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<blockquote data-quote="SwordfishTrombonist" data-source="post: 919974" data-attributes="member: 8958"><p>Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte</p><p></p><p>Probably the worst book I've had the misfortune to read, the fact that feminists love this book (didn't know that when I started it) says everything you need to know. A good buddy of mine who is an Indian immigrant and who's english is not the best, had to write an essay about it for University and wanted me to proofread it. I thought "This is considered a classic right? I'll just read it and then I can really help him." I'd also read some Jane Austen novels which were alright, this was not.</p><p></p><p>The story centers around a young orphan who after a few misadventures winds up working as a governess for the wealthy, mercurial Lord Rochester with a mysterious past. Bronte explains how Jane's strong personality eventually wins him over which is baffling because to me Jane Eyre comes across as smug, bland and overbearing. Bronte also goes to great length so the reader understands that Jane is not much of a looker. Rochester ends up passing over beautiful noblewomen in favor of a busted, uninteresting and full of herself Jane. Its no wonder feminists like it </p><p></p><p>It was also one of the worst pieces of writing I've ever read, every sentence is overlong and yet manages to not say very much at the same time.</p><p></p><p>Basically the whole thing reads as a painfully long-winded fantasy of a woman who could never attract a desirable suitor (which Bronte could not, her husband was broke and she turned him down at first) but believed she deserved one for being 'strong' aka a pain in the ass</p><p></p><p>I get why feminists laud the idiotic themes of the book but the fact that this poorly written nonsense is considered a 'classic' by some is beyond me.</p><p></p><p>I really should've stopped reading a third of the way through but I hate not finishing books</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SwordfishTrombonist, post: 919974, member: 8958"] Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Probably the worst book I've had the misfortune to read, the fact that feminists love this book (didn't know that when I started it) says everything you need to know. A good buddy of mine who is an Indian immigrant and who's english is not the best, had to write an essay about it for University and wanted me to proofread it. I thought "This is considered a classic right? I'll just read it and then I can really help him." I'd also read some Jane Austen novels which were alright, this was not. The story centers around a young orphan who after a few misadventures winds up working as a governess for the wealthy, mercurial Lord Rochester with a mysterious past. Bronte explains how Jane's strong personality eventually wins him over which is baffling because to me Jane Eyre comes across as smug, bland and overbearing. Bronte also goes to great length so the reader understands that Jane is not much of a looker. Rochester ends up passing over beautiful noblewomen in favor of a busted, uninteresting and full of herself Jane. Its no wonder feminists like it It was also one of the worst pieces of writing I've ever read, every sentence is overlong and yet manages to not say very much at the same time. Basically the whole thing reads as a painfully long-winded fantasy of a woman who could never attract a desirable suitor (which Bronte could not, her husband was broke and she turned him down at first) but believed she deserved one for being 'strong' aka a pain in the ass I get why feminists laud the idiotic themes of the book but the fact that this poorly written nonsense is considered a 'classic' by some is beyond me. I really should've stopped reading a third of the way through but I hate not finishing books [/QUOTE]
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