read jane eyre

It will (hopefully) make you think…& not just about romance, either. I re-read this book after my feminist Womens’ Studies professor criticized it (along with the Austen novels).

I won’t go so far as to accuse it of being anti-feminist, but it did make me think. What’s the role of love & marriage in a woman’s pursuit of happiness? Or vice versa: the role of happiness in pursuing love?

Some say it’s an example of feminism ahead of its time, exploring themes of female identity & independence in the male-dominated Victorian era. Others say it’s anti-feminist, making the heroine choose between love/marriage & her career/vocation.

Is there a double standard for men & women when it comes to this kind of situation? Are women the only ones who have to choose? And is the heroine’s choice a step forward or backwards?

Read it & make your own opinions :)

I just want to see what the rage is all about

Definitely the best old English romance novel I’ve ever read.. And I’ve read atleast three, so I’d say my opinion is pretty good.

Read it to the end; very great book!

So I’m about half-way done with this book. I started it as a class discussion-type, boring homework reading assignment… But I really ended up enjoying it, and I want to finish it and see what happens :]]

And I want to watch the movie version, (or as I’ve read below,) all of the movie versions..

I’ve started… but kinda got distracted. MUST KEEP READING! I wanted to read it after I saw the BBC telemovie about it with Toby Stephens in it!

If you’re a slow reader, or have a hard time getting going, skim the first 10 chapters (terrible childhood – she’s miserable, all alone, abused, etc.) and get to the good stuff, baby! Helloooo, Mr. Rochester! This is my favorite book of all time – I read at least part of it every year – I love it! I’ve now watched almost every film version of it and the best one (by far I think) is the one BBC/Masterpiece Theatre put out this year… it’s out on DVD so rent it! I highly recommend it! In fact, I am shamefacedly obsessed with it right now… here’s a link to “the” scene. (this doesn’t actually exist in the book exactly, but I’m not complaining!)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q-nMxmoI_no

The book is so good at building up this tension and this very realistic self-derision / reality check that Jane keeps putting herself through, that when you realize Rochester really is falling in love with her you almost still don’t believe it – which makes it that much more exciting!

... and the 2006 BBC miniseries is also warmly recommended for all those who want an easier start (though I didn’t find the book very hard to get into).
The new BBC adaptation does give a slightly more contemporary view to the story, but I think it preserves the original spirit very well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/janeeyre/

so i spent a whole day just reading jane eyre (it was so humid and i don’t have air-conditioning, so i wouldn’t have been able to do too much anyways) and i loved it! it was hard to get into, but once i did it was great.
i admit i only made a I Want To read jane eyre thing after i had read it, but that’s only because i thought i had already made one, and wanted the satisfaction of saying i had done it.

Now I’m rereading some of the Jane Austens I have read but are not so familiar with.
I found that the 2006 BBC miniseries of this book didn’t take liberties so if anyone is giving this one up thats the place to look

Lack of time is the only problem. Well worth doing.