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A review by ayaesther
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
4.0
Serial killer version of Jane Eyre. Need I say more?
This was good fun. Faye has a beautiful way of writing descriptions of people, places, and things. I felt like she almost painted these things in my mind's eye.
This was, by far, the best transformative retelling of Jane Eyre that I've read. Brontë's original is one of my favorite 19th century novels and I've read my fair share of retellings. My only complaint is that Faye grossly overused the "Reader, I..." device, as have many other authors too (*cough* Patricia Park's Re Jane *cough*). Correct me if I'm wrong, but Brontë only uses it once at the end, right?
This was good fun. Faye has a beautiful way of writing descriptions of people, places, and things. I felt like she almost painted these things in my mind's eye.
This was, by far, the best transformative retelling of Jane Eyre that I've read. Brontë's original is one of my favorite 19th century novels and I've read my fair share of retellings. My only complaint is that Faye grossly overused the "Reader, I..." device, as have many other authors too (*cough* Patricia Park's Re Jane *cough*). Correct me if I'm wrong, but Brontë only uses it once at the end, right?