One of my oldest and dearest friends loves brooding European female-centric novels, so even though the preview for the movie version of Jane Eyre looked intriguing (but ended up falling into the totally misleading preview category I mentioned a few posts back...) I had my doubts that I would like the book.
FALSE.
This book is excellent. Excellent. Charlotte redeemed the Bronte brand in my mind since I have a strong dislike for Wuthering Heights.
Jane Eyre, however is winsome. Interesting. And just so different.
I recommend it. Heartily.
The movie isn't bad either -- the preview is. But nevertheless, here it is:
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