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downsophialane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
So, okay, it's complicated. There are reasons to avoid it. But there are also reasons that you may be interested, particularly if you're a romance reader. If Pride and Prejudice is the mother of modern romance, Jane Eyre is the cool younger auntie.
I would highly recommend podcasts Whoa!mance's Public Access Read-a-Long and Hot and Bothered "On Eyre" series for audio reading companions.
TO TEACH? 🍎
Jane Eyre is delicious for the Gothic, of course. I've been assigned Jane and R's first meeting for year 10. We'll see how that goes (honestly, that meeting is real sexy and I feel like my colleague who made this decision... maybe didn't register how sexy it is...
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts
mmangos_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child abuse and Gaslighting
mondovertigo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
noveltay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Fire/Fire injury
mme_carton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
mells224's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
lkbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Racial slurs and Colonisation
thefightinside's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Moderate: Toxic relationship
Minor: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury
cornustella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Infidelity