A review by theunrealyoung
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

there's a lot of cleverness here, but not a lot to actually enjoy. I admire Rhys' reframing of Jane Eyre's love interest via the lesser told but utterly familiar tale of a man rejecting a woman because he cannot successfully mould her to his ideal. but I disliked most of her choices in prose, her iffy exploration of racial oppression, and the decision to make Rochester a viewpoint character.
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