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Jane Eyre: A Guide to Reading and Reflecting by Charlotte Brontë, Karen Swallow Prior
137 reviews
chan_137's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I am giving the 4 star based on the plot , character development and language.
But for me it was too long. Like u can answer a question by saying "yes" but miss jane Eyre don't intend to do so, she only gives short answers when she want to piss off that Rochester guy. That was annoying so it took me 3 whole months to finish this thing.
Apart from that the story got interesting from the middle. I like it.
But for me it was too long. Like u can answer a question by saying "yes" but miss jane Eyre don't intend to do so, she only gives short answers when she want to piss off that Rochester guy. That was annoying so it took me 3 whole months to finish this thing.
Apart from that the story got interesting from the middle. I like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
lunar_moths's review against another edition
Was a really good book, it was just a bit to slow paced for me particularly being a student
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexism
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Chronic illness, and Bullying
Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Classism
condor's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It does keep you in your toes with some plot twists but also got me frustrated many times when the characters act completely illogically.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Classism, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
green_amaryllis's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Confinement, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
elodiethefangirl's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness
saniyamuz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Bullying, Mental illness, and Confinement
brodi727's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
stranger_reader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Bullying
mijtje's review against another edition
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Beautifully written AND a great story. Let me first say: I’m not a fan of romance books. I usually dislike the “meant to be” part, the cliches, the way the characters only care about each other… but this book was different. I loved it. The last chapters gave me goosebumps. I even yelled at my husband when he tried to interrupt my reading.
What makes it different? Well, first of all, the characters aren’t perfect. It is not a beautiful girl falling in love with a rich, handsome guy. No, the girl is “plain” and the guy is, okay, rich, but way older than her and “quite ugly”. But still, they fall in love. Halfway through the book I wasn’t even sure if I liked Mr. Rochester. Also: Jane Eyre isn’t just blindly going to marry the dude. Nope, she wants her independence, she wants to do what’s good, and she wants true love. Pretty modern, right?
It is not a standard romance book, it is mysterious and a little dark at times. I found it hard to put the book down, it was never boring and always promised new revelations and shocking events. No long, boring conversations that are often based on miscommunication or lies that could very easily be discovered if only the characters TALKED to each other (pride & prejudice, looking at you).
And JANE EYRE. She goes on my main-characters-I-really-liked-list. That list isn’t very long but Jane deserves to be on it. She’s spirited, smart, kind, and funny. Especially for a classic she was a cool female character. Of course, the gender roles in the book are old-fashioned, as expected, but Jane Eyre does a pretty good job anyway.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It took me a month and switching between audio and physical copies but I finally finished!
Slow start, but got more interesting when Jane gets to Thornfield. It slowed down again towards the end for a few chapters but the middle wasn’t terrible. I did like Jane as a character and how quick witted she was (but Charlotte what were you doing giving this girl nothing but trash men and trauma).
I’m glad to have finished because 1) it’s finally over and 2) I can say I’ve read Jane Eyre! I maybe should’ve DNFd but I was stubborn and kept hoping it would get better with how many people love it. I had an especially hard time towards the end when the story takes a large turn and Jane’s story became really slow/tedious.
This is one of the worst classics I’ve ever read 🙃 there was no reason for it to be that long or categorized as a romance when Miss Austen existed at the same time?! If you’re going to start with a Brontë I suggest Wuthering Heights as it’s shorter and has better pacing (also a toxic romance but at least an interesting one).
Only reason it gets 3 stars is because of Jane as a character and there were some beautifully written lines!
Now please enjoy the majority of my random thoughts that played on a loop throughout:
-How is this a romance?! He’s horrible 😅
-Jane nooooooo
-The only person making any sense is Mrs Fairfax
Charlotte Brontë is not for me because I also tried reading Villette earlier this year and DNFd due to boredom 😳 Now the only Brontë sister I still must read is Anne, with Tenant of Wildfell Hall!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Confinement
Minor: Death of parent