Category Archives: Charlotte Bronte

Wherein I (finally) share my final thoughts on Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre (by Jill)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by badkitty1016

I really thought I would blaze through Jane Eyre this time around, but it took me two weeks, and I was worried I wouldn’t finish by the end of November.  I’m sure when I was twelve it took me even … Continue reading →

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Reader, I Finished It!: Final Thoughts on Jane Eyre (by Bethany)

Posted on December 8, 2012 by lfpbe

Well, there has been no major outcry since I admitted on November 30 that I hadn’t finished Jane Eyre yet, so either my readership has forgiven me or the naysayers are right and no one really cares about book blogs … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Quite Believe I’m Beating Jill to the Punch on this One: Thoughts on Part One of Jane Eyre (by Bethany)

Posted on November 30, 2012 by lfpbe

OK, the title of this post is a little misleading. I have no doubt that Jill has finished Jane Eyre by now – or at least is very, very close and will do so tonight while it is still November. … Continue reading →

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So a governess, a blind guy, and a madwoman walk into a bar…. Pre-reading Notes on November’s AP English Challenge book, Jane Eyre (by Jill)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by badkitty1016

I am so excited to re-read Jane Eyre!  I won’t be starting it for at least a week as I want to knock out some more Anitober selections, but since Bethany posted her pre-reading notes I thought I should go … Continue reading →

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On Madwomen in Attics and the Defence of Personal Boundaries: Pre-Reading Notes on Jane Eyre (by Bethany)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by lfpbe

At seventeen I had a terrible track record with nineteenth-century novels. I only occasionally attempted one for pleasure, and while I had been assigned a few along the way in my first few years of high school, I’m pretty sure … Continue reading →

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