The
Edmonton Journal reviews
The Flight of Gemma Hardy:
The spunky, resourceful orphan who overcomes seemingly insurmountable
odds is a familiar fictional character (see Sara Crewe, Jane Eyre,
Oliver Twist). That's not always a good thing. Familiarity can breed
contempt, and also uninspired writing. (Debby Waldman)
Salon reviews another novel with
Jane Eyre echoes:
Coral Glynn by Peter Cameron:
There’s a way stories like this are supposed to go, and “Coral Glynn”
both does and doesn’t play by the old rules. Unlike Jane Eyre, who is in
some respects her fictional ancestor, Coral does not know what she
wants — or is entitled to expect — from life. Although her thoughts and
feelings are rarely kept from the reader, they are in some respects
unknown to their owner, so she is both visible and hidden, a puzzle
trying to solve itself. (Laura Miller)
This school correspondent on
The Guardian complains about his generation's reading habits:
Nowadays people my age are more likely to pick up the latest copy of
Hello magazine or Twilight rather than Great Expectations or Jane Eyre.
On
Très Sugar we read the following confession:
I have always been a firm believer in the fact that looks meaning
nothing in a relationship (perhaps due to the fact my favorite book is Jane Eyre) but now that I'm in the situation I find myself very confused.
Rachael Claire posts about
Wuthering Heights;
Laura's Review Bookshelf recommends April Lindner's
Jane.
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