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S. J. Cooper

5 Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2019

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All of the sudden I 100% understand people's fascination with this story.

Despite it being written in the mid 1800s and there being at least three words a page that I had to look up in the dictionary, I followed Jane's autobiographical story told in 1st person POV very easily (unlike when I read Pride and Prejudice, which confused the heck outta me).

To say that this is the most quotable book I've ever read is an understatement! I highlighted so many things. Some of the lines about being in love are pure magic.

"Come to me - come to me entirely now," said he; and added, in his deepest tone, speaking in my ear as his cheek was laid on mine, "Make my happiness - I will make yours."

"My future husband was becoming to me my whole world; and more than the world: almost my hope of heaven. He stood between me and every thought of religion, as an eclipse intervenes between man and the broad sun."

"Not a human being that ever lived could wish to be loved better than I was loved; and him who thus loved me I absolutely worshipped."

Read this book. Now I say! Read it now!

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A Most Distressing Dilemma

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2018

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Having lost both of her parents, Jane Eyre is taken in by her Uncle. Upon his deatbed, he extracts a promise from his wife, Mrs. Reed to raise hJane as her own. Life becomes torture for Jane as Mrs. Reed and her children heap many injustices on Jane. Her Aunt soon tires of her and sends her off to Lowood, a school for Orphans run by Pastor Brocklehurst, a stern incompassionate tyrant. Jane Eyre spends eight years at the school, six as a student and two as a teacher. Afterward, she becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall of a Master Rochester's charge, a little French girl, Adele. Soon, Master Rochester and Jane Eyre, having fallen in love, are to be married. At the Wedding Ceremony, Jane learns Mr. Rochester is already married. Destitute and shocked, she flees. Discovering her near to death on his home step, St. John Rivers, a priest, rescues her. Jane Eyre becomes a school mistress of a school for orphan girls. Upon learning that her Uncle John, upon his death, bequested her tbe sum of twenty thousand pounds, she divides it with her newly found relations in the sum of five thousand pounds a piece. St. John proposes marriage to her so she can join him in his missionary work in India.
Here in lies her dilemma, marriage void of love with St. John, or listen to her heart filled with love for Master Rochester, a married man.

Jessi

Beautiful and Blue.

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020

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The Summer collection is just as beautiful as te Winter with the bonus of bookmarks!

I was disappointed that the dust jackets weren't white like the winter collection so it doesn't completely match as a set, if it's for season differences I get it but I'm not a fan of the cooler (it's blue) tone of white as compared to the previous season. Plus it doesn't complement any of the colors of the books though for this season, imo.

*Hopefully the pictures show you what I mean.

Can't wait to see what they release next!

JP

Buy another copy

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020

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This looks like a super cheap reprint for a not-so-cheap price. It’s big (almost 7x10) with almost no margins and the chapters begin in the middle of a page.

Reinold F.

Magic realism. (AmazonClassics edition)

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2020

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Jane Eyre declares the supernatural has left England centuries before her lifetime. Nevertheless, without breaking what is possible in our reality (and so many unexplained things occur) much of fantastic and eerie populates the book, although nothing as fantastic as the portrayed human beings, as complex as real people. What is the story about? is a retrospective view to the life of the narrator, Jane Eyre, an orphaned girl whose intelligence has rendered her alone since child, and oppressed by authoritarian figures to survive she has drown her feelings, expressing her wishes and intellect in the few venues allowed by her society to manifest. But this is a very poor introduction for the richness of the novel: there is horror fiction that for moments feel like a prequel for Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw;" there is love and absence of love; there is Christian moral but is not from a manual but from what the character feels, a personal Christianity with lovely miracles; there are thoughts about education and the social freedom of women in her time. There is cruelty but fortunately is balanced and don't turn into the usual cliché, there are synchronicities and symmetries. Is a very peculiar novel indeed, if you like English 19th century literature you will find Jane Eyre fascinating.

About the AmazonClassics Edition is as always, given the work was written originally in English, excellent. Jane Eyre is free of grammar errors, the formatting is quite professional and the typography modern, and the always useful X-Ray function, which in sum makes it quite comfortable to read. What I adore of these editions is that there are neither introductions nor footnotes by modern scholars, the novel only has a very short biography of Charlotte Brontë at the end, which, added to the strange omission in the first page of the original year of publication, gives the illusion of reading Jane Eyre as if it had been published this morning. A highly recommended edition.

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Saroj

Good Publication - Fingerprint

Reviewed in India on August 9, 2017

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The review is about the product and not the writer's work.
Normally Amazon reviews do not mention the publication, hence the reader is confused whether the print is abridged, quality of the print etc.
This review is for Fingerprint publication.

I have got many classics from Fingerprint publishers. The print size is good. The paper quality is good.Their books in general are unabridged.
So it makes sense to go for their version of the book.

jane

Inspirational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2018

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Wow what a wonderful story! I have had a hard back copy of this book since my birth as it is (was as now I'm married) my namesake and I am embarrassed to say I have never read it! Well I finally decided to give this classic a read but in kindle format and I am glad I did! With 'ye old English' I used my kindle dictionary to help me through some of this book, I am so glad I did! I can honestly say what it is a wonderful story and extremely well written. I will definitely be reading it again but I shall pull out my leather bound book version. It truly is an inspiring novel and very descriptive and it was wonderful to get lost back in time.

DCol

Get a different version. Buy elsewhere.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2021

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The story itself is interesting and after losing my old copy I decided to get a new one. However, this book was so awful I have now repurchased another else where to replace this one. Despite the book being quite big, the text is incredibly small but also awkward in having three columns per page. I am an avid reader but really struggled with this format and couldn’t get past a few pages. Very disappointing and a waste of money.

m

Must read book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 7, 2021

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Before reading this book I thought it would be more for women but I (a 37 year old man) found myself really identifying with Jane. This book is for anyone who has not fitted in somewhere, suffered some kind of injustice or had low self-esteem. Which has to be everyone at some stage of their life.

I found myself really rooting for Jane and enjoyed her journey throughout. I'd definitely rate this book over any Jane Austen novel and I'm a fairly big fan of Jane Austen. Characters like Mr Rochester seemed to have more depth.

The only thing was the ending was a bit too happy in my opinion, maybe he shouldn't have got his eyesight back or Jane should have ended up going to India with Mr Rivas and got Maleria or something.

I've got problems.

Henry

Error-strewn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 10, 2018

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The AmazonClassics kindle edition reproduces the text of the Project Gutenberg version, which unfortunately includes many transcriber's errors. The Wordsworth edition is much higher quality, and is worth the small fee.

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