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Vinaya rated a book it was amazing
about 3 years ago
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre
Read in February 2011
FIVE REASONS WHY JANE EYRE WOULD NEVER BE A BESTSELLER IN OUR TIMES:
5. Four hundred-odd pages of purely descriptive writing
4. Overt religious themes and moral preaching
3. A plain-Jane heroine who stays plain. No makeovers to reveal a hitherto hidd... Read full review
Tatiana I think I adore this movie adaptation of Jane Eyre as much as the book itself. Have you seen it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyr...
  • 6 years ago
Miss Clark An excellent review - thanks!
  • 6 years ago
Vinaya @Miss Clark: Thank you, I aim to please! :)

@ Tatiana: No, I haven't, I'm always scared of movie adaptations of books I love. But Toby Stephens is hawt, and he's been in a Bollywood movie, where he was truly awesome, so I might watch it just for him! But after the disaster that was Kiera Knightley in Pride and Prejudice, I've tried to stay away from movie adaptations! I'll give this one a shot, and then maybe you'll go from Tatiana, Book Goddess to Tatiana, Movie goddess as well! :)
  • 6 years ago
Tatiana Oh no, I loved P&P with Kiera! Mr. Darcy in that movie makes my mouth water every time I get a glimpse of him! So maybe watching my suggestion is not such a great idea?
  • 6 years ago
Vinaya I hate Kiera on principle, I just think she has only one expression that she uses for all her movies. Also she should never be allowed to dress herself. Matthew Macfadyen is all kinds of hot, I agree! :) I will give Jane Eyre a shot anyhow, and if I hate it, I'll just make sure not to watch any more movie adaptations! No harm, no foul. :)
  • 6 years ago
Cassie Great review! This made me feel all warm inside to read :)
  • 6 years ago
Brillare Hear hear!
  • 6 years ago
joy *the clean-reader extraordinaire* have you tried anne bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall? i'd say there's a good chance you'd really love it. :)
  • 6 years ago
Vinaya I do, I do! I think in terms of originality and innovation, Tenant of Wildfell Hall is way more progressive than Jane Eyre, it's just that Jane has a special place in my heart! Objectively speaking, though, I'd rate Tenant higher!
  • 6 years ago
deleted user Ok, this review was so pretty now I want to read it! LOL! I figure if I love Wuthering Heights I should respect this one just as much right?
  • 6 years ago
Erica (daydreamer) Fantasic review! Jane Eyre is purely brilliant, my favorite book ever :)
  • 5 years ago
Anna Pravdica What you should really watch is the most recent film adaption- just came out this year. It's starring two of my favorite actors, and I did love it. It was gorgeous. The ending pissed me off a bit, but I can live with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyr...
  • 5 years ago
Megan Haynes but jane eyre is so good 3 ahh, well.
  • 4 years ago
Marie This is such a gorgeous review :)
  • 4 years ago
Lucia Lazorova Hello, beautiful review:)
  • 2 years ago
Lola This made me teary eyed. Wonderful review :)
  • 2 years ago
Greg Kensington Very true, but there is something lost in modern novels. Descriptive writing is what makes classics reread over 100 years later.
  • 2 years ago
Anne True! Same thoughts here.
  • 2 years ago
Monkique Great review!!!
  • 2 years ago
Donna Ho Shing It's crazy, and I guess it just shows my LOVE for "Jane Eyre" but this review literally brought me to tears. I can completely relate to your illustration about your childhood doll and how Jane Eyre is the same to you now in your adulthood, this is the part that moved me most. I thought I was the only one who felt this way about Jane, I guess not. Jane Eyre is one for the ages and you are on point in saying it would not be a best seller today, such a pity. Thank God Charlotte Brontë was born in the 1800s then.
  • 2 years ago