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Summary: Jane Eyre in reading and re-reading
Review: A haunting story; a fairy tale in which an orphan and a rich man are involved; a hidden mistery in a mansion; things seem to be continuously happening to Jane; and she is the narrator in a detailed and careful poetical way of her own story since a little girl until a grown woman.
Delineated personalities in the characters; every one of them as well as every chapter and every phrase has a reason to be. Nothing to waste in the philosophical underlain contents of this book.
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Summary: A perfect book for any romantic soul....
Review: This book, is without a doubt, simply wonderful. At every turn of the page, you will be fully enveloped into the life of Jane Eyre, a magical yet ordinary girl whose courage and creative spirit will inspire even the most realistic of hearts. Her life and times, told with brilliant eloquence by Charlotte Bronte, will captivate the heart and mind and the end will have you cheering and crying by turns. True love, deception, greed, and bravery are but a few of the themes of this great novel. I can recommend it to anyone competely without reservation! A must-read! Perfect for cold, rainy afternoons with a blanket wrapped around you, you will not, I repeat, will not want to put this book down
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Summary: Jane Eyre, transcends race, sex, age, creed.
Review: I was assigned Jane Eyre for an AP English class. I was happily surprised to find that the book was truly a classic, in a sense larger than that of the "classics" spoken of in the literary world. I found the novel to be fascinating, as well as endearing. Just like Conrad's opinion on forgetting novels, I truly don't fear that I will forget the factual details of Jane Eyre, because it has become a part of me, and it will stay with me forever
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Summary: A new book every time
Review: I give this book a rating of 10 because it is my personal favorite. I first read this book over 10 years ago and must have reread it 30 times since. Each time I read Jane Eyre, I find a new meaning to the words or find a small detail that I had missed before. It makes for an enjoyable read every single time. Jane Eyre has it all for me. Romance. Drama. Separation. And Renewed Love.
This book has become a part of my life over the years. It has shaped the way that I think and whenever I feel down or lonely, I pick my copy up, open to any page and start to read. I don't need to even start at the beginning or read the whole way through. It is like flipping through an old photo album. I am comforted just knowing it is there and always will be
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Summary: They don't write them like this anymore!
Review: I carried this book around with me after I finished reading it convincing others to read it as well. I wanted everyone I
knew to experience the joy I felt while reading this true
classic. It is a lush, romantic, facinating mystery that you
never want to end! If you say "I read that in high school" I urge you to read it again - this time by choice - and I assure you, you'll be as swept away as I was!
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Summary: A classic every girl should read.
Review: I was forced to read this book in my Advanced Placement English
class my senior year in high school. At first it was a torture
to endure the long descriptions of how horribly Jane was treated
as a child. But the more you read, the more it grows on you,
and you fall in love with Jane. This is a beautiful love story
which proves that looks aren't everything, and that love conquers
all. The book is a bit unrealistic at times, but all in all,
it is a classic and a beautiful story, worth the time it takes to
read the boring part.
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Summary: A good classic, but I've seen better
Review: ---In Charlotte Bronte's classic JANE EYRE, the title character is a strong willed woman who undergoes many hardships and trials, but eventually comes out triumphant. This book is a mixed one for me. I appriciate the classic nature of this story, and I like the heroine, but there is just a self righteous tone to the entire book. ---- Jane Eyre was raised by her terrible and cruel aunt who cares not a wick for her. This was possibly her earliest hardship, yet she persevered the tough childhood years, and becomes even stronger when her aunt puts her in a terrible boarding school. Eventually, she takes a position as a nanny in the house of a rich man where she finds what it is to be loved.------ The problem I had with this story was the "love" between the rich man and Jane Eyre. I didn't feel that the Rochester and Jane loved one another at all, but rather had a need to have control over another person, and they provided one another with this powerful position. They both seemed ver
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Summary: Very moving, captivating story
Review: That person who said he/she wasn't going to read it because it looked "dry as hell" is missing out on a lot. While the first couple of chapters are somewhat boring, after that the pace never flags, despite the 500-odd-page length. Many chapters in the book are very intense and moving, and it is not too hard to feel for Jane. I thought she might be a very righteous, prim-and-proper person, but was surprised and delighted to discover that she's very flirtatious with Rochester once they declare their love, and playfully delights in her hold over him. Their conversations are fascinating and very revealing. It is always clear that she is passionatly in love with him and no one else, but still more than willing to leave him once the "terrible secret" is revealed. While not quite as strong and feminist a character as I expected, she nonetheless does show an iron will and desperate desire to do what's right more than once. When someone in the book was talking about a Mr. Rochester and made it sound like he'd died, my heart literally stopped for a minute until I (and Jane) realized the man was talking about Rochester's father. That was near the end, and by then I'd become so caught up in it I really couldn't put it down. It is not just a romance novel for women; I'm a 13-year-old boy and I enjoyed it immensely. Deserves its status as a classic, and is most certianly not dry as hell.
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Summary: Jane Eyre: Charlotte Bronte's Most Captivating Work
Review: Quite arguably one of the greatest British novels ever penned, Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" is so all-around-wonderful, it's no wonder that it's been adapted into 5+ movies.
We first meet Bronte's Jane as a child, young and abused, in the care of her aunt. We immediately take Jane under our wing, feeling more her personal protector with each turn of the page. Then, one day, Jane is a woman. Though retaining many of her childlike tendencies, Jane is determined to be independent: leaving her old boarding school victorious and free, she begins a governess position at the manor home of the elusive and mysterious Mr. Edward Rochester. It is Jane who tames Rochester's brooding and arrogant heart, reducing him to schoolboyish desperation.
So deliciously provactive is "Jane Eyre," that it is impossible not to devour it within days; my own worn-with-love copy sits next to a dog-eared "Villette."
It is sometimes speculated that Charlotte Bronte exercised her complicated mind through the written word; "Jane Eyre" is beautiful evidence of that.
As the story slows to its conclusion, you will find yourself lost: hungry for more of Jane, more of Rochester, and more of the magic that is "Eyre." Quench that thirst with more Bronte (perhaps Emily's "Wuthering Heights" or some of Anne's poetry?) or, if you're like me, a second read of the irresistible "Jane."
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Summary: "Poor, obscure, plain and little"...and amazing
Review: I still have the copy of "Jane Eyre" I first read when I was 12 years-old--it is now worn with love and many readings. I can think of no higher compliment to a book than to see its pages worn, cover creased by repeated use. With every reading over the years, I have gained new insight into Jane and Rochester.Jane is (as she describes herself) "poor, obscure, plain and little", but she is also possesses incredible strength and conviction. Rochester is her match in passion, a dark and complicated hero. Theirs is a love story of two equals. Nowadays, this may seem commonplace (though, unfortunately, not as common as we may think); in Charlotte Bronte's time, this was a major revelation. Indeed, it was considered scandalous. Imagine--a woman asserting her own ideals and independence, considering herself equal to a man! Shocking! I have heard some say that they believe Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" to be the masterpiece of the Bronte family. While I loved that book, its protagonists cannot begin to compete with the strong, complex characters that Charlotte Bronte has given us. "Jane Eyre" is not only the masterwork of the Bronte family; it is one of the greatest books of the nineteenth century. Because I love this book so much, I cannot truly do it justice in this review. Please read it if you have not before. If you read it long ago, read it again. I promise you a great read and moving experience!
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