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Well I got into this book and enjoyed reading it. I was engrossed in the story and really liked Jane's fire, particularly when she stood up to her horrible aunt.
What I didn't like was that Lowood seemed to have tempered that fire, to the point where I didn't always like her relationship with Mr. Rochester and I was particularly annoyed when she would call him master and sit at his feet like a little dog. And of course, coincidences and secrets abound in this genre and I could see some of them c ...more
What I didn't like was that Lowood seemed to have tempered that fire, to the point where I didn't always like her relationship with Mr. Rochester and I was particularly annoyed when she would call him master and sit at his feet like a little dog. And of course, coincidences and secrets abound in this genre and I could see some of them c ...more
I re-read Jane Eyre mostly because I wanted to read Wide Sargasso Sea, and I couldn't remember Jane Eyre much so figured I should start there first. Upon starting the book, I discovered that I actually didn't remember it at all and the whole experience was basically like reading it for the first time. I guess that's because the first time, I read it for a class, and I kind of remember reading it all in one or two sittings in order to meet a deadline. Somehow I had this vision of Mr. Rochester go
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i like heroines with integrity. and who struggle through life because they can't cruise by on their looks.
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People have been bugging me to read this book since I was about 13, and I tried several times as a teen, always giving up when Helen Burns died of TB. I'm glad I did, for a couple of reasons: 1. I didn't have the vocabulary, and, even now, appreciated reading this on my Kindle so I could look up various allusions to mythology and archaic geographical terms and 2. I really didn't need Jane and Rochester as some sort of example of a relationship norm during my formative years.
But, whatever, I'm gr ...more
But, whatever, I'm gr ...more
When I was in high school, this book would have been rated off the charts. I lived and breathed it. But reading Jane Eyre as an adult was a different matter. It is so dark and I found myself quite repulsed by the unhealthy relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester. Such misogyny these older classics contain...definitely a reflection of their times.
Having said that, though, there is much to enjoy in the story. The themes of change, repentance, and the search for happiness. The contrasts of ligh ...more
Having said that, though, there is much to enjoy in the story. The themes of change, repentance, and the search for happiness. The contrasts of ligh ...more
Got so bored 1/3 of the way through, was forcing myself to continue.
A great re-read. Still a wonderful classic, although slightly more imperialist than I had remembered.
Read it. Bronte rambles sometimes but the story is powerful.
