Jane Eyre, Third Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

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Summary: One of the Greatest Books
Review: A must read for everyone!

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Summary: One of the best books ever written....
Review: If I had a better grip on what it was like to be a woman during the era in which this was written I would probably like this novel a lot more. But to be quite honest I found it to be almost unbearably boring and drawn out. It simply reeks of the style of the times, which was to so forcefully over dramatize everything that work now seems almost comical. The point of the novel was supposedly to show how Eyre was able to overcome the sexism of her time, but in the end it seems as though she gave in to the sexism and ended up getting lucky. The plot is weak, the characters are unrealistic, and the language is far too melancholy. I won't argue that it was progressive for its time, simply because of the fact it was written by a woman and openly spoke out against the sexism in society, but in our times I'm afraid the message has been lost in its tediousness and extremity.

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Summary: One of the best books ever written....
Review: Jane Eyre is a masterpiece of it's kind. Charlotte Bronte brings the characters to life as not many authors of this period (that I have experienced) have. The plot is excelent and intriguing, and as evocative as anything I have ever read. Mr. Rochester is a very intriguing hero, not the run-of-the mill Knight in Shining armor, and Jane Eyre is a very different heroin from the usual as well, and a very interesting one. I would definitely reccomend this book to anyone who likes classics!

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Summary: A wonderful novel
Review: Jane Eyre is justifiably held as one of the best books in print! I selected it because it is recommended in the Lifetime Reading Program and am certainly pleased that I did. Read it, every word, and you will be caught up in the very thoughts of Jane. After, rent the A&E movie version which is much truer to the plot than the other version. Feel free to weep with joy at the end. I did.

Rating:
Summary: A wonderful novel
Review: Jane Eyre is justifiably held as one of the best books in print! I selected it because it is recommended in the Lifetime Reading Program and am certainly pleased that I did. Read it, every word, and you will be caught up in the very thoughts of Jane. After, rent the A&E movie version which is much truer to the plot than the other version. Feel free to weep with joy at the end. I did.

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Summary: Wonderfully written...
Review: This was a great book for me to read. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The characters were well developed and the whole book was written very well. I couldn't put it down for so long. It is definitely one of my new favorites. I recommend it to anyone!