A review by lvbopeep
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

2.0

The author is technically proficient and with Jane Eyre being one of my favorite books, I thought the subject matter was interesting. But, after a short 110 pages, I'm thoroughly confused. Was Antoinetta/Bertha really crazy? Or was she hooked on drugs by Christophone? Or by Mr. Rochester? Or what? I could not figure out the family relations, whether she was mulatto, white or ?. I had the critical edition, and found the footnotes to be fun to read but also distracting. I just did not get a clear idea of what actually happened to Antoinetta/Bertha and not sure I care enough to re-read.