I'm reading Jane Eyre for the first time.

[snarp]

I'm a little over halfway through, and I think I may prefer the Sharon Shinn version with the cyborgs. I keep wishing Rochester would undergo explosive decompression.

Comments

[jinian]

Kate Beaton pretty much expresses my entire opinion on the Brontës. I was warned off the Shinn ages ago so cannot speak to it.

[sophisted]

I adore Kate Beaton. Always so accurate.

[darkelf105]

Surprisingly, despite all of the problems I had with it, and there were so, so, so many, I liked Jane Eyre...and this makes me feel sorta bad about myself, because really, I shouldn't, but I did like Jane's narrative voice a lot, even all of the self-righteous martyr parts.

[vito_excalibur]

Why on earth shouldn't you like it?

[snarp]

It is not a book you need to feel bad about liking! I mean, there are many excellent reasons that it is a classic. I am just not very tolerant of Rochester-like characters.

[mikkeneko]

I love Jane Eyre too.

[petronia]

It was pretty awesome when I was 12-14, but I haven't re-read it since. :P I do plan on catching the recent film to see if it holds up that way.