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Jenna Starborn
by Sharon Shinn
by Sharon Shinn
This is a Scifi retelling of Jane Eyre, with Jane pushed to the background to give the centerstage to Jenna. I myself really liked it, even though it felt like a lovesick teenager wrote herself into her favourite romance, which I think is odd as Shinn is a very talented writer and doesn't need to stoop to writing fanfiction. It has all the things that make Jane Eyre a good story and adds cyborgs, spaceships and other scifi stuff to it. This story isn't a mash-up like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'. Shinn wrote the whole book herself, not using text from the original story and therefor it's a much better book than any of the recent mash-ups which often turn out awkward in my opinion.
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I think you can read this story without having read Jane Eyre first. I myself love Jane Eyre and really enjoyed this version as well, but they're basically the same story, although in a different setting.It might be hard to get hold of though, I myself bought it second hand on Ebay.
edited to add: And this one being a modern retelling makes it easier to read.


(Sorry if my question isn't coherent; I'm confused today.)