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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

Orphaned at an early age, Jane Eyre, leads a lonely life until she finds a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There she meets the mysterious Mr. Rochester and sees a ghostly woman who roams the halls at night. What is the sinister secret that threatens Jane and her new found happiness? Step into Classics(TM) adaptations feature easy-to-read texts, big type, and short chapters that are... (read more)

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Ian
  • Rated 5 stars

“All other novels should be measured by this one. I, perhaps, have been as spellbound by other novels from time to time, but none of them left me as both lastingly charmed and fully satisfied. Jane Eyre writes some of the most original and captivating dialog I have ever read. I laughed outloud a good dozen times because of Bronte's beyond brilliant turns of phrase. She balances this profound mastery of dialog and character with poetic grace in her descriptions of 19th century English life. I...”

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Glau
  • Rated 2 stars

“Well all I can say is that for a fictional biography this one is very weak. What do I care about weather or hills? This was supposed to be about her, but everything is so superficial that we get to Know the characters that interact with her better than herself... I couldn't relate to her. The story is not so bad though, but only flows when she is not describing every minor detail of the landscape or people psyche...”

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  • Rated 4.287575 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Molly B

    molly b said:

    “Is this book read for school? Should I read it any way I read classics.”

    posted 1 hour ago
  • Ian S

    ian s said:

    “I HATE Jane Eyre. The first 10 chapters give you useless, boring background information which fails to foreshadow anything at all, and the rest of the book is a series of unbelievable, Dickens-esque coincidences. Unlike Dickens, however, the plot, fantastic though it is, fails to produce any memorable characters or even keep a reader interested. The end, though, was even worse; it seemed as though Bronte ran out of ideas and rushed headlong into an unsatisfying "happily-ever-after" culmination that was completely at odds with the Gothic themes. Furthermore, the Christian undertones of this book are predictable, unnecessary, contadicting, and most of all, annoying. Jane is certainly very moral whenever it suits her.”

    posted 2 hours ago
  • Barbara B

    barbara b said:

    “I heard a lot about this book, and I think it's one of the best books I have ever read. Most of all, I believe, I loved her strong personality, her capacity of survive every obstacle she had to go through in her life.”

    posted Friday, July 11 2008
  • HATES SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    hates school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said:

    “ugh!”

    posted Monday, June 16 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • BL D

    bl d said:

    “It's fascinating how you can read this story every decade of your life and come away each time with a new perspective. In college, I was sad that she didn't hook up with the handsome guy. In my 20s/30s, her choice made perfect sense, and now in my mid-40s, I am starting to wonder too why she didnt just make a clean break from the whole lifestyle and go to a big city or something. Yes, one's eyes definitely open up to choices. But the authors didnt' have life choices. They were stuck in their lives so of course it's going to show in Jane's lifestyle.”

    posted Saturday, May 10 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
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