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A review by tea_on_books
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This classic needs no introduction. I absolutely loved Jane. She is a protagonist you can look up to for generations. She is independent, speaks her mind and is never afraid of making tough decisions based on her principles, sometimes even at the cost of her happiness but never at the expense of her self respect.
Though the book starts a bit slow, which I think how most classics are, it picks up pace after the second half.
The story has a gothic charm to it, set during the Victorian time and Jane is far advanced for her time.
I didn’t like the two male characters- Mr. Rochester and St. John. A lot of them find Mr. Rochester as the classic hero and a romantic, and some of the prose does support that. However, his character doesn’t speak much for him. With his tone, entitlement, relation with his ward and even with his ex partner, I found it really hard to like him. I don’t know if the time when this book was written, men being broody, rude was some sort of a charm. I didn’t see why Jane liked him so much. I didn’t even like the other male character St. John.
The book also has heavy references of the influence of religion on the characters and how ones reform can be attributed to God if they submit themselves to the higher being, which I didn’t agree with.
Though the book starts a bit slow, which I think how most classics are, it picks up pace after the second half.
The story has a gothic charm to it, set during the Victorian time and Jane is far advanced for her time.
I didn’t like the two male characters- Mr. Rochester and St. John. A lot of them find Mr. Rochester as the classic hero and a romantic, and some of the prose does support that. However, his character doesn’t speak much for him. With his tone, entitlement, relation with his ward and even with his ex partner, I found it really hard to like him. I don’t know if the time when this book was written, men being broody, rude was some sort of a charm. I didn’t see why Jane liked him so much. I didn’t even like the other male character St. John.
The book also has heavy references of the influence of religion on the characters and how ones reform can be attributed to God if they submit themselves to the higher being, which I didn’t agree with.