Jane Eyre

Pros: Strong protagonist, excellent story, good moral
Cons: Needs to be discovered by more people

Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte (1847) This literary classic is a little bit outside my usual reading material but I have it in my library and just finished reading it. The overall impression I got is it gets better as you go along and finally ...

Pros: Superb heroine, interlocking anti-hero, Christian world-view, pagan world.
Cons: Bits of untranslated French, bit of stereotyping, bit of snobbery.

"If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends."

JANE EYRE portrays the evolution of a consciousness and a conscience, within a...

Pros: not the juvenile version, but the real thing; captivating Christian novel
Cons: couldn't understand her devotion to a cruel, zealous preacher

Introduction to the interview: Since literally thousands of people have criticized this magnificent work of literature (which almost a hundred pages after the story offer in my 1987 Norton Critical Edition) and I do not wish to repeat their...

Pros: Plot, characters, storyline, atmosphere - it's just plain beautiful in every way.
Cons: None.

Lavished with a dark, brooding atmosphere, storm lashed windowpanes, harsh moors with rain leaden clouds scudding overhead, broken dreams and romantic disillusionments, insanity and mutilation, all combine into a dark witch’s brew to create one of ...

Pros: Passionate conviction, superb story-telling and some clear moral messages on issues of the day!
Cons: Overblown flowery dialogue may be difficult for some contemporary readers to swallow.

“Jane Eyre” is one of the world’s best-loved classic novels for so many reasons. It’s an exciting piece of feminist literature written at a time when feminist literature was little known and even more poorly ...

Pros: bewitching story, heroine, and message
Cons: how can Jane Eyre have cons?

Pros: Wonderful character, Interesting character struggles, Great descriptions of time and place
Cons: None that I've found.

Quite frequently when I am reviewing movies or books, I find myself plagued by plots that are predictable to me. I suppose the problem with being well-read is there isn't much new after a certain point. New works in some fashion become how well people ...

Pros: holds your attention, beautifully constructed sentences , unusual yet endearing heroine
Cons: the 19th century value system can get annoying for a 21st century reader

Let me just start off by saying that I am the least likely person to enjoy classics. I lack the patience that classics require you to have. And inspite of this failing, I read Jane Eyre and I loved it from the first word. Jane Eyre is quite simply a...

Pros: Charlotte Bronte's wonderful writing style and the strength of Jane Eyre
Cons: The Length

Secret marriages, affairs, bastard children, insanity, love, illness, passion, and death; all of the ...

Pros: The book has a very good plot, with the main character as a refreshing heroine.
Cons: The French dialogue in the book provided no translation

Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1981.433 pages. Reading Jane Eyre ...

Pros: Compelling story; interesting characters; quick read
Cons: Too hyped

This review does reveals major details about the plot (like how it turns out).

The novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte was assigned as reading for my Victorian Age class at Martin Luther College. We read the novel in literary...

Pros: incredibly descriptive
Cons: advanced vocabulary

I read this book as a required summer reading novel before my sophomore year in high school. I remember the excruciating complaints pouring from my classmates' mouths as they ragged further into what I thought was a fabulous work done by Bronte. Most...

Pros: The character of Jane Eyre and the lesson her life teaches
Cons: As a previous reviewer said, how can there be cons in Jane Eyre?

Charlotte Bronte wrote a book that meant that she would always be considered one of the greatest writers ever. That book was this book.

The story of Jane Eyre is a Gothic romance. It is a classic in which symbolism plays a major part. It is...

Pros: A lovely story, with a strong, believable heroine.
Cons: It can be archaic in style.

I first read this book when I was 15. I live in the UK and Jane Eyre was one of the set texts for my English Literature course. Usually, studying a book in this sort of depth puts you off for life, but Jane Eyre has remained a long-term favourite of ...

Pros: Wonderful story, captivating.
Cons: You will want to read more of Jane's life.

I first discovered "Jane Eyre" about four years ago when I saw an advertisement for the movie on A&E. Being a perpetual student of classic literature, I desperately wanted to read the book before I saw the movie.

I was...