tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post8805489817230920738..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 83: Finished/Reflections on Reading.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-21676279595598080382011-05-11T17:22:59.038-04:002011-05-11T17:22:59.038-04:00I thought I posted on here already? Anyway, I'...I thought I posted on here already? Anyway, I'm glad you ultimately enjoyed it. I'm so excited to try the other Bronte books -- since you enjoyed them too! (Although I'm not a fan of WH...)Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-77767984252204026442011-05-09T14:03:34.428-04:002011-05-09T14:03:34.428-04:00It's interesting the way our perceptions can r...It's interesting the way our perceptions can really hinder our reading. I generally try to convince myself that I'm not afraid of or intimidated by any book, but the truth is there ARE books that I'm intimidated by--even if I think I could read them, I'm afraid of the work I might have to put into it to make it work. I read <em>Jane Eyre</em> so long ago that I can't imagine being afraid of it but it probably helps that it was located in the YA section of the library!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-31835401510094541972011-05-07T12:08:21.649-04:002011-05-07T12:08:21.649-04:00Yay for recent Jane Eyre lovers!Yay for recent Jane Eyre lovers!Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-61270488849285815572011-05-07T10:10:30.473-04:002011-05-07T10:10:30.473-04:00I'm so glad you liked this book. I also recent...I'm so glad you liked this book. I also recently discovered it and now it's one of my favourites.ChristasBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15920374639635865206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-36168932369785774362011-05-07T08:18:30.668-04:002011-05-07T08:18:30.668-04:00I loved this book- your post made me want to rerea...I loved this book- your post made me want to reread it so badly!! I will definitely be pulling it out this summer.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384554351353947602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-25681708875144834702011-05-07T02:45:21.159-04:002011-05-07T02:45:21.159-04:00I love this post! I've recently read Jane Eyre...I love this post! I've recently read Jane Eyre myself after years of 'just not getting around to it' (and even have the same Reuben Toledo edition you have - so pretty) and absolutely adored it. I can't believe it took me so long to read it, and like you I couldn't wait to find out what would happen. I freaked out in so many parts. I had my heart in my throat as their 'wedding' approached, as Jane was pressured by her cousin, and was so moved by so many other moments. I too love Rochester, he's my new literary crush. It makes me want to read other classics pronto!Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-18329094705700886542011-05-07T00:09:25.186-04:002011-05-07T00:09:25.186-04:00I am so glad you finally read this and that you en...I am so glad you finally read this and that you enjoyed it! It's such a wonderful story.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82894199471997628132011-05-06T23:03:35.101-04:002011-05-06T23:03:35.101-04:00Oh, I can't even imagine Jane Eyre being diffi...Oh, I can't even imagine <i>Jane Eyre</i> being difficult! But I feared it too! Reading it ENTIRELY changed my opinion about classics. I can't believe I used to think Charlotte Bronte would be dry or stuck up. She's like a contemporary to me now, I adore her.<br /><br />(I chuckle at your image of "clutching" your <i>Little House</i> books as a little girl. I read those... last year.)<br /><br />:P<br /><br />So glad you loved this!! I KNEW you would. :D*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-63607478688313028992011-05-06T20:29:19.838-04:002011-05-06T20:29:19.838-04:00Yay! I am so glad you fell in love with it as I di...Yay! I am so glad you fell in love with it as I did so long ago. I still pick it up and read my favorite parts from time to time.picky girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143098785493457762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67017883799358654492011-05-06T15:09:16.403-04:002011-05-06T15:09:16.403-04:00I also worry sometimes that I will be too dense to...I also worry sometimes that I will be too dense to understand a story, especially with the classics. Thankfully, usually that's just me underestimating myself.<br /><br />Your review is great. I also loved this book. As an aside, I have the cover of Jane Eyre that you've featured above, and I absolutely adore it. Great post!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17661762801358860078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-10187706606823499322011-05-06T11:42:56.929-04:002011-05-06T11:42:56.929-04:00I am so, so glad that all that pesky nagging was w...I am so, so glad that all that pesky nagging was worth it in the end, especially as I was doing a lot of it. :D I was like you. I avoided the Brontes even though I'd loved classics for years, and avoided Ms. Austen as well. I finally read both Austen (Persuasion) and Emily Bronte in 2007, then Charlotte and Anne in 2008. All those years I was missing out (except for Emily, who I strongly disliked...). It made me realize I ought not to avoid these classics because of preconcieved misconceptions, too.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-35916973330154806762011-05-06T09:47:05.528-04:002011-05-06T09:47:05.528-04:00Our expectations can be dangerously deceiving - I ...Our expectations can be dangerously deceiving - I had a fearful view of this title because I assumed it would be another book like Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' which I strongly disliked. However, it turns out that even men can enjoy wonderful works like Jane Eyre... and Wuthering Heights.<br /><br />My review here:<br />http://eclectic-indulgence.blogspot.com/2010/06/jane-eyre-charlotte-bronte.htmlEclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-64913577475893738172011-05-06T09:44:58.766-04:002011-05-06T09:44:58.766-04:00So glad you loved it. I think it's time for a ...So glad you loved it. I think it's time for a re-read soon.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-21917255182109375432011-05-06T09:10:25.831-04:002011-05-06T09:10:25.831-04:00I am so glad you loved Jane Eyre! I read it when I...I am so glad you loved Jane Eyre! I read it when I was 15... two times... and fell in love with it! It is one of my favorites too!<br />And this post is one of my favorite posts ever!CaRiiToOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15235918193299700180noreply@blogger.com