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.
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sarameg - Nov 08, 2006 9:58:38 am PST #1486 of 28150
beth b - Nov 08, 2006 9:58:49 am PST #1487 of 28150
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
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
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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
sj - Nov 08, 2006 10:12:54 am PST #1495 of 28150
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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 ...)
My worst is Middlemarch. Everytime I see a pretty, old edition, I have to have it. Plus, I have about 3 paperback copies.