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Summary: A Bookshelf Necessity
Review: If you aren't sure you want to read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, I have three words for you: READ IT, NOW!!! I'm not sure about the rest of the reviewers, but this book has changed my life. It is a little boring during the first few chapters, but don't get discouraged, it gets so good, you can't put it down. I read it during school, and I cryed when the bell rang! It was so riveting! There are some tough words, so I would keep a dictionary handy. This is definately a book every teenage girl should have on her bookshelf!!
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Summary: necessity,you have to put it down...but how?
Review: Mysterious in many ways, shoking, but quite understandable. One of thos books that brings tears to your eyes. Jane Eyre is a very good book. Bam...she is suddenly brain~washed. How, i just can't tell you. Bam? mm...spells Ber....ason. NO WAY! Too good to give away.
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Summary: A timeless romance
Review: Young Jane has a tough childhood growing up with her cousins and aunt after her parents passed away. Treated like a servant, and not like a member of the family, Jane felt she was all alone in the world, and it doesn't make it better when she's sent away to school. First as a student, and then as a teacher/guverness, but neither is like a dance on roses. Then her skills bring her to a mysterious and quite arrogant Mr.Rochesters house where she becomes the guverness...This book illustrates very well the passionate love from a woman's point of view. No longer is the female character a background character, but becomes independant with feelings, passion, integrety and a strong mind.
The book is very realistic, and you can easily identify yourself with the feelings that the main character has. Her devotion for what she loves, and her effort to make the best out of her life.
Charlotte Brontë, who first published this book under a pseudonym, is probably the most well-known of the Brontë sisters who all died very young. Jane Eyre is a brilliant book of a woman who can be a role model for young girls of today. Her determination to make life the best for herself as no one else seems to bother, and her passion for what she loves. One of the first romance novels written. A true classic that I very much enjoyed to read, and I'm certain I will read it many more times. Even my friend, who doesn't like reading very much, totally loved this book. I warmly recommend this to anyone who loves a good novel, and most certainly to young girls. I think the language might be a little advanced for anyone younger than 16.
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Summary: recently re-read and loved it again
Review: I read this book at 11, and recently (several years later) i read it again. I thoroughly enjoyed it - the romance, the excitement, the sadness...
The French isn't hard to understand regardless of how well you speak the language yourself because on the whole the context explains it. So don't let that put you off!
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Summary: A Girl's Search for Love
Review: Jane Eyre was a very good book. At first glance, I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy this book because I didn't like the previoius Victorian book I read. This book proved to be a lot better. It was not a typical romance novel. Jane Eyre was a love story, but also had many unforeseen twists that kept my attention. I had no idea what was going to happen, and when something didn't go the way I had expected, I was worried about how it would turn out. I enjoyed the basic plot, but I liked the unpredictablility the most. This book took me a lot longer to read than I had expected. This was because Jane Eyre is at a high reading level. It had many vocabulary words that confused me. This was the only drawback to this book. I would recommend this book to ages 14-20 and to people that enjoy classical literature. It was very enjoyable, but I would not suggest reacing Jane Eyre to anyone who likes more action because this book describes each event in great detail. Overall, I thought this book was very enlightening and enjoyable.
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Summary: A suberb novel about understanding human love and endurance
Review: I've noticed a trend in those readers who have disliked this novel; they seem to have been forced to read Jane Eyre. I too read this book for school, but began about six months before it was due. I think it is truly one of the most beautiful books I have ever read, with strong messages about human behavior..Jane, despite difficult beginnings in her life, became the strongest, most loving charcter in the book. Who really cares that she fell in love with an "old guy?" Here's a newsflash..he was only in his thirties or forties, and that isn't so old. Jane found love, and that's a bigger accomplishment than a lot of us can claim. Try Jane Eyre again some other time if you're up against a deadline..details are not evil, description is not boring. If the rest of the world says Jane Eyre is a classic, although you are entitled to your own opinion, there's a good chance it is. And one more thing-"renting the movie" and buying "Cliffs Notes" are not alternative options to reading a novel. To think that taking shortcuts in reading for school assignments is an advantage, is to fool yourself. I had a teacher give a pass/fail test in which the true/false questions relied solely upon the differences between a book and the movie made after it. Something to think about.
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Summary: Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte's Most Captivating Work
Review: Quite arguably one of the greatest British novels ever penned, Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" is so all-around-wonderful, it's no wonder that it's been adapted into 5+ movies.
We first meet Bronte's Jane as a child, young and abused, in the care of her aunt. We immediately take Jane under our wing, feeling more her personal protector with each turn of the page. Then, one day, Jane is a woman. Though retaining many of her childlike tendencies, Jane is determined to be independent: leaving her old boarding school victorious and free, she begins a governess position at the manor home of the elusive and mysterious Mr. Edward Rochester. It is Jane who tames Rochester's brooding and arrogant heart, reducing him to schoolboyish desperation.
So deliciously provactive is "Jane Eyre," that it is impossible not to devour it within days; my own worn-with-love copy sits next to a dog-eared "Villette."
It is sometimes speculated that Charlotte Bronte exercised her complicated mind through the written word; "Jane Eyre" is beautiful evidence of that.
As the story slows to its conclusion, you will find yourself lost: hungry for more of Jane, more of Rochester, and more of the magic that is "Eyre." Quench that thirst with more Bronte (perhaps Emily's "Wuthering Heights" or some of Anne's poetry?) or, if you're like me, a second read of the irresistible "Jane."
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Summary: The World of Jane Eyre
Review: You have been under the watch of your cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed, as an orphan for quite some time. And the only person that gives you a finite amount of kindness when she can is their servant Bessie. But then, a certain incident can change your life forever. A certain fight with your malevolent cousin, John Reed. After this fight, her aunt sent her to stay locked in the red room where her uncle died. While isolated there with no one else she claims to have heard uncanny groans. Before you know it your wake up in the house of Mr. Lloyd, who advices Mrs. Reed to send you to school. Happily, you are sent away from your aunt and off to school, not knowing what the future holds.
This is your life living as Jane, in the book Jane Eyre, beautifully written by Charlotte Bronte. In this book, Jane goes through numerous ways of living her life, from a student, into becoming a teacher, to accepting a job as a governess of a little girl by the name of Adèle, which leads her to make a decision which can impact her life forever.
While Jane is teaching Adèle, she starts developing a secret love for Adèle's father Mr. Rochester. After spending some time with her, he in return begins to fall admire Jane. Mr. Rochester proposes to Jane, and Jane accepts puzzle-minded. But, a man by the name of Mr. Mason interrupts eagerly. Panting, he told the people gathered around that attend the wedding and the groom and bride themselves, that Mr. Rochester has a secret which now was revealed. He admits that the truth of this secret and shows them all.
Shocked, Jane has two decisions to chose from. Her decision leads her to meet three siblings. She is taken in to stay with the three siblings Diana, Mary, and St. John, she finds a shocking truth. Which gives her two different choices, which can lead her in two different paths. The question is which one is she going to choose.
Throughout this book, the suspense builds up as shocking secrets are revealed, hearts are attached, but then broken, leaving these characters broken hearted. The forgiveness of certain secrets that were kept a secret and should have been revealed. Also the forgiveness of minor fights between characters. This classical book, Jane Eyre, is an interesting read for everyone.
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Summary: Beautiful, touching romantic story!
Review: Of all of the books that I have had to read in high school, I have never enjoyed one as much as "Jane Eyre." Charlotte Bronte has created a touching, beautiful heroine: one who finds herself and her one true love. As I read, I couldn't help but find myself rooting for Jane and Mr. Rochester...I so wanted them to be together!
Although slow to pick up and drawn out in spots, this novel is nonetheless an enjoyable read. The happy ending makes it all worthwhile--and you will find yourself rejoicing along with Jane and Edward when they finally come together, unobstructed by outside circumstances. I highly recommend this novel...you may be bored in the beginning, but give it a chance, because it will get better!
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Summary: my favorite fiction book
Review: Jane Eyre is my favorite fiction book of all time. But to fully appreciate this book requires that you be a "mature" reader. And also realize that this book was written in another era, where society and standards were much different than today.
I originally read this book years ago for my highschool literature class. Although I didn't dis-like the book, I didn't exactly like it either. It did not have much of an impact on me. I think I was too immature (lacking in life experiences) to relate to and understand some of the strong emotions and the complex sides of human nature portrayed in the book.
Reading this book years later as a mature adult, I was deeply touched by the story of Jane Eyre. You experience a variety of emotions: abandonment, despair, love, romance, mystery, danger, heartache. And Jane Eyre was really a character ahead of her time - Although content to conform to the standards expected of a woman in her time period, Jane had an independent mind and spirit. She would not do something against her will, heart, or conscience. She was not afraid to speak her mind. She had strong Christian moral beliefs and would not waver from them. She is a heroine to be admired and respected.
So much more could be said, but I will leave it at that. If you were disapointed by Jane Eyre if you read it as a teenager, try reading it again as an adult.
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