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Sandro Lomitashvili asked this question about Wide Sargasso Sea:
Is this book worth reading without having read Jane Eyre?
Helen Yes, it is. However, you will appreciate it a lot more, if you read Jane Eyre first, in order to make the comparison of the narrative structure and se…moreYes, it is. However, you will appreciate it a lot more, if you read Jane Eyre first, in order to make the comparison of the narrative structure and see how the Caribbean is presented through the voice of Rochester, in Jane Eyre, and through the voice of Antoinette, in Wide Sargasso Sea. The Norton Critical Edition has many academic articles to help you appreciate the novel profoundly. It is a magnificent book.(less)
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Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
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