USA Today thinks that the
Bridgerton and similar formats are something new:
When speaking of period dramas, most people’s minds instantly wander to cult classics like Jane Eyre, Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, or Wuthering Heights. While they’re the foundation of what historical romance is, built by groundbreaking authors like the Brontë sisters and Jane Austen, and has stood the test of time for well over a century, readers’ demands are shifting at a faster pace than the literary standard. (Hilary Tetenbaum)
“Brother Brontë,” by Fernando A. Flores: In a Texas border town wasteland, circa 2038, reading has been outlawed and a powerful big tech tycoon has forced all mothers to toil at a toxic fish cannery. And yet somehow this contemporary twist on “Fahrenheit 451” exudes a morbid sense of humor, thanks largely to its characters, including a pair of rebellious young readers, an underground author — and a tiger. Lone Star dystopia with an insistent plea for the importance of reading. (Publishes Feb. 11) (Chris Vognar)
Wazir Khanum, the enigmatic central figure, aligns her characterisation with the tradition of complex female protagonists in English literature, such as Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre (1847) and Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1892).
Like Jane Eyre, Wazir Khanum embodies rare agency, skillfully navigating the patriarchal constraints of her environment. However, her narrative goes beyond Victorian paradigms, embedding her identity as a courtesan within the socio-cultural context of South Asia. This duality – reverence and marginalisation – gives her character a depth and complexity that is seldom paralleled in Western literary tradition. Through Wazir Khanum, Faruqi critiques and redefines autonomy and moral agency in a deeply stratified society. (Mereaj Rana)
The Times of India lists love quotes "that will warm your heart" including one from Wuthering Heights.
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