Jane Eyre Dame Judi Dench and Fassbender? In period costume? Bring it. And I don’t even like the Brontës! …well, except I am attempting to read Jane Eyre. My best friend’s English teacher mother tried valiantly to answer my, “seriously, why do people like these books?” at Thanksgiving. The answer that convinced me to try: it’s the soap opera ridiculousness of it all. So far: Jane is populated with many fewer jerks than Wuthering Heights.

Jane Eyre

Dame Judi Dench and Fassbender? In period costume? Bring it. And I don’t even like the Brontës!

…well, except I am attempting to read Jane Eyre. My best friend’s English teacher mother tried valiantly to answer my, “seriously, why do people like these books?” at Thanksgiving. The answer that convinced me to try: it’s the soap opera ridiculousness of it all. So far: Jane is populated with many fewer jerks than Wuthering Heights.

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  1. lowindustrial said: I remember being forced to read Jane Eyre in high school and being completely shocked that I fucking adored it. I think its cardinal virtue is the consistency of its portrayal of Jane from childhood to adulthood. She feels acutely alive.
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