Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Bronte
4/5
Penguin Classics 532 pages October 19, 1847
Orphaned and mistreated, the fiercely independent Jane Eyre becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester. But the house holds a dark secret. A groundbreaking novel of passion, morality, and a woman's right to equality and self-respect.
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Jim's Review
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Jane Eyre is the original "I don't need anyone's approval" protagonist, and Jim is absolutely here for it. Bronte created a heroine who refuses to be a doormat in an era that practically demanded it. The gothic atmosphere at Thornfield is so thick you could worm through it, and that plot twist still hits hard nearly two centuries later. This book burrowed its way into the literary canon for very good reason.
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