false 337113 89 Anne, the forgotten Bronte sister, produced a novel more relevant today than either Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre. This is a Victorian classic of astonishing power and passion, anticipating the struggle for equality of opportunity for women. 1389477 book 1848 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall total:2329|5:666|4:942|3:586|2:113|1:22| 2329 9104 3578 322 5 10 false false Sat Jun 21 18:47:14 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 19:50:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:28:43 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 14:05:50 -0800 2009 1 Jane Eyre (for the first time) just recently and falling totally head over heals with that book, I had an urge to try some more Bronte (albeit the lesser known one) and picked up The Tennant of Wildfell Hall . I wanted to love it, I really did, and to be fair I adored the first half...more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Nov 26 15:46:50 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 13:29:45 -0800 2008
The tenant of Wildfell Hall is a widow with a young child who is hiding a mysterious past. The first section of the book is from the point of view of one of many men who is madly in love with her, because she is intelligen...more...]]> 5 5 false false Fri Dec 21 09:45:25 -0800 2007 Thu May 29 15:10:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 12:41:11 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:09:57 -0700 2007 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall presents this rake at his worst and gives us a female protagonist, Helen Huntingdon, who's strong enough to overcome his...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 21:42:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 14:11:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 28 07:24:02 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 30 05:34:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 03 10:05:33 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 10:09:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 25 10:48:27 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 10:58:25 -0700 2009 I honestly didn't know of this books existence before I went to the library an...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:56:19 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 09:16:28 -0700 2009
It explores in-depth issues such as drinking, divorce (especiall...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 21:32:07 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 21:43:56 -0700 2009
I like this one, but I found it about 1/3 too long. Anne could have used some judicious editing. Gilbert's angst over Mrs. Graham in the beginning thir...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 07 19:49:37 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:24:46 -0800 2009 1 Jane Eyre has been my favorite book since I was eleven, and though I never appreciated Wuthering Heights on quite as visceral a level, I still gave it intellectual props (plus, it inspired the bitching movie version starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, and a haunting score by Ryuichi Sakamoto)....more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 10:24:12 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 17:26:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:17:39 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 10:31:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 22:11:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:57:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 22:10:23 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 10:12:35 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 19 07:53:37 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 11:56:38 -0700 2009
This book has it's faults, but all in all, it's a solid read, and I really enjoyed it. What I found most interesting about it was Anne's supposed intimate knowledge of abusive marital relatio...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 06:40:07 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 07:28:12 -0800 2009 Jane Eyre. I think people probably struggle with its length, as it's definitely longer than the other sisters' books; it also drags on a little bit with Helen's diary. But really, it's ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 11 14:42:28 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 14:42:33 -0800 2008
of the story, this is going to sound funny, but i don't like things to end so tidy-ly. the whole tone of the book was appropriate and m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 17:57:58 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 10:58:22 -0800 2009
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The book is good, but for the themes and content, not the writing. Helen begins as a simpering, romantic, eighteen year old who marrie...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=337113