This was my first time reading this book and I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would. It always taken me a little bit to get into a classic written in this way but once I did I breezed through the story. It was very compelling and made me want to keep reading. 
I like Jane a lot. She is firm in her beliefs and in her sense of self. I enjoyed her inner monologues at times. 
I didn’t like Mr Rochester at first,

his whole Gypsy scheme and using Blanche to make Jane jealous were not great. Plus him hiding a mad wife in the house and not telling Jane until forced. But after the fire and death of his wife I could see a little change in him. And since Jane was so in love with him I was okay with them ending up together.

I really did not like St John at all. He felt like a gaslighter and self righteous. I did really like his sisters though and loved that Jane had finally found a family to belong with.

Not a god love story but a beautifully written story. Every man is horrible. 

Where to begin? I love Jane. She is a most atypical heroine for her time period, which makes her all the more compelling. I am in awe of Brontë's clear vision for her protagonist.

I have historically been struggling with excessively detailed descriptions of both nature and architecture in books, but that is a sign of the times, I suppose. The story is generally rather slow-paced, giving one ample opportunity to look closely at everything. But what a story it is! One of the quintessential gothic tales, set in a haunted house with a dark and brooding master. It is a classic for a reason.  

I must say, I did not appreciate Jane's headlong flight into the night, without even the hint of a plan; even knowing the outcome, I feared for her then. As I did when she was subjected to the Calvinist ramblings of St. John Rivers. "[...] you are made for labour, not for love!" is probably the worst "compliment" I've heard in my life.  

The topic of religion is a kind of Leitmotiv in this novel. Jane's relationship to Christianity is tested repeatedly, and she spends a lot of time analysing her views on faith, and how they align with her own moral principles.  Religious bigotry is being recognized and called out as such. Again, I feel that for their time, Jane's intellectual analysis and often critical views were extraordinary to read. 

I listened to an audiobook read by British actress Thandiwe Newton. She expertly endowed Jane's voice with the full range of human emotion, from the most fragile to the most forceful. I had never previously thought about it, but I found it amazing how she managed to make me hear Jane's inward laughter without actually making the usually associated sounds. Masterful. 

FINALLY!!!! BEGONE WITH THIS BOOK!!! Anyways, this was… fun ig? What I mean by that is, though there were some interesting plot points and characters and thoughts throughout this book, there were also moments where I was like „Charlotte ffs just move on already!“ So yeah. Also the Edward and Jane romance is albeit a tad controversial (like, idk,

the 20 year age gap and the crazy locked up wife come to mind

), ultimately it ended up being quite sweet actually.