Jane Eyre (Signet Classics) by Charlotte Bront? Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Jane Eyre (Signet Classics)
Book Review: Great book!
Summary: 5 Stars
While I do admit that I did not read this book of my own free will (It was on my summer reading list), I really liked this book. When I started reading it I found it more than a little boring and wanted to throw in the towel. But, as I got to the heart of the novel I found myself in a thrilling love story with a strange twist. It really wasn't that hard to understand once I got used to the language. This book may be more appealing to females than males due to the female heroine. I honestly couldn't put it down and breezed through it in less than a week. I even read it twice! It is a great mixture of romance and horor and I recomend it.Book Review: An overall great book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Jane Eyre was a book that I thought was very wel written and I think that if you are an ambitious enough reader, that you can ignore the age suggestins on any type of book. This book backs up my theory. I read this book an my own free time, and I, a nine year old girl, fully enjoyed it. This book is a nice mix of romance and classic liturature and I recomend it to anyone who loves to read.Book Review: Almost unbelievable.
Summary: 5 Stars
Jane Eyre is the rarest kind of novel - one that conveys boundless emotion without stumbling too far into darkness and misery. Plain and poor, Jane works as a governess in the house of Mr Rochester, a brooding and temperamental man with a dark secret, and eventually falls in love with her wealthy employer. She looks to the future and begins to overcome the unhappiness that has plagued her all her life, but Rochester's shady past comes back and brings everything down again.
But unlike in the author's sister Emily's Wuthering Heights, this sadness neither dominates nor concludes the book when all is resolved in a happy, if somewhat bittersweet, ending.
The real brilliance of Jane Eyre lies in the characters - we can all see ourselves, or our aspirations, reflected in Jane, who overcomes her circumstances to find happiness.
Book Review: Almost unbelievable.
Summary: 5 Stars
Jane Eyre is the rarest kind of novel - one that conveys boundless emotion without stumbling too far into darkness and misery. Plain and poor, Jane works as a governess in the house of Mr Rochester, a brooding and temperamental man with a dark secret, and eventually falls in love with her wealthy employer. She looks to the future and begins to overcome the unhappiness that has plagued her all her life, but Rochester's shady past comes back and brings everything down again.
But unlike in the author's sister Emily's Wuthering Heights, this sadness neither dominates nor concludes the book when all is resolved in a happy, if somewhat bittersweet, ending.
The real brilliance of Jane Eyre lies in the characters - we can all see ourselves, or our aspirations, reflected in Jane, who overcomes her circumstances to find happiness.
Book Review: Craving More Novels as Such
Summary: 5 Stars
Upon finishing the book, my thoughts have become greatly preoccupied with "Jane Eyre," first-class novel by Charlotte Bronte. I have never considered myself a romance-book lover, but upon reading "Jane Eyre," I crave for more books which explore the idea of social constrains and the power of a heart that brakes them. It serves a great pleasure to read a novel narrated in a first person by a woman whose intellect places her above her position. This is a great book for those who are interested in the behind scenes of human perspective and feelings, associated with their particular situation. To truly get to know the main character, Jane, we have to, and we're glad to, be introduced to her inner thoughts. She narrates as a friend might narrate a story. I particularly enjoyed, or rather was annoyed with, the character developed by Bronte -- St. John, who is more than just plain irritating with his idea of making Jane his "labourer" in a religious mission to India. Was it only me, or did anybody else find his suggestion of a "missionary marriage" ridiculous? Such a stiff man, clashed completely with our heroine, who was rather passionate. Of course, her passion was more expressed in thoughts than actions, which was much more interesting. I liked the novel so much that not two days past when I rented a BBC-TV (1983) adaptation of the book, directed by Julian Aymes and starring Timothy Dalton (great portrayal of Mr. Rochester) and Zelah Clarke, which I highly recommend. I have seen two more adaptations of the book and one, (1997) directed by Rober Young, was a disaster. The second, (1996) directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is all right, but can't compare to the BBC-TV production. I recommend this book widely, not only to those who love classic literature, for to convince them of its worth would be comparatively easy, but to those who might hesitate before taking a book that presents a slower-paced, but more realistic world.