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So Now I know what the fuss was all about! I have heard of Jane Eyre since I was a young reader...it is one of those books that most people who consider themselves well-read have read. I resisted because I wasn't sure it was my cup of tea. I like dark comedies and fantasy...not really victorian romance. When this book fell in my lap, so to speak, I decided to give it a go. I am learning that when a book is well-written, the subject is definitely secondary to the characters and Jane Eyre is most
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I roared through about 70% of this book, and then got bogged down. I think there is a definite shifting of gears, and the Jane that's been built up through the story suddenly seems to cease for a while. Confronting a new situation, she behaves in entirely un-Jane-like ways. This lasts for 15% of the book or so, and that was the part that moved slowly for me. Then, when she comes back to herself, I plowed through to the end fairly quickly. Perhaps the losing and finding of herself is part of the
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I think I can safely say that Jane Eyre has become my favorite novel...I absolutely loved it!!!
I would have this book with me on a deserted island.
Just finished my re-read of Jane Eyre. So good.
I LOVE Jane Eyre. :)
Jul 11, 2010
Maya
marked it as to-read
Mar 07, 2011
Mari
marked it as to-read
