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Posted 14 February 2009 - 12:16 PM

We started talking about Jane Eyre in the Wuthering Heights topic, and I wanted to know what people think about it...

I read it for my book report, and I didn't like it at all - I thought it was quite boring, frankly. But maybe I'm too young for it. Does everyone else like this book? Am I the only one who doesn't? O_o it seems everyone I talked to about it so far liked it. I mean, even Chloe liked it, and I didn't think she liked ANY books. p.gif


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Posted 14 February 2009 - 12:36 PM

I happen to love this book, although, I'll admit the parts with John Rivers are a bit . . . well he annoys me. lol.gif He's just so stupidly annoying, bleh. But I love Mr. Rochester to death. <3

But I watched Masterpiece Theater's film adaption of the book first, so that might have something to do with it. That film stays almost perfectly in sync with the book, tis a lovely film.

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 12:56 PM

Jane Eyre lol, I was just thinking about posting a topic on this, but now thats not necessary:).
Yeah, I liked this book, not with any sort of the kind of devotion that I sometimes feel toward other books, but it was enjoyable enough.
Concidering the book was wriiten a long time ago, when things were much simpler, I found the book suprisingly engrossing, and found myself enjoying the slighlty petty Jane's world.biggrin.gif. Though I did find the start and the end of the book quite sad. Poor mr Rochester.frown.gif

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 01:32 PM

QUOTE (BartimaeusTrilogyFan @ Feb 14 2009, 05:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I happen to love this book, although, I'll admit the parts with John Rivers are a bit . . . well he annoys me. lol.gif He's just so stupidly annoying, bleh. But I love Mr. Rochester to death. <3

But I watched Masterpiece Theater's film adaption of the book first, so that might have something to do with it. That film stays almost perfectly in sync with the book, tis a lovely film.


Oooooooooh, I just skimmed the St. John stuff. X_X He annoyed me to the point where I gave up on it for a few hours. Why is his name St. John anyhooooo? frown.gif

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 02:01 PM

I suppose he's named after a St. John. lol.gif

By the way, the best Mr. Rochester ever:



He makes that film. awesome-old.gif And so that is how I will always picture Rochester, no matter how he is described in the book. lol.gif

But John . . . he's just so stupid, I wanna whack him over the head with something!

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 02:30 PM

QUOTE (BartimaeusTrilogyFan @ Feb 14 2009, 07:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I suppose he's named after a St. John. lol.gif

By the way, the best Mr. Rochester ever:



He makes that film. awesome-old.gif And so that is how I will always picture Rochester, no matter how he is described in the book. lol.gif

But John . . . he's just so stupid, I wanna whack him over the head with something!


*THWACKS JOHN OVER THE HEAD WITH A COPY OF JANE EYRE*

*THWACK!*

Wow, Mr Rochie has long hair. blink.gif

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Posted 14 February 2009 - 10:35 PM

*watches thwaking with some amusement*

John is a frustrating character. He's supposed to be that way. *shrugs* Oh well. lol.gif

Doesn't he, though? awesome-old.gif

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Posted 15 February 2009 - 04:02 AM

QUOTE (BartimaeusTrilogyFan @ Feb 15 2009, 03:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Doesn't he, though? awesome-old.gif


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Posted 15 February 2009 - 09:11 AM

I lurve him. awesome-old.gif *squee!*

*calms self*

Aaanywho, I just love the way this book is written. Tis a classic.

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Posted 15 February 2009 - 12:30 PM

QUOTE (BartimaeusTrilogyFan @ Feb 14 2009, 10:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
*watches thwaking with some amusement*

John is a frustrating character. He's supposed to be that way. *shrugs* Oh well. lol.gif

Doesn't he, though? awesome-old.gif


Are we waking about St. John Rivers or John Reed? Both were annoying though. Well, actually, John was more despicable whereas St. John, while being a good person, didn't understand people, especially Jane, very well at all.
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Posted 15 February 2009 - 10:54 PM

St. John. Apologies. p.gif And you nailed them, Farsala. awesome-old.gif

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Posted 15 February 2009 - 11:34 PM

QUOTE (China Oolong @ Feb 14 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We started talking about Jane Eyre in the Wuthering Heights topic, and I wanted to know what people think about it...

I read it for my book report, and I didn't like it at all - I thought it was quite boring, frankly. But maybe I'm too young for it. Does everyone else like this book? Am I the only one who doesn't? O_o it seems everyone I talked to about it so far liked it. I mean, even Chloe liked it, and I didn't think she liked ANY books. p.gif


I read it in sixth or seventh grade, got through two-thirds of it, knew it was good writing and all, but I stopped caring.
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Posted 11 July 2009 - 01:55 PM

It is a classic and it is pretty good. However, if I were in Jane's shoes, I would have been a lot more angry with Mr. Rochester when I found out the truth.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 06:02 AM

It was a decent read, a little dry with minimal plot and action. I was told me a friend who loved it that I should read it, but I didn't find it so wonderful.
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Posted 13 July 2009 - 09:24 AM

I just finished reading it again and I think the dryness of the narrative and plot are very consistent with the personality that is developed in Jane. It's not the most pleasant thing to read because its like you're wading through material that seems so reserved...so devoid of emotion, but when her feelings creep out from the narrative I could almost liken it to a drink of cold water in the desert. You experience the emotion with her because you know she's feeling it so strongly.

It's because of this that I love the book so much--the character development in the narrative is so genuine in my opinion that it is easy to be sympathetic to Jane.

And yes, BTF, that is the best Mr. Rochester (in the Masterpiece Theatre Version).

If anybody has a chance to read Wide Sargasso Sea which is designed to be a prequel to Jane Eyre, you still may find yourself sympathetic to Jane and Rochester still, but perhaps not quite as much.

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