The Professor in Around the World in 80 Books

May 18, 2024 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics-in-2024, audio-avail-ill, on-dj2, classics, 2024, library-request, library, hoopla

A friend is blitzing through the classics like crazy and is inspiring me to do the same. It’s hard to go wrong with the Brontes. There are so many beautiful turns of phrase in this. It’s almost like a maze of words at times, always with that nice hunk of cheese at the end. This could have been longer for me, and I could have had more courtship and focus on the love story angle, but I’m so glad I took the time to read this short classic. James Langton did a beautiful job with the audio performanc ...more

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Jul 07, 2019 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world

Although I didn't enjoy this book as much as Jane Eyre, it wasn't bad. This is definitely a first novel (published after her death). I am glad I read it. I liked that it was set in Brussels. ...more

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Dec 17, 2008 Steph S rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: novels, 2009

Good, bad, more than a little frustrating.

There are times when Bronte captivates me with description. "How, with the tintless palor of her skin and the classic straightness of her lineaments, she managed to look sensual, I don't know. I think her lips and eyes contrived the affair between them, and the result left no uncertainty on the beholder's mind."

There are times when I exasperatedly sigh with boredom. ".. this is a Belgian, rather low of stature, in form heavy, with broad waist, short neck ...more

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