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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

68 reviews

sbookreader's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Astonishing that this is billed as a romance. The colonialist bent was equally unwelcome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

ritzee13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book as a reread aswell, it was nice to know the story beforehand and catch glimpses of Mr. Rochesters shady behaviour and St John's robotic plans for the future. 

Also, I didn't realise how many red flags poor Jane is surrounded by. I begrudged her choice to go back to Rochester, but he was so much better than her cousin. 

The story provides keen insight into what could happen to a poor and helpless woman in a patriarchal society. It seems so easy for the men in her life to push her around and even order her to marry them, it makes me so uncomfortable. 

Also, as an Indian woman, I find St. Johns mission to rid the hindu heathens of their beliefs so ridiculous and disturbing. I don't know how people can go around claiming they have the greatest thing and try to fear monger people into a religion, its baffling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

sophie8's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I loved this so much more than I expected, the second half especially! Worth every page :)  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

On a lighter note, warning: you may become obsessed

drraytay's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alyssapusateri's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Colonisation

marianne_clh's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

ayphyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This is the book that got me into classic literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

I first read this book in middle school and was thoroughly unimpressed; but reading it again, I have absolutely fallen in love. I think it's one of those books where you can find little gems tucked away in every time you read it. There's so much commentary on this (rightful) classic that I won't say much, only that I admire Jane's character for not succumbing to things she finds demeaning or morally wrong. She faces so much pressure from her aunt, her school's discipline and Helen Burns' example, Mr. Rochester, and St. John Rivers, but she refuses to bend to anything she doesn't want. As someone who has experienced far-right, high-control religion, I particularly focused on her rejection of the mamby-pamby, turn-the-other-cheek, obedient-until-death attitude represented by Helen Burns and St. John Rivers. She is a real person, not a monolith or symbol, who makes her own way in within the systems she lives in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Colonisation

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

treehouselibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Physical abuse and Suicide