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Summary: Do not miss out on this book...
Review: Remember all those 'classic' novels you read in high school? How many of them do you actually remember? Well, if Jane Eyre was one of those long-forgotten books, pick up a copy. To read it as an adult is a joy: it's a sweeping, disturbing, intense, thrilling, very romantic gothic love story, written in the voice a very intense, almost claustrophobically self-aware young heroine. Jane is no Ophelia - she's a complicated, remarkable character, and a very strong female character in a genre that usually draws women as beautiful victims at best.There's something for everyone in this book: Windswept castles, difficult and neurotic family members, dark secrets about tragic former lovers, good triumphing over evil, all that good juicy stuff that makes a great romantic story. What elevates Jane Eyre is Bronte's remarkable style & skill and her sharp and complex characterizations. Trust me on this: If you don't remember it from your teens, you should give it a try now. Here is one novel that more than lives up to it's 'classic' status.
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Summary: I cheered and cried all at the same time...
Review: To be honest, I haven't read many classics, but this is by far my favorite book ever. I was assigned to read it for school and am now completely obsessed. I have three different copies of the story, but my first copy was this cover. What makes this book endurable and able to plow through for the first one-hundred-thirty pages and then keep reading for the next three-hundred-forty-one is the characterization. You love Jane, you hate Mr. Brocklehurst, and I don't know about anybody else, but I loved Mr. Rochester, Helen Burns, and Diana and hated St. John Rivers and Mrs. Reed. All characters stir feelings of either love or hate in you. This truly is the first, and the best, soap opera in the world! I was told by some that they thought the ending lacked - ha ha! The ending couldn't have been better in my opinion. I, personally, didn't see it coming. When Jane was actually contemplating marrying St. John Rivers, I openly yelled "No! No! You can't marry him! You love Mr. Rochester whether he's married to a lunatic or not! Don't marry the moron! He's forcing you into it!" This book evoked emotions from me I've never gotten before while reading a book. It evoked emotions I never even got watching a movie. Well, maybe it did, only they were excrutiatingly amplified. It was painful to read of Jane leaving Thornfield, even more painful to watch this self-respecting woman beg for food, and yet uplifting to read of her scorning St. John's idea of love and Mrs. Fairfax's label of "beggar." All in all, whether you're assigned to read it or not, "Jane Eyre" is overly well worth its 461 pages.
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Summary: Jane Eyre
Review: Okay, when I first read it, I absolutely hated it. Maybe because me too was expecting Jane Austen. But it has some good things: you learn a lot, it gives to you good lessons. But is extremely dramatic, unrealistic (a man with a crazy woman hidden in his house??????????????). So, it has lot of things that leaves you like (?) and reminded me mexican soap operas :p. Me too don't see why it was so highly rated. If you want something good, that leads you to know the character's personality, go read Jane Austen.
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Summary: Don't watch the movie and expect to know a thing about Jane!
Review: This is an absolutely wonderful and captivating book. Once you start it you just gotta finish it! The best part of Jane Eyre (pronounced "air") is the love story between Jane and Edward, her employer. Edward keeps a dark secret , the nature of which isn't telegraphed but instead thrust upon the reader all at once (very well done!!!), that makes him both penurious and tragic. This makes him a somewhat odd match for Jane who is the epitome of virtue and is self denying. The cat and mouse play in the begining of their relationship, the way they individually struggle after the secret is revealed, and the ultimate resolution of their love story makes this one of the greatest novels in Engish literature. This brings me to the movie. It isn't a very good adaptation of the book. Major parts of the plot are missing or altered beyond recognition and signifigance. I watched the movie AFTER I read the book and was glad I did it in that order. Their are some stories that just have to be read in order for you to enjoy them;Jane Eyre is one of them (David Copperfield is another). But that's o.k., Charlotte Bronte has provided us with a tale that mesmerizes and impacts its reader like few others can. If it comes down to the movie or the book...read the book.
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Summary: Very moving, captivating story
Review: That person who said he/she wasn't going to read it because it looked "dry as hell" is missing out on a lot. While the first couple of chapters are somewhat boring, after that the pace never flags, despite the 500-odd-page length. Many chapters in the book are very intense and moving, and it is not too hard to feel for Jane. I thought she might be a very righteous, prim-and-proper person, but was surprised and delighted to discover that she's very flirtatious with Rochester once they declare their love, and playfully delights in her hold over him. Their conversations are fascinating and very revealing. It is always clear that she is passionatly in love with him and no one else, but still more than willing to leave him once the "terrible secret" is revealed. While not quite as strong and feminist a character as I expected, she nonetheless does show an iron will and desperate desire to do what's right more than once. When someone in the book was talking about a Mr. Rochester and made it sound like he'd died, my heart literally stopped for a minute until I (and Jane) realized the man was talking about Rochester's father. That was near the end, and by then I'd become so caught up in it I really couldn't put it down. It is not just a romance novel for women; I'm a 13-year-old boy and I enjoyed it immensely. Deserves its status as a classic, and is most certianly not dry as hell.
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Summary: A Classic Love Story
Review: It took me a while to get into this novel. I like it the characters are interesting and very dark. It starts off really slow but picks up eventually. I like how it ended and the words are nice to read.
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Summary: Great fiction is not an illusion
Review: Jane Eyre is a fascinating, introspective novel about a girl who refuses to let herself be stepped on and reaches out for what she wants, while always keeping her Christian ethics in check. The writing is beautiful and haunting, and the characters are vivid and real. However, this novel relies too much on coincidence and is at times sentimental and melodramatic.. Overall, it is not nearly as good as Charlotte Bronte's final novel, Villette, which is more mature in its writing, themes and characterization.
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Summary: Jane Eyre
Review: While I enjoyed this book, I was disappointed. I found it to be verbose, going on and on for long passages where nothing much changed or happened - just repetitious. In addition, it is profoundly and deeply Christian, to the point of preachiness. This last may not be a problem for you if you happen to share the author's views. However, if you can live with its faults, it is otherwise well written. Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester are well drawn characters, interesting and unexpected. The plot has sufficient twists and turns to hold your interest. And the ending is satisfying, a big plus for me. In summary, it is more dated than, say, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (a personal favorite), but it is still worth reading. (This review is of the unabridged audio version of the book.)
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Summary: Brilliant novel
Review: Just a beautiful, engaging novel. Wonderful charaterization, imagery, and dialouge. It's a long book but it will fly by...and don't listen to those who say that no literature is superior. Literature is judged by its capacity to evoke subtle feelings with accomplished structure and technique. JANE EYRE passes the test.
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Summary: A Touching Classic
Review: This classic novel tells the tale of an orphaned, moneyless girl named Jane Eyre. When Jane Eyre comes to work as governess for a little French girl at a mansion called Thornfield, life is great. But her world is turned upside down when she finally meets her employer, Mr. Rochester. Mr. Rochester is a troubled and temperamental man, yet at the same time sensitive and giving. Jane can't help falling in love with him. But little does Jane know, there still is another mystery at Thornfield that could destroy Jane and all of it's occupants. This classic is an unforgettable read. Mixed with drama, action, and romance, this story is touching and a page turner. Though, at first, it is difficult to read, you get used to the vocabulary and the way the author writes. This book is a must read!
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