A review by kays_reading_journal
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I’ve never reviewed a classic before, but here goes:
The majority of this novel is incredibly slow, it took me nine months to read the first half because I never wanted to pick it up. However, about 50% thru, the plot picks up and I had an easier time reading. There was actually a huge plot point that surprised me and I did enjoy some of the ending scenes. I also enjoyed the autobiographical feel the novel had.
Spoiler
(Jane finding out she had family)If it wasn’t a classic, I would’ve dnfed almost immediately. Jane’s entire time at Lowood could have been summarized in two pages, it dragged by so slowly, and is only mentioned a handful of times afterwards. I can see why this book was so incredible at the time it was published, truly, but obviously, it doesn’t hold that same merit today. Mr. Rochester was so insufferable, and the whole sideplot with St. John felt very disgustingly unnecessary. All the men in this novel do is talk about absolutely nothing.