false 10210 597 Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead and subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a richer life than that traditionally allowed women in Victorian society. <br><br> Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Michael Mason 2977639 book 1847 Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) total:122112|5:52507|4:38075|3:21682|2:6544|1:3417| 122112 495974 153514 6882 5 42 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1988 Mon Apr 28 09:15:33 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 10:38:51 -0700 2008 Jane Eyre - up in the woods of Michigan, the summer I was twelve - I have revisited it often, and always with pleasure. It is a book that speaks in many tongues, to many people, and ...more...]]> 5 38 false false Thu Jun 21 08:39:04 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 20:45:45 -0700 2007 4 16 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Oct 14 14:02:25 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 14:03:49 -0700 2007
I commenced reading this novel with the idea that I had read this before fixed in my mind. It is in my nature to re-read books, so I thought nothing of opening the pages and immersing myself in the flow of the story.

Imagine my surprise, Reader, when I quickly discerned that I...more...]]> 5 23 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 16 11:49:11 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 10 06:05:34 -0800 2009 3 I think. I feel. I need. I love. I am. Every time I have read it in the past twenty years I am reminded of the strength one gains from knowing ones own mind. Jane first asks herself, how can I live with myself in honor? She knows it is the foundation to asking he...more...]]> 5 11 false true Fri Apr 24 23:00:51 -0700 2009 Mon Jan 28 16:27:59 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 24 23:00:51 -0700 2009
The book jacket claims that "Charlotte Bronte poured her contempt for the stifling conventions society imposed upon a woman's right to emoti...more...]]> 5 16 false false Mon Sep 17 20:16:03 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:40:51 -0700 2007 story here, and real people having real emotions. Now, I remember being deeply moved in grade school by Bridge to Terebithia...more...]]> 1 13 false true Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 20:23:42 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 22 04:45:00 -0800 2008
I read Jane Eyre for the first time as an adult and I can't help but feel sorry for every junior high or high school student who was forced to read this book.

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I've been making fun of Victorian literature for so long, I'd completely forgotten that I'd never actually read any. Being in China was the worst, where young women currently derive 98% of their impressions of female Western culture from Jane Austen novels, and are s...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jun 25 05:23:05 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 08:00:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 7 false false Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 23 21:27:28 -0800 2008 Wed Jul 23 10:06:29 -0700 2008 Jane Eyre. But I was a little worried starting Jane Eyre this time. It's been about four years since I last read it and I've stopped exclusively reading British nineteenth century novels. I was worried that,...more...]]> 5 7 false false Fri May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 23 10:13:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 23 14:37:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 19 14:17:07 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 12 16:42:30 -0700 2009
I am a latecomer to Jane Eyre and I am now wondering what the hell took me so long. This book is amazing from start to finish and I found myself thinking about it whenever I couldn't get to it to carry on reading.

Jane Eyre is a fantastic character and I had mor...more...]]> 5 5 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 01:47:36 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 01:29:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 5 false true Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 1992 Sat Dec 20 12:22:49 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 04 07:19:56 -0800 2009 Reader, she married him.
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At the beginning of first chapter, I found it hard to follow her story. First of all becaus...more...]]> 5 3 false true Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 05 12:24:37 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 12:25:51 -0800 2008 Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Bronte
Setting: Takes place in 1830 at Gateshead Hall. The politics is Ideology and the religion is Evangelical. Economics is 20,000 pounds which meant that most were middle class. Traditions include middle class women with...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=10210