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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

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Feb 07, 2012 Pamela(AllHoney) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, across-the-tracks, dangerous-or-bad-boy, tortured-tormented, books-to-movies, 1st-pov, nanny-governess-companion, british-boys, age-gap, victorian-era

I'm not sure why I avoided this book for so many years. It's a book I've always wanted to read and is listed on many lists as a favorite. Perhaps I was afraid of the disappointment I was sure I'd feel. Being a classic I expected it to be a difficult read but surprisingly it really wasn't. Oh sure, there were words that I had to look up but most of the time I was able to guess their meanings and glide on through. Overall, it was a wonderful read. Jane was a strong character and I loved that about ...more

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Jun 09, 2010 Martha rated it really liked it

I've attempted to read Jane Eyre several times in my life, but this time the book held my attention and I was surprised how much I liked the story. I didn't think much of Mr. Rochester (I need to read Jane Steele), but I liked Jane's independent character. ...more

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Jun 16, 2010 Kate rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: england, read-in-2014

"Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall. In its internalisation of the action — the focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral and spiritual sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry — the novel revolutionised the art of fiction."
~~Wikipedia

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