was jane eyre that bad? ( i havent read it but now im not so sure i want to...still am curious and probably will read it
hehe)
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was jane eyre that bad? ( i havent read it but now im not so sure i want to...still am curious and probably will read it
hehe)
I have 3 of Charlotte Bronte's books. Jane Eyre, Villette and The Professor. In some respects they are mostly the same. Sort of the same characterisation of a Bronte novel. A unique hero/heroine. Not considered pretty/handsome, but kept from being ugly by a few rare features and behaviours. Also, all of Bronte's books have periods of brooding and self examination.
I highly enjoy reading Bronte's works because of the language she uses. She has many piquant and interesting words in all of her novels. The storyline itself is not an amazing outline (with the exception of Jane Eyre- which contains a few uncanny twists) but it is what the story contains- the value of it that makes her work so highly valued throughout the world.
Well. I've gone and babbled about every other point except the one that is most relevant, isn't it? :D But I'd like to read Shirley for the simple reason that i haven't read that before, and do not wish to reread the others just now, having read them not too long ago. :) Honey eaten too many times turn the stomach upside down. :)
Villette - one of my all time favorites :)
That was the point they were trying to make! :nod: Women had no rights in their time. I really liked The Tenent of Wildfell Hall for illustrating that point. Though Anne dosen't seem to be as poetic as her sisters, it's still a good book.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
As much as I would love to re-re-read Jane Eyre, I'll go for Shirley. It was highly recommended to me by an Irish lady in my class at Cambridge who seemed to know more about the Bronte sisters than our intructor!
By the way, I got to see the manuscript of Jane Eyre at the British Library. It was open to the page...
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
where Rochester proposes to Jane.
I'll give this one a miss, I think. Victorian romantics just don't do it for me.
One more vote for Shirley, please! :D
Going once...
just becauseIm feeling kind ::D:D
:nod: The Professor :nod:
Going twice...
sooo scher, its the coin then ??
:D
Yay! There is a tie between Shirley and Professor!
I voted for Shirley. It's not romantic. It's more of a social comment on the oppression of women , a subject that I find compelling.
yay Shirley!!
Heh, I really did not expect this book to lead the poll at the end. Better go to the library tomorrow! :)
ahh but it could still change scher :D:D:D
PS doesnt your library allow you to order your books online??