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It was enjoyable, I just feel like *something* is missing. The middle was great so it was hard for the rest of it to live up to that.
545 pages of wistfulness, swishing skirts, orphanages, unlikely coincidences, British superiority and severe Christian morality, What I hadn't counted on was the deep undercurrent of rebellion that runs through Bronte's work: the unlikely struggle of a woman holding her own against both class and gender inequities, and having her fire and faith in self ultimately rewarded. Jane is an inspiration.
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I really enjoyed this book, but I have to say, Jane Austen did it better *ducks*. This story felt unnecessarily long at times, and I found a lot of the male characters truly insufferable (and yes, that words perfectly describes them!). St John was a pompous donkey, Mr Brocklehurst a cruel hypocrite, and even Mr Rochester was overly-dramatic and inconsistent. And I missed Jane Austen's wicked sense of humor. All that said, however, I enjoyed the story and would recommend it to anyone who has enjo
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Hmm... Would never be able to make it through to the end if I just read it for fun. As a school book, though, it was okay, just very very long.
Jan 06, 2011
Laura
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it was amazing
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Mayumi
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