Jane Eyre

"Jane Eyre" follows the life of the titular character, an orphaned and mistreated young woman, as she grows into adulthood. Raised by her cruel aunt and later attending Lowood School, Jane eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she encounters the enigmatic Mr. Rochester and develops a complex relationship with him. As secrets from Rochester's past come to light, Jane faces moral dilemmas and personal challenges. The novel explo...read more

Whether you are reading critically or just letting it flow for enjoyment, the life of Jane Eyre is fascinating. If you know that it started as what we would contemporarily call a character study fanfiction of Jane Fairfax from Jane Austen's Emma you can see all the little references and curiousities. If not, you get to see what brought the English gentry to almost ban the book for its morality. I love and hate alongside Jane in the best ways!

I can see why it’s a classic, the but dragged for so long, and was too wordy.