Jane Eyre

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Summary: Very well written, and realistic.
Review: I am 14 years old, and I really enjoyed reading this book. I read it first four years ago and was particularly impressed with the quality of the writing and the ideas displayed. Charlotte Bronte very cleverly used her book as an outlet for her own feelings and experiences as a woman which, in her day, were not considered or acknowledged. Unfortunately, while reading some of the other reviews on this page and elsewhere, I have noticed that some people are still discriminatory and insensitive towards female writers and believe that their views can simply be dismissed as soppy and foolish. I do not think that this is right. The fact that a person can write about his or her life using such great detail and keeping such an objective view of it as Charlotte Bronte did should not be dismissed as monotonous or boring, but rather should be acknowledged as a talent and as a result of hard work. It also shows that it cannot be easy to analyse your own life in such a way that you can understand and write about every detail of it. Charlotte Bronte's writing of Jane Eyre reflects her own character; that she wanted, like Jane, to be independent and go out into the world, and I think that it is this element of independence in many women that defies the assumed 'authority' and 'superiority' of the opposite gender and therefore they resent feminists speaking out. All in all, I think that Jane Eyre is an excellent novel and that it should not be labelled as some foolish, whimsical piece of writing that is only respected because it was written more than a century ago. The quality and status of a book and its author should not be undermined by the period of time in which it was written.

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Summary: A book worth the read
Review: Charlotte Bronte was a remarkable writer. Her use of elements of liturature is truly commendable. I loved the story line, and even with the use of foreshadowing, the ending was great.

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Summary: A Model Heroine for Independent Women
Review: Jane Eyre is one of the best books I have read in recent years. In comparison to the novels I have read of the same time period, it is engaging and thought-provoking. Jane is a woman of incredible intelligence who walked a fine line between doing what she chose and following society's conventions. "Reader, I married him" --You go, girl.

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Summary: This is a beautiful story of love and lies!!!!!!
Review: I absolutely recomend this book. If you love mystery and romance, then this should be a good book for you. Jane is a bit like most of us and she is in the end torn between what she wants and what must be. Choosing the latter she is rewarded well. Excellent book!!!!!!!!

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Summary: Absolutely and surprisingly fantastic!
Review: I'm not much into classics, but Jane Eyre was magnificent! It was compelling. I sat at the edge of my seat salivating for the ending. Okay, not really salivating. But it was really good!!!

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Summary: this would make a good modern story
Review: we have been reading this book in my tenth grade honors english class. our entire classtime is spend in deep conversation and it's all really good too. today we got the assignment to rewrite part of the book as a modern story... if u don't enjoy this book i recommend rereading it as if it wuz modern.... it's a lot more interesting and easy to understand that way...plus it's a good way to get into that creative writing thang.... and for those of you who haven't started reading the book....go for it..it's a classic u gotta read it

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Summary: One of the Greatest Novels in English Language
Review: I'm a mature male and NOT ashamed to declare that I cried like a baby while reading this timeless literary masterpiece. It's incredible what a gifted writer can produce, i.e. a fictional character who'd come to be more "real" to you than actual people in your lives, and far more unforgettable. "Jane Eyre" is not just for females - I exhort all males to jump in and lose yourself in this book.

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Summary: Sappy Romance!!!!
Review: I'm sorry but this was the biggest waste of paper I have ever seen in my life. It is a stupid excuse for a romance novel and I found the long and detailed descriptions of nothing, utterly boring. It is a set text for our school but even our English class couldn't bear to read the whole thing so we skimmed chapter by chapter, gave up and watched the film (which I might add didn't resembled the book at all). I am quite well educated, have a good understanding of the english language and apprieciate good books, but I was appalled at this ridiculous fairy story and I believe it should be taken off schools set text lists.

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Summary: I was not particularly pleased.
Review: Though I did enjoy Jane Eyre, I found that the author, in my opinion, sometimes took an extremely long time to get through something. At one point, the author actually says 'I need but a few lines to expain the next 5 years of my life' or something to the effect of that, and she take at least 3 pages doing it. I don't have the largest attention span, and sometimes Jane Eyre just took too long for me to keep going.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: Although it's not as good as Wuthering Heights, the story of Jane and Rochester is a good one. Jane, after having an uphappy childhood, deserves the love and happiness she feels with Rochester. The ending was a bit of a suprise.