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A review by yoongitloml
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
5.0
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
I was 13 when I first read this book and then I thought this book was just a love story, but now after re-reading it 2 years I've realized that this is not JUST a love story, it's a story of formation of a strong and independent female protagonist, a nineteenth-century feminist, light-years ahead of its time.
Jane Eyre is the quintessential Victorian novel. From a very young age Jane had the clarity of intelligence to recognize the injustice that was her life, she makes me want to be a better person. Her goodness, her humility, her frankness, her passion, her fierce will and her moral compass are all inspiring.
And yet, I also love her faults. Jane has a temper, she gets jealous and she is not afraid to fight back.
I loved every part of this book, but I had the Vintage Classic edition, and Mr. Rochester's daughter is French, so all her dialogues are in French, I know no French, so basically, I don't know ANYTHING what that young girl was saying the entire time
I was 13 when I first read this book and then I thought this book was just a love story, but now after re-reading it 2 years I've realized that this is not JUST a love story, it's a story of formation of a strong and independent female protagonist, a nineteenth-century feminist, light-years ahead of its time.
Jane Eyre is the quintessential Victorian novel. From a very young age Jane had the clarity of intelligence to recognize the injustice that was her life, she makes me want to be a better person. Her goodness, her humility, her frankness, her passion, her fierce will and her moral compass are all inspiring.
And yet, I also love her faults. Jane has a temper, she gets jealous and she is not afraid to fight back.
I loved every part of this book, but I had the Vintage Classic edition, and Mr. Rochester's daughter is French, so all her dialogues are in French, I know no French, so basically, I don't know ANYTHING what that young girl was saying the entire time