Jane Eyre
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I received this book through netgalley, but all thoughts and ideas about it are my own
To start, I have to admit I have never read Jane Eyre... or most of the ‘classics'. I have been meaning to and I love manga so, when I saw this pop up I decided to give it a try.
It was a very interesting read. I do really want to read the novel now so I can compare them because there were many places where the manga felt awkward. There were scenes or dialogue that seemed to come out of nowhere or not match the tone I suspected. This could also just be a time difference.... I wish we had more thought bubbles from Jane so we could understand things better.
Very interesting though and I thought the artwork was very pretty.
A truly wonderful read. It was so beautiful, so romantic, filled with so much emotion and feeling. I'm ashamed it took me so long to get here.
I see a pattern here. Another unjustly treated child. Again without consequences. The author spend a lot of time describing the abuses Jane has suffered as a child for no end other then to establish that she lived in an unfair environment. Unless there is some cunning element at play or something that latter will play a major role in the story, I don't care.
Also, while I almost felt sympathy for the character, the story is just a romance. Poor girl meets rich guy. They're both ugly. Rich guy seems to like her, but he is eccentric, so she cannot know for sure his feelings.
Read 7:02/19:15 37%
“I told you I am independent, sir, as well as rich: I am my own mistress.”
I'm so happy I finally got around to reading this. I didn't know what to expect after being told to expect a “darker Pride and Prejudice,” but it ended up being so much more than that. Jane Eyre made for a complex protagonist who was more fiercely independent and ahead of her time than any other female character of this period. She was gentle and kind, yet steadfastly herself and refused to allow the males in her life to control her. I loved that she turned down multiple proposals of marriage, even when it came from the man she knew she loved because she had to do what was right for her first and foremost, and she didn't let them convince her otherwise. The inclusion of St. John Rivers showed this clearly, I loved how Jane called out the double standard that she found in their relationship: “He seemed to think I had committed an impropriety in proposing to accompany him unmarried: as if I had not from the first hoped to find in him a brother, and habitually regarded him as such.” This was surprisingly a wonderfully feminist novel, and I didn't expect that at all but I absolutely adored it. Jane was entirely independent and individual and that was quite unique for novels of this period. I genuinely loved this book the whole way through and it will forever hold a place on my shelf of favorites.
First half 5 stars; the Mills & Boon, bosom heaving 2nd half is 3 stars at best.
Such a romantic setting! Shame on me for taking this long. didn't know about her articulate speech, about her orphan and destitute situation, about the crazy wife locked up, about the long lost family and inheritance so welcome, about the fairy tale ending w the crippled but very much in love hubby after the disaster marrying the now rich former orphan - and recovering his sight to boot. Soap operas are inspired on this!
Also, the irony is worth of Jane Austen, both produced by Jane and by Mr Rochester. Hilarious!!!
Relectura 2019
Tenía que recurrir a un favorito para esta crisis del 2019.
Sigue estando en mi Top de favoritos de siempre.
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Jane Eyre ha escalado a la cima de mis libros favoritos.
Me atrapo desde las primeras páginas. Me hizo sentir todo lo que vivió Jane y me movió algo en este corazón empolvado y lleno de telarañas, como pocos libros.
Amo el libro; amo a Jane y al señor Rochester, con todos sus defectos. No le sobra ni le falta una palabra. Es perfecto!
Nope, I couldn't finish it. Even though it's been sitting right here for ages and ages...I just have absolutely no interest in finishing it. Which is sad, because it's supposed to be such a good story.
'‘¿Todavía era feo el señor Rochester a mis ojos? No, lector. La gratitud y muchas asociaciones amenas y agradables convirtieron su cara en e objeto que más me gustaba contemplar;su presencia en una habitación la animabda más que el que fuego más vivo''
Voy a dar una sinopsis muy corta sobre este libro porque seguramente ya todos saben de qué se trata.
Jane Eyre, una huérfana, vive en la casa de su horrorosa tía y sus insoportables primos, que no dejan de molestarla. Sorpresivamente, Jane no se queda para nada callada (como tendría que ser), y les responde a sus insultos inteligentemente. Dadas estas escenas repetidas, la mandan al Internado Lowood donde pasa hambre, pero también hace amigos y aprende francés, a coser, a pintar y muchas otras utilidades. Encuentra un trabajo en Thornfield Hall, gran mansión del señor Rochester, donde se encuentra un misterio que lo puede cambiar todo.
Personalmente me parece que los personajes fueron el fuerte de la esta novela.Vamos a empezar por Jane:
Es un personaje simplemente sublime, tan apasionada y llena de ideas, pero simple a su manera, pura de corazón, no muy ambiciosa, solo lo necesario.
Es todo lo contrario a mí, pero creo que podríamos ser muy buenas amigas.
Edward Rochester: Lo amé completamente, todos sus defectos creo que hacen que sea un hombre más fuerte. Me relaciono tanto con él, a diferencia de Jane. Su carácter es de admirar.
No puedo hablar de otros personajes, porque además de estos dos, todo los otros se me hicieron muy planos, algo que no me gustó tanto.
Este libro fue muy fácil de leer, aunque no volás leyéndola, el vocabulario no es para nada difícil. Disfruté cada momento de este libro, una obra maestra.
‘‘Se supone que las mujeres hemos de ser serenas por lo general, pero nosotras tenemos sentimientos igual que los hombres. Necesitamos ejercitar nuestras facultades y necesitamos espacio para nuestros esfuerzos tanto como ellos. Demuestra estrechez de miras por parte de nuestros más afortunados congéneres el decir que deberíamos limitarnos a preparar postres y tejer medias, tocar el piano y bordar bolsos. Es imprudente condenarnos o reírse de nosotras, si pretenden elevarse por encima de lo que dictan las costumbres para su sexo''
I have seen many TV and movie adaptations of Jane Eyre, but this was my first time reading the novel that those were based on and what a treat it was. I thought I might be a bit bored with it, since I knew all the twists and turns that lie ahead for our intrepid protagonist, but it was her inner monologue which conveys her strength of character and moral judgement, her passions, her utmost feelings of love and despair that captivate you when you read Jane Eyre instead of merely watching a theatrical adaptation. I really liked the story before, but now I think I love it. I know now why Jane Eyre is such a beloved character and why her story is considered more than just another romance to thrill us. The true heart of this novel is Jane's character. The strength she shows in refusing to do wrong, despite every fibre of her being telling her to do otherwise is certainly inspiring and puts truth to the adage that it is much more difficult to do good, than to give in to wrong which is the easier and ‘feel-good' path. I will certainly be rating this book at the height of my ‘classic' novel favourites.
I liked this book a lot. It was very different from the Jane Austen I've gotten used to, but I definitely enjoyed it. I agree with someone who said that Jane Eyre might be the greatest literary heroine of all time. I will reread this regularly, for sure.
This felt like reading a YA novel without the shame. I had a lot of fun (and did a lot of embarrassing fangirling) reading this. Of course it's super problematic and the religious bits were bleh but all-in-all I really enjoyed Jane Eyre and would read it again. Now I want to see the movie version(s)!
Now that I've read this book twice (and obsessively watched and rewatched the BBC version with Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephens!) this is definitely one of my favorite books ever. I didn't really care for Jane's narration the first time around, but I can definitely appreciate the way the story is told now that I've reread the book a couple of years after reading it for the first time. Now if only I can find a book that tells the story through Mr. Rochester's point of view!
I could go into why this is such an enduring classic, but it would be to reiterate what thousands of English scholars have better said before me. Just read it.
wow... just amazing! I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. it was perfect! Jane is so smart and witty and ahead of her time - just like the author. I can't wait to read Villete.
oh and the ending is so nice. loved it loved loved it!!!
I can easily and without hesitating say though that it warrantly needs more than 5 stars
I'm a sucker for a soft-spoken and introspective but also strong and opinionated heroine. I typically get bored with “classic romances,” but this one I like because its simply a part of Jane's life, not the soul defining moment in an otherwise non-interesting life (also, I think it's awesome that they fall in love because they have really good conversations and not that Romeo/Juliet lust across a crowded room nonsense and also that when Mr. Rochester keeps professing his love and singing her songs she's like, “settle down dude, stop being so emotional, you need to approach this marriage thing logically”). Also there are crazy people and fires...
Just listened to this book via audible. The narration was fantastic and it is such a wonderfully written novel. I loved listening to it and knitting along to Jane's story. I hadn't read it since high school, and its always interesting to revisit a book and find how your own life journey can change how you experience a book.
Para gostar desse livro, o ideal teria sido me colocar ali, em 1847.
Não consegui fazer isso e por isso não consegui gostar.
Durante toda a leitura só consegui pensar como todo mundo ali era babaca, Jane Eyre meio trouxa e os homens que se envolveram com ela eram, no mínimo, grandes FDP.
Entendo que é coisa de época, mas não consegui não me chocar que ninguém ali entendia que não é não, que se deve tratar qualquer ser humano com o mínimo de respeito.
Durante boa parte do livro, os seus pretendentes amorosos a tratavam mal, e sua resposta era “estou certa que ele não fez isso por maldade, mas por questão de principios. Ele é uma ótima pessoa”
Depois que ela descobriu que (algo muito horrível sobre o mocinho) no dia do seu casamento, o até então noivo, era casado e trancava a própria esposa no sótão e por isso não haveria mais casamento. ela ficou se culpando, pensando que o pobre do mocinho devia agora odiá-la.
Em outro trecho, ele sugeriu algo que poderia manchar sua reputação que jane virasse sua amante, o pensamento dela foi “omeudeus, se eu recusar ele vai ficar muito triste”
O ponto alto dessa história foi contar a história de Jane Eyre, uma órfã em busca da independência e como ela consegue ser dona de si naquela época.
Enfim, Rachel de 2017 acredita que até os últimos 98% do livro, Jane só conseguiu se envolver com babacas abusivos, e por isso não conseguiu apreciar uma obra de 1847 como uma obra escrita em 1847
(se você conseguir fazer esse desprendimento, provavelmente vá gostar bem mais que eu)
The beginning is a little slow, but once Jane comes to Thornfield, I didn't want to put the book down. Jane is her own strong person and I enjoyed reading her story and Mr. Rochester's, although at times it was frustrating as what is so obvious to the reader is not necessarily so to Jane or Rochester.
Ridiculously long- I could have told the story in 1/3 the words. BUT it is a wonderful tale and glad to have conquered this classic.
невероятная книга, всю книгу стоит прочитать хотя бы даже из-за последних страниц, не говоря уже о сюжете.
Love the language. Now, I don't want to say it was boring. I did find the story interesting but there were some scenes I struggled through. I found I liked the scenes between Jane Eyre and another character. I liked reading the character in action but some of her surrounding descriptions were long winded. I do love Jane Eyre, the character. I do think Orson Wells did an excellent job in the movie though. He hit the male character head on. I could hear him reading the book.