I saw that in a bookstore the other day, Jilli!
I also think it's very, very different from Wuthering Heights. Although I think I like Wuthering Heights better. So that might mean you love Jane Eyre.
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Polter-Cow - Nov 08, 2006 9:56:49 am PST #1485 of 28150
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sarameg - Nov 08, 2006 9:58:38 am PST #1486 of 28150
I hated WH but adored Jane Eyre when I was a young teen. Except for what I called the boring part. So I'd just always skip that part.
beth b - Nov 08, 2006 9:58:49 am PST #1487 of 28150
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hated Wuthering heights but while I don't love Jane Eyre - it is a very different and much better book
I just read a book called Report Card A kid's book that talks about the evils of standerized testing. odd.
Dana - Nov 08, 2006 9:59:01 am PST #1488 of 28150
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, I love Jane Eyre (completely unable to type that as anything but Jayne the first time), and I hate Wuthering Heights. Jane is a great character, and so much more likeable than anyone in WH.
Atropa - Nov 08, 2006 10:01:00 am PST #1489 of 28150
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Jilli, I have to know what you think of Jane Eyre when you're done. I personally love it. I think it is much different from Wuthering Heights, so I hope hating the latter doesn't ruin your enjoyment of the former.
I may eventually re-read Wuthering Heights to give it another try. While I say I've read it, I've actually skimmed it. My main problem with it is that it gave me the overwhelming urge to slap both Cathy and Heathcliff.
I suspect that if I go back and re-read Wuthering Heights with the mindset that it's also a comedy/parody of Gothic novel conventions, I'd probably enjoy it a lot more.
Atropa - Nov 08, 2006 10:02:48 am PST #1490 of 28150
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I saw that in a bookstore the other day, Jilli!
I admit, it was Dame Darcy's art that sold me on it. She's so deliciously loopy and over-the-top Gothic Victorian.
sarameg - Nov 08, 2006 10:03:33 am PST #1491 of 28150
My main problem with it is that it gave me the overwhelming urge to slap both Cathy and Heathcliff.
From what I recall, that's pretty much why I didn't like it. As Dana says, Jane's a great character.
sj - Nov 08, 2006 10:04:14 am PST #1492 of 28150
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I having been eyeing that edition of Jane Eyre for a while. I think I have 3 copies of the book already, what's one more..
Atropa - Nov 08, 2006 10:07:58 am PST #1493 of 28150
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I having been eyeing that edition of Jane Eyre for a while. I think I have 3 copies of the book already, what's one more..
Ha! That's like me and editions of Dracula. (I haven't picked up the new edition that's illustrated by Jae Lee, because I wasn't *that* in love with the art. Of course, if a remaindered copy turns up at the local Half-Price Books, I may change my mind ...)
shrift - Nov 08, 2006 10:10:29 am PST #1494 of 28150
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I love Jane Eyre.
My main problem with it is that it gave me the overwhelming urge to slap both Cathy and Heathcliff.
I don't know that characters like Cathy and Heathcliff improve with age and perspective