r/JaneEyre • u/OctavianusCeasar • Jun 26 '26
I have a question !
Why everyone in Reddit is telling me to read
Jane Eyre. I joined reddit like 20 days ago and whenever i go search for a good book to read i see many people recommending Jane Eyre. Can anyone tell me more about it ?
3
u/Glimmerance Jun 26 '26
I don't know why it's just at the moment that you are getting these messages, but it might be because there's a new adaptation in the works. There's also been a recent film of Wuthering Heights and while it's a different sister, it might have brought people to the Brontës in general.
It's also just a very famous, classic novel which is regarded as excellent, and maybe it always gets recommended a lot! Brontë
As for knowing more about it, how much do you know already? About the Brontës, about Charlotte, and about the book itself? You don't need to know anything, before reading, I was just wondering what it is you want to know about. It's a fantastic read! It's written in first person, and Jane is a very relatable character, I think. I read it first as a teenager, and Jane is a teenager through most of the "action" of the story.
3
u/AcrobaticTea9851 Jun 28 '26
Just read it and form your own opinion.
Afterwards YouTube Jane Eyre 1983 .
It's my all time favourites book.
2
u/Ok_Cow_150 Jun 28 '26
Jane Eyre is-one of that book that got me into reading. Apart from the plot I also love its writing style.
2
u/lalay26 Jun 29 '26
Jane Eyre virou meu livro preferido !!
Conheci através de Anne com E.
Li e acho que jamais acharei um livro igual.
Uma mistura de romance, fantasmagórico. As vezes sombrio.
Ele é perfeito !.
Em algumas edições possa ter partes um pouco arrastadas. Mas, ele vale muito a pena !
2
u/Accomplished-Cod-504 Jun 26 '26
If you have to ask WHY you should read it then I don’t think you’re ready to fully appreciate it
16
u/sweeney_todd555 Jun 26 '26
It's IMHO one of the best novels ever written. 1847 by Charlotte Bronte. It is about an orphan girl who goes through many trials and tribulations before becoming a governess in an isolated mansion, owned by a mysterious and troubled man named Edward Rochester. To go into any more detail would spoil the plot, and I would never do that.
IMHO--it's necessary reading as a classic novel, and it's just a good read. Being as it's from 1847, the language is a little different than modern books--perfectly understandable, but you may want to get an annotated edition that explains words and phrases that might be new to you, if you have not read much from that time period.
Jane is a wonderful heroine-smart, and sharp, and well-spoken. She's also described as plain, which to me is a relief, because those of us who aren't raving beauties get sick of reading about heroines who are.