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Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna

katya_m's review against another edition

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Se eu achei o original mau, esta tentativa de fazer fan fiction à conta do nome de Jane Eyre/Brönte é ainda pior (nada contra se for bem conseguida - Vasto Mar de Sargaços é dos exemplos mais recuados deste género). Mas, realmente, e que me perdoe quem acha Jane Eyre uma obra-prima (o meu gosto é altamente duvidável em várias matérias - porque não em literatura?), que raio de mania é esta de romantizar sujeitos agressivos, possessivos, misóginos e a todos os títulos criminosos para com crianças e mulheres? Ou eu estou a fazer uma tempestade num copo de água - várias tempestades em vários copos de água porque esta situação é demasiado recorrente - ou temos mesmo de rever os nossos padrões enquanto sociedade "igualitária ".
À parte o facto de Jane apenas recuperar, de forma muito lata, o original de Brönte, o que não me desagrada já que o que procura no clássico é inspiração para uma nova obra e não o ser encarado como uma adaptação, a forma como escolhe perpetuar e legitimar a figura de um Rochester é profundamente triste para o século XXI e sintomático de uma cultura que continua a colocar as mulheres num degrau inferior da hierarquia social e humana, e a cavar um fosso entre elas através da validação de carateres masculinos abusivos como se, de alguma forma, fossem um prémio a almejar por umas poucas escolhidas.

thatlibrarychick's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

trin's review against another edition

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3.0

Graphic modern adaptation of Jane Eyre. Beautiful, moody use of color in the art, and the adaptation itself is...fine. I enjoyed reading it, even though it doesn't really have that fresh or interesting a take on the source material.

But then, it's hard to reinterpret something that's already perfect.

rld1727's review against another edition

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3.0

I loved the artwork, but the retelling fell a bit flat too me—I think I have too much of an attachment to the original Jane Eyre story for this particular version to hit home. 

jess_mango's review against another edition

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3.0

This graphic novel is a modern reimagining of Jane Eyre (one of my favorite classics). In this story, Jane moves to the big city to go to art school and gets a job as a Nanny.

It was a quick read (I was able to finish it in under an hour). It seemed like the story was rushed. There wasn’t that slow build of tension that I was find if in Jane Eyre.

alicebme's review against another edition

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4.0

Ooh! That was fun! Spectacular artwork.

janagaton's review against another edition

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5.0

The art style is the best I've ever seen in a graphic novel by far. This made me want to read Jane Eyre ASAP now even though I had no idea it was a retelling until I read a few pages. I didn't know what to expect for the majority of the book, and I loved that it kept me on my toes.

devlaluna2's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

i need to stop reading retellings of books i haven’t read yet 

samk2u's review against another edition

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2.0

I love Jane Eyre but this just wasn’t it. The romance felt rushed and the ending was just a little too far off the source material. I get it was modernized and a different format but it was just not the best.

sumru's review against another edition

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3.0

*2.5 ⭐️

The Art was great, but the story not so much