Austin Koehler’s Reviews > Jane Eyre > Status Update

I have scarcely been so furious in reading a book as I have this book at this section. I won’t spoil anything, but I will say this: the excellent quality and consistency of writing has not changed, but the subject that I WANT to see in this book is changed. I understand the purpose of this part of the book, but that does not mean I have to like it. Maybe I will like it in a few chapters as it grows on me.

Ah the mystery begins to unfold! And so strange the feelings and romance here. What to make of it all, I shall see.

As predicted in the last update, the author is using the narrative to explore the merits for and against certain ideas and debates. I think that this second act of the novel is just starting to pick up! There’s mystery, there’s the stirrings of a romance, and much more. If only the beginnings of romance were made as simple and reciprocated now as it is made out to be in this and many older novels I’ve read.

I would say that this first act of the book was entertaining. I enjoy how the author uses the medium of being a child to create a natural way to have philosophical debate within the story - and better yet how I believe the author does not yet take sides in the debates. I think the rest of the story will show what the author believes. Excited to see where this new act goes!!