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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

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. Week 2: Romance

* Week 2: Introduction
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* Week 2: Progress Post
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Jul 30, 2008 Tracey rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, love, hero-heroine, favorites, classic, reread, hardback

As always a favourite read. Charlotte Bronte's novel is a masterpiece I. The world of literature and it's been lovely to see how many people love her book on what would of been her 200th birthday .
People all over Twitter have been sharing photos of themselves and their version of Jane Eyre , as did I. #janeandme has been trending in the uk on Twitter , it just shows that the power of bookworms can be rather mighty. Thanks especially to Tracy Chevalier the author who has been one of the champion ...more

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Sep 04, 2008 Rebecca rated it it was amazing

Delightful audio book with an outstanding narrator. Fun to revisit a favorite.

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May 19, 2009 E rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This is a book about people who have nothing better to do with their time than beat dead horses into the ground. Normally I don't mind that (love Jane Austen) but these people just irritated the heck out of me.

I feel for Jane Eyre in the beginning of the book, really I do. She's had a rough life, and while she sometimes feels a bit sorry for herself, she makes do. I actually liked the first part of the book where she goes to Lowood, and then later to Thornfield and meets Mr. Rochester, falls in ...more

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Dec 29, 2009 Libscigrl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2015

How much did I love this story. And I haven't read a classic in a while, and missed the way they used to write. I think it is amazing that Charlotte wrote this with a man's pseudonym initially, knowing she would be put off if she turned this in to the publisher with her given name. I also love how it became clear to everyone that it was written by a woman, and they called it out so she could be who she really is! This story could ONLY have been written by a woman ;) ...more

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Jan 01, 2010 Beth Caruso rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-audio-book

I read this book because it was so heavily referenced in "The Thirteenth Tale" and I became curious. I have not read most of the classics - so I was not sure I would enjoy it. I loved it. The language - the writing - I felt like I was Jane Eyre from the first page. A wonderful story. ...more

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