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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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spiritedcoati's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? N/A

4.0

Flot skrevet, interessant historie. Men ikke helt så fængende, som jeg havde håbet.

mozbolt's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book so much more reading it the second time and in my 20s... Jane is incredibly relatable and wonderful

acmarinho3's review against another edition

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4.0

Comecei muito entusiasmada com a história. Até meio do livro considerei dar-lhe 5 estrelas na review, porque estava a ser uma leitura verdadeiramente prazerosa. No entanto, senti que foi perdendo intensidade e a narrativa começou a ser algo redundante, "mais do mesmo". No geral, acho-o um bom livro, que se lê facilmente e cuja personagem é uma grande mulher. É muito fácil gostar de Jane Eyre.

larryebonilla's review against another edition

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5.0

One of my greatest blind spots in literature is pre-twentieth century literature. In university, I’m taking Victorian literature to remedy my blindspots.

Jane Eyre is the first novel we have read, and it deserves all the renowned acclaim it receives. This is the novel of the Victorian period. Brontë writes with a deeply level of patient and delicacy to weave the attitudes of the period in one novel. There is commentary on gender, class, religion, and morality,
while ostensibly remaining as a romance novel. It is also an inspired work; there are notable gothic elements integrated into the narrative in a unique way compared to her contemporaries. The title character and our protagonist is the very example of an admirable character: we suffer with her, we laugh with her, we are happy for her. Despite it being a five-hundred-page book, one should find it easy reading Jane Eyre. The novel is very well paced. There are slower paced moments which are contrasted by rewarding quicker-paced moments.

Don’t let the “the curtains are blue” meme get to your head. Brontë writes with intention; it deserves to be read by everyone.

onesownroom's review against another edition

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5.0

࿐ྂ “All my heart is yours, sir: it belongs to you; and with you it would remain, were fate to exile the rest of me from your presence forever.”
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⋆.ೃ࿔࿐ྂ One of my favorite love stories. ♡ This was my first classic as an adult. I expected it to be dull. It was NOT. Mr. Rochester is very silly & ridiculous , but I think he's mostly hot air. He actually thinks things he isn't saying, & says things to see if Jane is different. I adore the prose in this one, and Jane's active, philosophical mind.