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woltram's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kaylana's review against another edition
3.0
It was a good beginning...a way to get kids to enjoy the classics and hopefully get them to read them when they are older, the full versions! The pictures were pretty! They cut out some key points, though, which makes me realize why Jane Eyre must be read in the full version to get the full effect!
robk's review against another edition
2.0
I read this with [b:Jane Eyre|168156|Jane Eyre|David Hoover|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266487266s/168156.jpg|40165176], and I found both to have strengths and weaknesses. The older, Classics Illustrated, version is a better comic book adaptation; Hoover's book follows the tropes of comics more closely. Gelev's "Graphic Classics" reads much more like an illustrated summary, or even like a storyboard--like for a movie. Gelev's has a lot of illustrations, but the story is moved forward less by the illustrations and dialogue than it is by the plot summaries beneath each illustration. Hooper's version uses illustrations and dialogue more effectively to advance the plot. Both are obviously missing details from the novel; each comic book can be read easily in less than one hour, but these are more like primers than replacement texts. Each comic includes a summary of the novel's plot and other teaching tools as appendices in the back. In this regard, the Classic's Illustrated version is again superior.
Overall, these are both quick introductions to the text, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, but neither comes close to capturing the magnificence of the novel. At the end of the day, these are not works of art, they are study guides at best.
Overall, these are both quick introductions to the text, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, but neither comes close to capturing the magnificence of the novel. At the end of the day, these are not works of art, they are study guides at best.
kayleighofhobbiton's review against another edition
2.0
Well, I bought two of these graphic novels during a cheap book buying event.
I enjoyed the Jane Eyre a bit better than the Whutering Heights.
The illustrations in this one are some times pretty.
But it doesn't tell the story. I feel more like notes I would take during a class to pass it.
I think that it doesn't deserve to be called a graphic novel.
One star for the illustrations and one for the story.
I enjoyed the Jane Eyre a bit better than the Whutering Heights.
The illustrations in this one are some times pretty.
But it doesn't tell the story. I feel more like notes I would take during a class to pass it.
I think that it doesn't deserve to be called a graphic novel.
One star for the illustrations and one for the story.