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Jane Steele
by Lyndsay Faye
I'm not really sure how to review Jane Steele fairly. Jane Eyre is one of my top 5 favorite books of all time and, in my opinion, can do no wrong. So it's very difficult for me to review this book in a way that is unbiased because it's second nature to compare Jane Steele to Jane Eyre.
I thought this book would be a revenge story of a woman scored. And while, in some instances it is, it is often in the loosest of terms. A lot of the murders Steele committed were not because of injustices against her directly and it became more difficult to justify her actions. It was hard to root for her not only because she was a psychopath but because I didn't see her having an end goal in mind. What did she think her actions would accomplish in the long run?
My biggest complaint about the story is that I didn't find Steele to be a likable character. I wanted to like her but as time went on and she perpetrated more and more atrocities against others (founded or not), I found myself increasingly being turned off by her personality and actions.
The creative premise, combined with the author's writing skill were the only things keeping me from not giving this book a lower rating.
I thought this book would be a revenge story of a woman scored. And while, in some instances it is, it is often in the loosest of terms. A lot of the murders Steele committed were not because of injustices against her directly and it became more difficult to justify her actions. It was hard to root for her not only because she was a psychopath but because I didn't see her having an end goal in mind. What did she think her actions would accomplish in the long run?
My biggest complaint about the story is that I didn't find Steele to be a likable character. I wanted to like her but as time went on and she perpetrated more and more atrocities against others (founded or not), I found myself increasingly being turned off by her personality and actions.
The creative premise, combined with the author's writing skill were the only things keeping me from not giving this book a lower rating.