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Liked It3 of 4 members found this review helpful “Jean Rhys was convinced that Charlotte Bronte hated Bertha Mason, so she decided to write her own novel detailing how poor old Bertha went bonkers. In all seriousness, this is one of the few "prequels" that's just as good as the original. This novel can be read on its own merits, although it does...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“sehr gut!!!!!”
Lynsey M wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really good. Rhys finally gave a voice to the crazy lady in the attic. Rochester can burn in hell ;)”
Lindsay M wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“new interpretation that didn't work for me at all”
Katarzyna S wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read it before I read Jane Eyre and enjoyed it very much. I plan to read it again now that I know where Rochester and Bertha came from.”
Matt Jones wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very good commentary on a non-western nation that is struggling with westernization. This spin off of the classic novel Jane Eyre is an interesting book and should be read with an understanding of the history of other cultures.”
Genevieve F wrote this review Sunday, September 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Such a sad story...”
Raisil wrote this review Wednesday, September 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wide Sargasso Sea is the story of a young woman and her trials and tribulation after slavery was abolished in the Caribbean. Antionette the daughter of former slave holder grows up surronded by hatred by the former slaves. She only has her mother and her brother, who is mental slow. Her mother remarries and they loss the plantion house after it was burn by their former slaves. Antionette's brother dies from his burns and her mother goes mad. The story continues into Antionette's marriage and the cycle repeats.
blackadder wrote this review Thursday, August 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I really didn't care for this book. I started out liking it when Antionette was a young girl, but as she grew the tone of the book changed. The husband, who remains nameless for several chapters, becomes the narrator and the story starts to lag. I really couldn't like or even find these characters interesting. ”
“Not sure what i'm going to make of this when i finaly get round to buying it and reading it as i'm a HUGE Jane Eyre fan”
Black Taffy Hughes wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Interesting spin on the Jane Eyre saga. Sometimes confusing but a good story and worth reading.”
Robin B wrote this review Wednesday, August 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's a bit something and nothing, this book, though I must admit it was nice to see someone having a go at Rochester! I've never seen him as some kind of dark romantic hero, and this book really doesn't want you to think he is. This is A Good Thing. It does give you a feel of the time and place, but I don't think there's enough of it, for you to really plunge yourself into. (This will probably turn out to be because the author was rushing to write it before dying of something awful, or similar, now, won't it?)
Mel Peake wrote this review Tuesday, July 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I liked it though, it's, like, Heart of Darkness, for chicks!
It has made me want to re-read "Jane Eyre", so I can really hate on Rochester, right from the get-go! ”
