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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

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diegodelgom's review

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Siempre me han atraído esos libros que, considerándose "clásicos" de la literatura, rompen con el canon masculino que lleva siglos imponiéndose. 'Jane Eyre' es uno de ellos, pero me parece importante advertir sobre una obviedad: fue escrito hace 200 años. Es decir, sería un error acercarnos a esta novela con la expectativa de leer algo parecido a un tratado fundacional sobre feminismo, tal y como lo entendemos ahora. No lo es. Quizá no está ni cerca de serlo. Pero es que tampoco es su función.
'Jane Eyre' me ha parecido un retrato interesantísimo de la sociedad inglesa de la primera mitad del siglo XIX, en el que, además, Charlotte Brontë se atreve a reflexionar -y esto sí considero que implica una subversión importante del mencionado canon literario hipermasculinizado- sobre la libertad y la agencia de las mujeres como entidades completas en sí mismas, y no como complemento necesariamente subyugado al hombre. A través de la narración de Jane se exploran los límites dibujados por la sociedad patriarcal y las consecuencias que suponía sobrepasarlos.

cinnamon13's review

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

I don't know how she could fall in love with Mr. Rochester.
But otherwise a lovely book ✨️

sarahp85's review

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4.0

I forgot how much I love this book.
Thanks to the amazing yarn advent based on Jane Eyre, and the maker of said yarn (AdventuresInYarncraft) holding a read-a-long, I fell back in love with this one.

I hadn't (re)read a classic in a while, this really made me want to start reading all my favourites again

maggiecath's review

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's very interesting and catchy, I actually love Jane 😭🙏

pueb7914's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

asi's review

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emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Surprisingly easy to read given that I don't read classics usually. There's a lot of Christian imagery - I had an edition with notes at the back, but I still struggled to understand a lot of it. It was still a good book. I believe someone who has more knowledge of classics and literature would enjoy this much more. I still found it interesting though.