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Summary: Jane Eyre: a real woman
Review: The book, Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is considered to be a work of genius, and with good reason. The story revolves around the life of an orphan, Jane Eyre, living in England in the 1900s. The book starts out during her childhood, when she lived with her cruel Aunt Reed and cousins Georgiana, John, and Eliza, and her years at the Lowood School as both a student and a teacher. Then, Jane takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. When she lives there, she falls in love with her master, Edward Fairfax Rochester, and they plan to marry. But Jane's happiness is destroyed when she learns of the horrible secret Mr. Rochester has keeping from her, and she leaves him. A few years pass, and Jane is now the head master at a small school, when she learns that she has cousins who are still alive, which is very important to her. She lives with her cousins for awhile, but eventually returns to the love of her life, Mr. Rochester, because she misses him. When she returns to him, she learns of the many bad things which have befallen him and Thornfield Hall, but in the end, she is very content with her life.
This is an excellent book, especially because of the way the main character, Jane Eyre, is portrayed. She is not perfect, because she isn't very attractive, or very well liked. She is very shy and has many personality flaws, including "a wicked heart, especially for such a young girl" ( pg. 39). But she also has many good qualities about her; she is very kind and humble. The book provides just the right balance of good and bad to make Jane Eyre a very real and likeable character. Another reason why Jane Eyre is such a great book is because although it is very long, over 600 pages, the book moves very quickly, and there are almost no long portions of the book where nothing happens. Anytime there was a lull in the book, a major event would occur and the plot would move quicker, thus making the book seem shorter than it really was. Another reason why this book was so good was that it was a great picture of life for women in the 1900s. The book really showed that all that most women possessed was there title, and if they lost that, then they had nothing. However, Jane Eyre managed to rise above this, and in the end, the book's moral was about rising above your position in life, so that you could be truly happy.
However, some people might disagree with my view on this book. Jane Eyre is at times a very sad book, and not everyone likes a sad book. Although Jane is generally happy, there is always a touch of sadness in her words and actions, which is why not everyone would agree with my review. However, there is plenty of good to out way the bad. This is a very interesting and compelling book which is very highly recommended. The plot is full of interesting people and places, it is written beautifully, and is a definite must read.
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Summary: Capture of the heart
Review: This is one of my top books to read. I enjoy the subtle language and the meanings they express. This is a simple story woven to be complex. Just the way life is. I recommend this to anyone who loves a challenge because the main character loves adventure. This book is about being alive and enjoying life no matter your station.
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Summary: Outstanding.
Review: One of the greatest love stories ever told. If you haven't read this novel yet, you don't know what you are missing. The language is beautiful, and the love between Mr. Rochester and Jane will surely make anyone's heart melt. It will rekindle one's belief in true love. Once you read it, you will want to read it again right away! Don't miss actor Timothy Dalton's portrayal of Mr. Rochester in the BBC adaptation! Also, Timothy's performance as Heathcliff in the 1970's Wuthering Heights adaptation is excellent as well! Highly Highly reccommended!!!
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Summary: An enduring classic!
Review: This book is a true classic with a universal appeal to all readers, anytime, anywhere, in any day in age. Not only is it just a plain good book to read for relaxation and fun, it is a clssic in literature and a staple of high school literature. It is a good read for all college bound students, as well as adults who want to brush up on a classic novel with an enduring theme
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Summary: What an story!
Review: One of my all-time favourite character. For once Bronte wrote about a woman of character with a plain face. This is a really romantic novel. I will read this one again and again, and hopefully my children will enjoy it as well.
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Summary: A very rich fulfilling story one of the best novels written.
Review: I read many many books. Jane Eyre is NOT a book for everyone not for people not willing to read a long,deep,book. Thios book has meaning suprizing twist and turn. It makes you feel sorry for Jane everything that happens to her. Charlotte wrote this book as if she were Jane. It simply amazing. It is a love story, but its certainly like nothing I've read before. It may drag a little torwards the end as the pace slows down a tad, but it picks up and holds you in suspense once again!!! This is a very ssuspensefull and emotionally enrapturing book. I suggest it to anyone looking to read a great book.God Bless ~Amy
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Summary: A Classic in Every Sense of the Word
Review: Jane Eyre is as perfect as a book can be. It's the wonderful, multi-layered story of a poor orphan who falls in love with a man of the British upper class. Jane Eyre is a fully-fleshed out character who is, in many ways, more modern than her nineteenth century counterparts. She is definitely a character to "fall in love with" and one that is truly unforgettable. Although some of the events in Jane Eyre are more than a little far-fetched, the plot is so enjoyable we can easily forgive Bronte a few minor faults. The pages simply fly by as we want to learn more about Jane and Mr. Rochester and their ultimate fate, both together and apart. Jane Eyre is a classic in every sense of the word and extraordinarily enjoyable as well.
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Summary: The Greatest Romance Ever Written!!!
Review: Jane Eyre is one of the few books I can say I absolutely adore.Charlotte Bronte is the one author I have found that can REALLY put passion into a novel.She writes like she has lived it even though she led a secluded life.Jane Eyre is so full of passion & you have to love it. The way the characters speak to one another is unbelievable due to this passion. The romance is beautiful because of the way Jane & Rochester speak to one another & how full of emotions & love for each other , not because of sex, like modern day romance novels . Bronte was a genius & this is one of those books that I can call a favorite & one I'll read over & over again. it is one of the most beautiful & passionate & romantic novels ever written that has class & you're bound to love it.You just gotta read it !!!!
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Summary: Like being audited by the IRS
Review: You've probably heard the expression that a million monkeys typing for a million years eventually will reproduce the works of William Shakespeare. I give "Jane Eyre" one monkey, ten minutes. While recognizing Bronte's derring-do in writing a novel about a comely 17-year-old governess who rejects a virtuous adonis (St. John Rivers) for her much older and unattractive employer, this is a book I cannot see reading again unless it's the only way to save a terminally ill relative. This book is a slow read. And I mean slow. A snail? Greased lightning. Molasses on a cold day? Quicksilver. Eighth-period study hall in high school on a Friday? Over in a flash. We're talking a slow, boring read here, even without the benefit of a high school English teacher's enthusiasm for ruining literature. The novel chronicles the story of Jane Eyre from her childhood as an orphan up until the birth of her first child. Life was hard for orphans in 19th-century England, particularly when their parents' marriage was considered improper. Fair enough, I suppose: that's why Jane's childhood is so rotten, and she is picked on by the cousins she lives with, misliked and mistreated by her aunt and so on. Unfortunately, Bronte's writing is so dry and lifeless that it's hard to care. It just gets worse from there. The book is written in the first person, with the result that we get to hear every self-pitying thought Jane has (and there are plenty of them), about how plain she is, how her employer Mr. Rochester could never love her, how beautiful her imagined rival in love is, and on and on and on for page after tedious page. My standard joke is "This is both good and original. Unfortunately, the parts that are good are not original, and the parts that are original are not good." I will give Charlotte Bronte the benefit of the doubt, and will say that "Jane Eyre" is thoroughly original. Unlike the works of Shakespeare and a number of other classics of English and world literature, I can't say it is particularly good. Jocko Grinn
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Summary: A Freshman's View of Jane Eyre
Review: I recently read this book, being bored in the summer. Little did I know that this novel would capture my attention and hold it steady for three days. The character development was excelent. I felt like I was going through the trials and tribulations with Jane. I wanted to walk up to her and tell her my opinion of what to do. The story winds in ways I didn't think possible. I would be half-way through and wondering what could happen next since there was so much book still left to read. The reading was slightly complicated for me and I would have to stop and ask my parents what this (or that)old english word meant. I think that any high school girl that wants to discover more about standing up for what you believe in should most definetly read this. One of my favorite novels of any I have ever read.
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