Jane Eyre reviewed by children and other news

Several fifth-graders review the Great Illustrated Classics edition of Jane Eyre published in January 2005 for The Decatur Daily.

"Jane Eyre" was a magnificent book! The book was interesting and had great detail. As I got deeper into the book, each chapter got better. When I hit the fourth chapter, I could not put the book down.

Jane Eyre is a main character in this book. When Jane was very young, her parents died of typhus disease. Jane is thrust into many harsh situations, yet she has great confidence and hope. No matter what Jane goes through, she always believes she will make it through the experience.

The setting is the Thornfield House, an affluent house with three floors that are picturesque. Many servants live in the Thornfield House, along with Mr. Rochester and Adele. Mr. Rochester and Jane meet when she goes to Thornfield House to be Adele's governess. As I finished this book, I made a connection to "The Sound of Music" musical.

I recommend this book to all who like love stories. I can see why "Jane Eyre" is a classic. (Juliana Lee)

Probably some of the best reviews we have ever read of Jane Eyre. We especially like the clever kid who connects it to The Sound of Music :) As for the cover of the book, though, Jane is anything but plain.

More on Jane Eyre - on stage now. The Acting Company, on tour with Jane Eyre, gets to Baton Rouge, LA. Here's a clip from a local TV station talking about it. Meanwhile, Tallahassee is getting ready to welcome the company next Thursday, March 22. The complete list of venues and dates here.

And yet another format. The Brooklyn Rail draws a brief comparison between Jane Eyre and The Open Curtain by Brian Evenson.

She falls in love with Rudd, and like Jane Eyre, she does so without knowing her fiancé’s hidden “past.” (Jim Feast)

And now for some Wuthering Heights. Starlitediner looks into a couple of Wuthering Heights adaptations as well as into the story itself, posting a couple of clips and the song by Kate Bush along the way.

And the Halifax Evening Courier reports the recent, apparently traditional Wuthering Hike. Not to be mistaken for this other Wuthering Hike, though. Here is the why and wherefore of its name.

Breaks made light of the testing course, which travels from Penistone Hill over the Bronte moors to Widdop, then via Todmorden and Lumbutts before a steep climb up to Stoodley Pike monument and then a descent into Hebden Bridge, a further climb to Heptonstall and finally a return to Haworth via Horse Bridge, Hardcastle Crags.

Brontë territory indeed.

Finally, anoter Brontëite joins our ranks. Trashionista publishes an interview with writer Lucy Diamond, author of Any Way You Want Me:

Your favourite female heroine (if different from above!), and why?

Becky Bloomwood is my favourite chick-lit heroine – she’s fantastic, I’d definitely like to go shopping with her! Otherwise I’d say Jane Eyre. She probably couldn’t cut it in the shopping and gossip stakes, but she was so strong and feisty – very admirable!

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