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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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kezzlou85
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* shy, quiet but approachable. Older ladies and gentlemen always seemed to chat to me in the supermarket.
* Kind, helpful, determined and open.
* Jane Eyre. She's quiet but has this hidden strength and independence to get on with life.

Thanks for the tag @Eggs . Play along everyone if you want.

Eggs Love these responses👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
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AlaSkaat
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Mehso-so

I really enjoyed the beginning. But soon as she moved into the Rochester house, I could not deal with the amount of gibberish they talked! Everything was a metaphor, everything was some ‘floating feelings like the night sky on a summers day‘ whatever! Some example above^ If shorter and more to the point, this would‘ve been a pick for me. The end also was way too rushed. And last characters introduced way too late into the book, did not like it.

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Blueberry
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Eggs Perfect reading chair! 🧡🪑🤎 5mo
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Eggs
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“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.”

#Leaves

#CoverLove

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful ❤️🖤 5mo
Momob121 One of my all time favorites! 5mo
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BarkingMadRead
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Finally finished this one tonight after months of working on it a little at a time. On to the Virginia Woolf version

KadaGul Absolutely 💯 Stunning 🤩 6mo
Librarybelle That looks amazing! 6mo
wanderinglynn Love it! 6mo
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MidnightBookGirl It‘s gorgeous! 6mo
ImperfectCJ Is this one of the "World of..." puzzles? If so, I think I need to buy some! 6mo
BarkingMadRead @ImperfectCJ yes! I have Austen, Bronte, and Woolf 6mo
dabbe #gobsmacked 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
Texreader These are the best puzzles!! 6mo
willaful Wow! 6mo
julieclair Wow! This is going on my wish list! 6mo
Gissy 😱gorgeous 🤩😍Persistent 👌that was big puzzle👏👏👏👏 6mo
TheBookHippie Love!!!!!!! 6mo
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dabbe
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Eggs Great image 🖤🤍🩶 7mo
dabbe @Eggs 🖤🖤🖤 7mo
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Doppoetry
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I wanted to read something Gothic and this satisfied that craving. A beautifully written novel but it also had plenty of shortcomings. There were many racist comments, the too-convenient plot resolutions. I found a lot of the story beats too overdramatic, even for a gothic novel. Jane, although sweet and relatable also comes off as an “I'm not like other girls“ type character because although she is not described as pretty men still desire her.

Doppoetry I don't know if there is a name for this literary plot device but: when there's a shady guy/villain and they are introduced, and then later on a worse bad/shady guy is introduced so the first bad guy kind of seems mild and innocent in comparison. That was basically what happened with St.John/Rochester and it felt very weird. 8mo
lil1inblue Have you read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys? Highly recommend. 8mo
Doppoetry @lil1inblue I have not, but it does sound interesting! 8mo
lil1inblue @Doppoetry I think it does a good job of addressing some of the shortcomings you mentioned. 8mo
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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕A Feast for Crows
📕The Goblin Emperor
🎧Jane Eyre

Progress:

Good reading week aside from Friday. I Finished A Storm of Swords with the buddy reads group, which was really good. I am still making steady progress with Jane Eyre, I hope to finish it this upcoming week.

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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

📕A Storm of Swords
🎧Jane Eyre

Progress:

Taking out a lot of books that I am not really focusing on atm. Finished Emma this week and it was really fun and clever but I also expected more out of it. Picked up Jane Eyre after it, and I have been making steady progress with it. I'm pretty sure I will be finishing ASOS this week, so looking forward to that.

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Doppoetry
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Doing some late night reading

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Deblovestoread
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday

1) Tagged is top of my list every time
2) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3) Anne of Green Gables

Come and play everyone 😀

Thanks for the tag @dabbe

julesG My #1 is the same. 😁 9mo
Leftcoastzen Tree grows in Brooklyn, so good! 9mo
Jari-chan Great choices! 9mo
dabbe How did I forget Jane Eyre? “Reader, I married him!“ #oytothevey Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 9mo
TheLudicReader Excellent choices. 9mo
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Birdsong28
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AroundTheBookWorld
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Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which she published under the gender neutral pen name Currer Bell. Jane Eyre went on to become a success in publication, and is widely held in high regard in the gothic fiction genre of literature. ??

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abmaltly
Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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A true linguistic painting

MrsMalaprop ❤️❤️❤️ this book. 8mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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“My Master,” he says, “has forewarned me. Daily He announces more distinctly,—‘Surely I come quickly!' and hourly I more eagerly respond,—'Amen; even so come, Lord Jesus!”
#JaneEyre #CharlotteBronte #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookbag #bookbags #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookblog #bookblogs #bookblogger #bookbloggers #bookbackpack #bookbackpacks #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Gothic #Literature #Historical #School #Novels #ClassicLiterature 💓

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i.z.booknook
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I finally read Jane Eyre and I can see the hype! So much happening in this novel! I think as a modern reader my reception is likely different as there was not any moment during this novel that I liked Mr Rochester. He bugged the hell out of me. Just the biggest red flag all of the time. Not one endearing quality for me. (Cont. in comments 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻)

i.z.booknook (2) Also for me it was way too far fetched that she happened to turn up at the house of her long lost cousins (the Rivers), I did struggle to overcome that coincidence. Nevertheless, I really liked Jane, despite falling for one of the worst guys ever, she seems really level-headed and is a good narrator. 10mo
i.z.booknook (3) It moves at a really good pace with so much happening so is really engaging. Like Agnes Grey, it is a really good insight into the life of Governesses and even more so than Agnes Grey it goes into power dynamics, so, whilst I don‘t like Mr Rochester, I appreciated that Jane fought for her place and returned when they were on an even footing. 10mo
i.z.booknook (4) The prose was also spectacular; somehow simultaneously simple, to the point, and detailed and thoughtful. Now to watch the film and see how it measures up! 10mo
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Andrea313
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I hit the used bookstore lottery today with four incredibly-priced Cranford Collection editions - Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Little Women, and P&P. Heading home to giddily arrange these on my shelf. ❤️

Eyelit So pretty! 🤩 12mo
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Purpleness Those are beautiful! 12mo
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Beatlefan129 Absolutely gorgeous 💜 12mo
IndoorDame 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 12mo
Ruthiella Oh my! That is a real find. Lucky you! 😃 12mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 12mo
batsy Gorgeous! 😍 12mo
janeycanuck Stunning!! I‘m so jealous. 12mo
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Mema86
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Every time I finish this book I miss the characters instantly. Forever my favourite 🕯️👰‍♀️

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AshleyHoss820
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What more can I add about a classic? I can tell you that I read this for my Victorian Lit class and we roasted Rochester on the daily. 😂 234/1,001 #BookSpin for September #FlourishAndBlott Set/Written Before 2000 #TBRTarot Which Has a Person‘s Name in the Title #RoryGilmoreChallenge

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
AshleyHoss820 @TheAromaofBooks I am SO sorry for flooding your notifications! BookSpin is the only challenge I actually stick to! ☺️🧡 1y
Clare-Dragonfly Rochester deserves to be roasted 🔥 1y
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TheAromaofBooks No worries, I'm excited to see what all you have gotten into!! 😁 1y
CBee Awesome 👏🏻 1y
AshleyHoss820 @Clare-Dragonfly I mean, Bertha thought so too, but I get it…🤣🤣🤣 1y
Clare-Dragonfly Bertha did nothing wrong 😂🔥😂🔥🔪 1y
AshleyHoss820 @clare-dragonfly I want to make a Justice for Bertha hoodie! 😂 1y
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Andrea313
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And my scream-laugh could be heard from outer space. #JaneEyre

OriginalCyn620 🤣🤣🤣 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 😂😂😂 1y
batsy Same 😂😂 1y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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🔥 🛌 🔥

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mjtwo
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15-22 Jun 23 (Audible)
I had not read this since I was a teen. It is sometimes difficult to read these books without overlaying today‘s social mores and attitudes. Jane is just so young. And whilst Rochester is nowhere near the worst of the heroes of these novels, I did not like the way he teased her and threw his relationship with other women in her face.
I listened to this as a prelude to re-reading Wide Sargasso Sea, which I previously loved.

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twinkletoes74
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Time to read some classic Bronte now.

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JuniperWilde
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Hi all - I want Jane Eyre to be my next book. In fact, I want to reread Beauty and the Beast at the same time to explore the thematic similarities. 📚 Can anyone recommend an edition with 12 point font? I struggle with many of the classic prints bc the fonts are often quite small. Thx

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Curvybookgirl
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My very first Brontë read and I absolutely loved it

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ChelseaM6010
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#MayMontage
Day 12. Read during storm
#ReadDuringStorm

Eggs I was obsessed with Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights as a teen ⛈️ 2y
ChelseaM6010 @Eggs Same here! (edited) 2y
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Jari-chan
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Thank you for tagging me, @Eggs

1. Jane Eyre - she just came along when I needed her most and I was so impressed by her.
2. Zofia (The Gilded Wolves) - she's just WOW! The way she faced her fears and grew is just amazing!
3. Gideon the Ninth/Harrow the Ninth/Nona the Ninth - they all sort of belong together and are just kick-ass in their own ways.

I also kept on thinking about Murderbot 😅

Tag, you are!

#wondrouswednesday

Eggs These characters sound great! 2y
Jari-chan @Eggs Thank you 😁 I think they really are. 2y
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TorieStorieS
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My book club picked this one as our first read of the year and I‘m looking forward to hearing what everyone thought tomorrow! I listened to it this time around and Thandie Newton‘s performance was really wonderful! Obviously no surprises but it was nice to remember parts that I had forgotten- and it‘s easy to see why this is one of the classics that continues to be popular as it is over 175 years old! Dear Reader, I loved listening to it!

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Birdsong28
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wordslinger42
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@TracyReadsBooks This is the Jane Eyre copy! (Excuse the crappy lighting 😂) It's my favorite of the three!

Clare-Dragonfly I keep looking at this edition in my local bookstore! If I liked Jane Eyre enough to want a physical copy, I‘d probably get this one. 2y
wordslinger42 @Clare-Dragonfly These editions really are beautiful! I've always loved Jane Eyre, but I'm re-reading Wuthering Heights and am wondering what I liked about it as a teenager 😂 2y
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charl08
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How exciting! New Bronte collections at the British Library.

https://vimeo.com/789999495

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erindarlyn
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Charlotte's writing is so beautifully descriptive and engaging and her world-building so engrossing that you can picture every element of the story so vividly. Her characters come alive on the page. Rochester has his issues, of course, but is also a well written, well developed, complex character and the story itself is a good one. I would definitely recommend it for someone who wants to get lost in a good book for a while!

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TalesandTexts
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Jane Eyre was on my wishlist for a long time. Glad that I waited to listen to this narration. Thandiwe Newton is brilliant - bringing the characters and the slow narrative to life.

Funnily, I read Wide Sargasso Sea before I listened to Jane Eyre. But, the competing narratives really offered a very well rounded experience. Recommend.

As an Indian it felt strange and frustrating listening to them romanticise colonisation and forced conversions.

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Booksbymybed
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One of the favorites, such a good reread! I missed this joy of unhurried rereading, when one already knows the story so well, there is no need to devour- only to savor.

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SarahBookInterrupted
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I wanted to read this for a long time. But, once again another Bronte sister book I wouldn‘t say was a great love story. Both options for Jane were horrible. One only wanted a great worker and the other was manipulative. Mr.Rochester had some good qualities like actually loving Jane. I liked Jane‘s character a lot. She was strong and held to her principles. Also, the twist of fate, fortune and family was delightful. I enjoyed the book and ending.

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BookBr
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Snicker.

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tracy.anne8
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Went on Pango Books to sell them and instead bought some.🤦🏼‍♀️ I couldn't help myself though. It's so pretty 😍. #classics #janeyre #bookhaul

CoverToCoverGirl It‘s beautiful!🤩 2y
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