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Wide Sargasso Sea

Jean Rhys

Start date: August 1, 2018

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Jan 02, 2016 Lynn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A prequel of sorts to my dog-eared, much-loved copy of Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea tells the story of Edward Rochester before he was the master of Thornfield Hall. Despite sharing characters and plot elements, however, the two books are nothing alike. Jane Eyre is a flowery, 19th-century bildungsroman set in England that deals with themes of morality, equality, and independence. Wide Sargasso Sea is a 20th-century, post-modern novel set in Jamaica that deals with themes of post-colonialism and ...more

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Jul 08, 2010 Janet rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a powerful book.

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Jan 11, 2013 Bonnie Brandt rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I absolutely LOVED this book. If you liked Jane Eyre I think that you will too. I could have never imagined such an interesting prequel. It totally turns the original on its head and makes you question everything you thought you knew.

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