slpierce111 's review for:

Villette by Charlotte Brontë

4.0

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I picked this book up because some random internet reviewer said that she liked it better than Jane Eyre. I don't agree with that, but I will say that "Villette" is really good. It seems to have less hope, fewer joyful moments than "Jane Eyre" does. It does have a great unrequited love story, and a great ending, whether you decide that it's happy or sad. I enjoyed Lucy Snowe's dealings with her boss, Madame Beck, and with M. Emanuel. I also love the 19th century novel convention of having people randomly find each other after years apart - you would think that the whole of Europe was a very small town, where everyone goes to live eventually. Bonus: No mentally ill women trapped in attics!