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Summary: longest historical romance i've ever read
Review: Loved it! I read it in seventh grade. My English teacher gave it to me as a present and I have cherished it since. I still have that copy, in good condition. The novel was wordy and yet not boring. The book to me was not only a classic but beyond what words can describe. I'm in 11 grade and I've read it about five times. I still cry whenever I read it.
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Summary: Plain-Jane
Review: Have you ever wanted someone to notice your personality instead of focusing on your outer appearance? If so, then you can relate to the title character in Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. Jane, a plain but spirited governess, falls in love with her arrogant employer, Mr. Edward Rochester.
Alas, Jane has a bitter rival, the beautiful and accomplished, Baroness Blanche Ingram. As Jane teaches Adele, Mr. Rochester's illegetimate ward, she gains the notice of St. John, a missionary. This classic takes you through her life- from governess to heiress.
If you like a challenging read, you will definately enjoy Jane Eyre. This book is highly recommended to young adult readers. This novel is full of advanced vocabulary and even French conversations! But you don't have to be bilingual to love this remarkable story.
This classic has an emontional and romantic voice. Jane is very much in love with Mr. Rochester, as you can see by this quote: "[He] was becoming to me, my whole world; almost my hope of heaven. He stood between me and every thought of religion, as an eclipse intervenes between man and the broad sun. I could not, in those days, see God for His creature: of whom I had made an idol.
As you can see, Jane Eyre is a complicated novel, but worth the time it takes to read it. This classic, once published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, will make an excellent addition to any young reader's personal library.
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Summary: A Wonderfully Wordy and Worldy Classic...
Review: This classic (yes I coin the phrase out of my own true feelings about the book - not because it is old) sincerely touched me and found me out to be a romance reader after avoiding such themes as much as possible. The book, extremely unique in style, speaks across all time and place - THAT is why it is a classic. One of my favorite tools that Bronte uses is the way she adresses the reader as 'reader.' It gives the uniquivocal sense that you are sitting in the room with her as she tells this tale to you of a little orphan girl (or could be boy) who seeks out her destiny in fortune, misfortune and fate. The only fault that she perhaps could have avoided is in editing. There are a few strange grammatical quirks and there are many lines that could have been shortened or cut out entirely. However, I highly recommend it to any reader of any age with an open mind to start and finish a true CLASSIC.
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Summary: A Metaphoric Life Story
Review: Jane Erye, by Charlotte Bronte, is an excelente book. The characters are very well developed. Jane, for example, expounded upon the world her naivity and youthfullness. Her character was that of a dew-kissed lilly-- clean, pure, and forthright. Mr. Rochester was very similar to a bull dog. He had a surreptious character that leaves you wondering about his motives. His growling countenance intimidates and frightens the reader. This book contains numerous metaphors for life-- hardly ostentatious, so the reader must infer to discover these valuable lessons to life. A classical must read, Jane Eyre is not a dustcollector for any bookshelf. You will read it multiple times, appreciating it more as you get older._________________________________________________________________
*Note: There is a slight part which may put the reader to sleep. Still, it is definitely worth reading.
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Summary: Almost my favorite
Review: This is my next favorite Austen after "Pride and Predjudice". Beautifully written. Deeply felt.
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Summary: Let's just say that if I didn't have to read this I wouldn't
Review: But I did have to. I guess that's English class for you. Here's my theory to classics: They are called classics because they are old, but they were also popular. But they were popular only because people back then had nothing better to do, and there weren't too many authors, so the only thing they could resort to were books like Jane Eyre. Now, more than a hundred years later, English teachers require students to read classics because they were required to read them when they were in school, because their teachers had to read them when they were in school, because their teachers were old enough that they lived in that time period with nothing else to do but read books like this. That said, this book is a classic. People used to be bored out of their mind; people today have such fast paced lives that can't handle things like this. And what makes this book worse is that it's required of students by millions of teachers. If had a choice, I would stay away from Victorian literature all together. Charlotte Bronte was one of those people who were bored out of their minds. So she had nothing to do all day but write ... (and write and write and write). This book drags on, and on. Her dialogs are agonizingly long, her descriptions boring enough to make you fall asleep. The characters are only given physical descriptions, (which come to be worthless when Jane ends up describing ten characters who she only mentions once). You never have enough time to really love a character because she kills them off too quickly. For an example, during her childhood a friend dies. The last sentence of the chapter (which should also give you an idea of how dragged out these sentences are): "Her grave is in Brocklebridge church: for fifteen years after her death it was only covered by a grassy mound; but now a grey marble tablet marks the spot, inscribed with her name and the word 'Resurgam.'" The next chapter jumps up ten years, without any remorse or sorrow for her friend's death. This author can go on and on about nothing, yet skip ten years of her life. Which brings us to another example of killing off a character ... the main one in fact, Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre is ten when her friend dies, a curious, (but unrealistically intelligent) somewhat average child. Ten years later she is a twenty year old teacher. Her personality is totally different. She's no longer a child, she's an adult. Charlotte Bronte killed the old Jane Eyre with the simple change of chapters. Charlotte Bronte built Jane Eyre's life around her own ... some of the characters like people in her life, and some of the events very similar. Although Charlotte Bronte must have had a somewhat dramatic childhood, she must have really have a boring adult life. I don't understand how an author could write 450 some odd pages like that. She takes something like two pages to say how she helped a guy off his horse. Description is good ... but this book is an agonizing read. If I didn't have to read it I wouldn't. I was thrilled that the main character was female, especially in a time where woman were never considered as important, (people didn't know that Charlotte Bronte had written this book until after her death -- if they had it would have been rejected, because it was about a woman standing up ... more or less ... for herself, and it was written by a woman). But I nearly fell asleep reading this. This is one of the books out there that really makes English class dull.
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Summary: Jane Eyre A classic Novel
Review: Jane Eyre by Charlotte
This book is about an orphan named Jane Eyre, who gets sent to an all girl Christian school by her evil aunt,Ms.Reed.After she leaves the school,Jane goes to work for Mr. Rochester as a governess.While working there,Jane falls in love with Mr. Rochester,but many obstacles keep them apart till the end.
I thought this book was brillantly done.It deals with many emotions and reaches your heart.I would reccomend this book to anyone who is able to read.
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Summary: Maybe it's just me, but...
Review: I found the beginning of this book interesting enough, but in my opinion it just went down from there. Unlike the other people who have reviewed this book, I believe that Jane Eyre could have been reduced to half its size. The plot was good, but it was a struggle to finally finish the book. I know, many who have read this might hate me, but I just found the it rather uninteresting. Or maybe I just can't appreciate good books, either one. I wouldn't recommend this.
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Summary: I LOVED this book
Review: I loved this book because I felt the struggle Jane Eyre went through, being an abused, poor orphan forced to reside all year around at the Lowell School under a harsh headmaster. Then being forced to endure the harshness of her employer, Mr. Rochester. I pitied Mr. Rochester because he was "stuck" with a mad woman he locked on the top floor with Mrs. Pool. In a sense, it was sort of like a living death. As long as she remained alive, he could not remarry or have a family. I loved it when Orson Wells played this role because his large, brilliant, black eyes really showed his torment in the film. Joan Fontaine as Jane Eyre was no slouch either. Her blank stare after ten years at the Lowell school was great. I really felt their emotions in the book too, especially after Jane Eyre's friend at Lowell died of pneumonia and when her wedding ceremony was cancelled after discovering Mr. Rochester was already married. The tense part in the book and film was when Mr. Rochester's bed was set ablaze by his wife. I don't know how a man could let his mentally ill wife remain under the same roof with a child and so many lit candles to be knocked over but Mr. Rochster did it. I mean, the man must be as daft as his wife. I thought this book was a thrilling read because both of the main characters over came their problems. Yes there were consequences, but they were temporary. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Even though it is an old book, it is still the best!
Review: Jane Eyre is a little girl when her aunt disowns her and sends her off the the lonley school of Lowood where she spends eight years being mistreated and unloved. When she is eighteen she decides to make a life of her own and finds and accepts a situation at Thornfied Hall working as a governess for Mr. Rochester's ward Adele. Though Jane and Mr. Rochester differ in age...They fall in love and are to be married. But fate intervenes.
This has got to be the best book in the world. Jane is a wonderful woman with strong character and a inquiring mind. She reminds me slightly of myself.
Many people seem to shun this book because it is so old and speaks in a slightly different English than we are used to. It is not a hard read at all. Once you get into the book, everything makes sense. Once again, this is the best book!
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