Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte
Bronte
Genre: Gothic, Romance
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Publication date: 2003 by Penguin (first
published 1847)
Pages: 507
Read on: Kindle paperwhite
Reading time
(approx.): 8 to 9
hours
My
ratings:
Blurb:
Fiery love, shocking twists of fate, and tragic mysteries put a lonely
governess in jeopardy in Jane Eyre.
Orphaned as a child, Jane has
felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she
arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud
Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his
troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard.
But there is a terrifying secret
inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall. Is Rochester hiding from Jane?
Will Jane be left heartbroken and exiled once again?
Characters:
Jane Eyre, Bertha Mason, Grace Poole, Blanche Ingram, Adele Varens, St. John Rivers, Helen Burns, Richard Mason, Diana Rivers, Mary Rivers, Maria Temple, Robert Brocklehurst, Sarah Reed, Georgiana Reed, Eliza Reed, Bessie Lee, Alice Fairfax, Rosamond Oliver, Edward Rochester, John Eyre, Celine Varens
My thoughts:
Jane
Eyre is a book which I have read a few times and every time it seems a
little new. The novel was initially published as an autobiography but actually
is a work of fiction. But it seems as real as an autobiography. When I read this book I feel like I am reading, and even writing, a
chapter out of my life. It doesn’t matter if the circumstances of Jane’s
life seem utterly far-fetched, very improbable, or impossibly remote. I can
immerse myself in Jane, and explore myself as she shows the way. Charlotte
Bronte wrote fictional accounts of her own childhood, education, and her
experiences as a teacher in almost all of her novels. The ill-kept school, the
long-suffering friend, the passion for the employer all these belong
in her own life. The character of Jane dominates the entire book. But the other
characters are also unforgettable. The book is about identity, self-esteem,
morality. I wouldn’t recommend this book to starters as it’s a fairly lengthy
book. Overall this book is a great read.
Writing
style:
Jane
Eyre can be daunting at first read mainly because this language is so
different as compared to the one used today. But once you get past it is a
fantastic story. Every character has a personality of its
own which is brilliant written. The description in the book is also
excellent, inspiring passion and raw emotion in the reader.
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