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Mr. Rochester
by Sarah Shoemaker
Mr. Rochester started out incredibly strong and then weakened a bit for me as the novel progressed. As a whole, I enjoyed so much of this retelling, even though the novel lost some steam around the 2/3 mark. Sarah Shoemaker's imitation of the Victorian voice was perfect in the first half of this novel and I think that Rochester's childhood narration is as compelling and strong as any of Charles Dickens child-aged narrators. I also loved seeing the parallels between Jane's and Rochester's upbringings. I began to see, in part, why Jane Eyre was so struck by Rochester.
Once Rochester leaves Jamaica to return to Thornfield, the pacing of the novel decelerates and the narration loses some of the simple, but atmospheric detail that made the first half so vibrant. Fortunately, Jane enters the scene at this point and the last third of the novel is a pretty straight forward retelling of one of my favorite novels ever minus the lengthy preaching from St. John Rivers!
Once Rochester leaves Jamaica to return to Thornfield, the pacing of the novel decelerates and the narration loses some of the simple, but atmospheric detail that made the first half so vibrant. Fortunately, Jane enters the scene at this point and the last third of the novel is a pretty straight forward retelling of one of my favorite novels ever minus the lengthy preaching from St. John Rivers!