Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Bronte
Reviewed by Ellise

Being an orphan and being stuck with your crazy aunt and cousins at a young age seems bad enough. Imagine you then get sent to an extreme boarding school that you are stuck at for eight years. It all seems bad, right? It only gets crazier from there in Jane Eyre.

Jane starts life as an orphan with family issues. Her aunt sends her off to boarding school, where Jane adopts many new skills and endures lots of pain. After finishing school, Jane proceeds to find work as a governess under Mr. Rochester, working with the child he has taken in. Jane soon finds herself falling in love with her master, keeping her supplied with lots of pain and confusion.

Her story of love does not fail to amuse. Charlotte Brontë opens up a world of romance and confusion in this third edition of Jane Eyre. The reader gets to dive into a page-turner about Jane and her journey through life. The many plot twists and cliffhangers are guaranteed keep you interested. Jane founds out that Mr. Rochester is to be married, and it toys with her feelings. Many exciting things proceed to happen prior to the news of his engagement, including her (almost) getting married to Mr. Rochester.

Charlotte Brontë unveils many surprises and plot twists along the way, keeping you interested the whole way through. Jane runs away without any provisions and gets miles away from Thornfield (where she was a governess) to somebody’s doorstep. The man, St. John, decides to take her in, and Jane develops new relationships with these new friends. Jane goes to find Mr. Rochester, and yet another surprise is unveiled. Including Jane, the many diverse and interesting characters like Mrs Fairfax, Adelé, Mr. Rochester, Mrs. Reed, Bessie, St. John, and Diana make up this wonderful adventure through Jane’s life. Anyone who reads this is sure to be slightly, if not very, entertained and amused.

This book is highly recommended to anyone who likes reading of the secrets of somebody’s life, and who likes a good romance. Brontë’s style of writing could make the book a bit slow at times, but sticking it out until the good parts makes it all worth it. I highly enjoyed Jane Eyre, and I think anyone who enjoys reading will.

A fair warning to readers like me who are not really into reading long books: the book is over 450 pages long, so keep that in mind as you choose your next read. It should be no problem if you are willing to read a thrilling and enchanting life story that keeps you interested.