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Very good! I love Jane Eyre but dislike Wuthering Heights, so I didn't know what to expect with the least popular Brontë. In my opinion, the Tenant of Wildfell Hall is leaps and bounds better than Wuthering Heights and a close second to Jane Eyre. It's at once an intreguing story about love, society, and gender roles. My major grievance is that Gilbert, the narrator, is pretty much a jerk, but the author makes him out to be "good enough" for the reader to like (I believe the reader is intended t
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I LOVED this book. I thought I would like it. "It's a Bronte," I said. "They say it's feminist!" I said. But OH MAN.
So, not only is "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" about a single mother with a job navigating life and relationships in a new town, no. This book is about a woman who escapes an alcoholic and emotionally abusive husband and then refuses to suffer fools or the Victorian social mores that produced those fools.
Anne, and the character Helen tear apart the following:
- "He's broken, I, and ...more
So, not only is "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" about a single mother with a job navigating life and relationships in a new town, no. This book is about a woman who escapes an alcoholic and emotionally abusive husband and then refuses to suffer fools or the Victorian social mores that produced those fools.
Anne, and the character Helen tear apart the following:
- "He's broken, I, and ...more
This took longer to read than I would have liked, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. I see why Anne Bronte is the underdog Bronte; she was far more realistic in her discussion of the failings of humanity than her sisters. Such a shame she's so frequently forgotten.
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Read this a long time ago, but am re-reading my Bronte gals. This is my favorite of Anne's writing.
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