I was determined to read the book before I watch the series (can't bear to do it the other way round!), and I enjoyed both the book and the series.
I would also recommend reading Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. It was inspired by Jane Eyre and tells the story of the first Mrs Rochester and her life before she married, through her wedding to Rochester and her move to England to be cared for by Grace Poole. Although very different, it was excellent and a very good companion to Jane Eyre.
I was required to read both Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre for my course and I have mixed feelings about Jane Eyre...
SPOILERS ABOUND!!!
I liked the story to begin with - the whole gothic element was a refreshing addition to the preriod drama - and I loved the ambiguousness of Bertha's sanity (was she insane because she was repressed or was she repressed because she was insane) - but the ending was so long winded, going off to find family and come across money just so then she could feel on par with Rochester. (I'm a guy btw)
I liked WSS because it had a pre-determined ending, the story was not about what happened to Antoinette, but show she got there. I really liked that idea.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
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I was required to read both Wide Sargasso Sea and Jane Eyre for my course and I have mixed feelings about Jane Eyre...
SPOILERS ABOUND!!!
I liked the story to begin with - the whole gothic element was a refreshing addition to the preriod drama - and I loved the ambiguousness of Bertha's sanity (was she insane because she was repressed or was she repressed because she was insane) - but the ending was so long winded, going off to find family and come across money just so then she could feel on par with Rochester. (I'm a guy btw)
I liked WSS because it had a pre-determined ending, the story was not about what happened to Antoinette, but show she got there. I really liked that idea.