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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

27 reviews

bookish_readings's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

bookcentipede's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

nerdkitten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

sarasm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

_eelenaa_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.5

A little bit predictable, but that's the only negative thing I could say about this book. Jane Eyre is a great protagonist, she learns to love and value herself throughout the story due to the hardships she endures and the people she meets. The ending is great too. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

isabellaft's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

josefinceh's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is the book that made me realise that gothic stories might not be my thing...

Jane Eyre follows the titular character through a large portion of her young life as she travels from one abusive household to the next. An orphan and left in an abusive home, Jane grows a strong will and sense of independence, rarely buckling from her own thoughts and will. What makes her stand out from other women in this era is that Jane travels like a man of her time. Majority of the time when she moves it is on her own accord and by her own means. 

Like what you might expect from a book by one of the Brontë sisters, this one is packed with abuse and dark themes. However, this one is definitely one of the lighter stories. So if you've been curious about Brontë and this literary era, this iconic book might be a good place to start. 

My main dislike and discomfort of the story comes from the relationship between Mr. Rochester and Jane. The dynamic of the relationship made me incredibly uncomfortable due to its abusive nature.

Jane is blinded by her affection for Mr. Rochester in a way that I could never completely comprehend. As he harms and lies to her, ending each action with a declaration that his affection for Jane should be obvious, still not denying that he might hurt her again. Perhaps there is a comparison to real life abusive relationships that can be seen here.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury