Steve Moretti answers “Should I read Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights?”

Alex asked this question about Jane Eyre:

Should I read Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights?

Steve Moretti Terry is right.

'Both' is the correct answer! I listened to them as audiobooks. They have a kind of hypnotic power that draws you into their stories a…moreTerry is right.

'Both' is the correct answer! I listened to them as audiobooks. They have a kind of hypnotic power that draws you into their stories and leaves you feeling like a part of you has been transported back in time.

Jane Eyre is a perhaps a bit more of a feel good read, if you could call it that. Jane gains strength and goes from powerless to powerful, in a series of twists and turns. The character development is strong and to my mind, convincing. Of course, the setting and time are so distant that you have to let yourself get transported into another world. But isn't that why we read in the first place?

Wuthering Heights is a different animal, but it deserves a read or listen, if for no other reason than the ending. It's brilliant!

I just try to imagine the Bronte sisters writing these without a laptop or Google. Did they use a pen? Mind boggling...(less)

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