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“I told you I am independent, sir, as well as rich: I am my own mistress.”
I'm so happy I finally got around to reading this. I didn't know what to expect after being told to expect a "darker Pride and Prejudice," but it ended up being so much more than that. Jane Eyre made for a complex protagonist who was more fiercely independent and ahead of her time than any other female character of this period. She was gentle and kind, yet steadfastly herself and refused to allow the males in her life to c ...more
I'm so happy I finally got around to reading this. I didn't know what to expect after being told to expect a "darker Pride and Prejudice," but it ended up being so much more than that. Jane Eyre made for a complex protagonist who was more fiercely independent and ahead of her time than any other female character of this period. She was gentle and kind, yet steadfastly herself and refused to allow the males in her life to c ...more
Jul 16, 2011
Sarah
marked it as to-read
