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A review by book_concierge
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
2.0
I hated it in high school, I still don't like it. I remember in high school many girls thought it was "so romantic!" Huh? Rochester is an insufferable jerk (what's with the gypsy garb scene?). St John Rivers is even worse. Jane, dear, you are better off alone!
I only re-read it (March 2007) because our book club wanted to read a classic and we chose this one. I actually recommended it, hoping that I'd have more appreciation for it with maturity. I guess I do appreciate it more, and can look critically at the ideas presented (and how radically feminist it was in its day), but I still don't like it.
I only re-read it (March 2007) because our book club wanted to read a classic and we chose this one. I actually recommended it, hoping that I'd have more appreciation for it with maturity. I guess I do appreciate it more, and can look critically at the ideas presented (and how radically feminist it was in its day), but I still don't like it.