised and intrigued by the way that turned out.
Again, it’s ingenious and I liked it well enough, though didn’t love it.