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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Start date: June 1, 2012

Finish date: July 1, 2012

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Sep 11, 2014 Henry Le Nav rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I loved this book. The flowery language takes some getting used to for the modern ear but the book was excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed her feminism, her class commentary, her religious sensibilities, and her practical views on marriage (adjusted for the times). With the huge numbers of reviews done by those with far more literary finesse than I possess, swine should not attempt to cast pearls. Five stars for Miss Bronte.

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Nov 14, 2011 Anna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I LOVED this book.
Well, until she left Thornfield.
Then it got boring and St. John made me mad.
At one point he tells Jane that if she doesn't go with him to the East she's going to live a selfish life and God will think she's not a believer anymore. So damn annoying! She's been through cr*p and after all those bad things happening to her, she still believed and prayed. If it's not true faith then I don't know what is.

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Mar 02, 2011 Kat rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Perfect writing considering it has been written so back in time. Charlotte Bronte seems to have been highly educated. I would have 5-star-ed it if I haven't watched this story in several editions before reading it. ...more

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