Monday, 7 September 2009

Jane Eyre

Oh my, I dont even want to do this, but here goes nothing, the book is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.

So, let's begin by saying that length doesn't make a good book, it can make any good book quite boring, but that's not the case with this book, since it was already bad, but the length just made it worse than it already was. The type of writing isnt as effective, making the book deliver everything less efficiently, but it only has a few of those points since the book is bland (and that scene happened to be in the beginning, so theres nothing to look forward to after that). The plot is very basic, girl has unhappy childhood, falls in love with someone, gets mad with him and yet in the end, marries the guy. Oh, joy, I'm not even bothering to hide the plot from you since reading this book is like self torture. I could say that the running gag in the book is the crazy housemaid, but it's too bland to be a gag, so I think the writer was being serious when she made her..... WHYYYYY?! So, the plot isn't anything special, atleast the girl doesn't fall for the guy when she sees him on a hors........ OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. So, love at first sight, with a very cliched western image of love at first sight, making it painful to read if you have ever seen a movie with Clint Eastwood in it. The plot doesn't improve at any point, since at first thinks she can't marry the horseback man from before when she's poor and then it turns out that her rich uncle died and left her a huge fortune..... Do I even have to say that this isn't a good plot twist.


Well, let's get into the characters, maybe there's something good in them. So, we established that the main character had a rough life, and it has an effect on her future, but I doubt that it makes her a person that bland, well, that might be due to the fact that she is overtly religious and only believes in love... why didn't I just leave this book on the shelf.... oh yeah, I HAD TO read this for school. So, what about Mr. Rochester, the man of Janes life. He is a misanthropic rich man who likes being a polygamist, since he tries to marry Jane while still being married.
Yeah..... this book hasn't got a single likeable character in it.... except the crazy housemaid since she tries to kill the main characters a few times since she's insane (OR BRILLIANT) depending on your view on insanity and sanity. What about the setting, Victorian Age London, huge mansion..... and a love story.... aaaand unhappy events.... THIS IS ONLY A STEREOTYPE OF GOTHIC STYLED WRITING! Read "How To Kill A Mocking Bird" if you wanted to read gothic literature.

Okay, I can't go on with this, this scheibe is bananas.

Noapte Buna

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