Federico Dayan Dayan itibaren Bhisauri, Uttar Pradesh, Hindistan
An amazing book, but be very careful if you adore Jane Eyre——you will never feel the same way about Jane or Rochester again. The book is pretty good in its own right: a beautiful sense of place, interesting narrative style, but it's the way it completely recasts Jane Eyre that makes this a must-read for Brit lit lovers. And somehow it feels very honest too. I read this and then instantly grabbed Jane Eyre to read Rochester's description of his early married life, and it made me sick! Why was I so caught up in the romance between Rochester and Jane that I never questioned some of the statements he makes? Not that Rochester is some kind of brutish man in desperate need of a feminist critique, but Rhys does sort of put things in perspective, raises a few questions... A really interesting read
Slow read, but it is well written and very interseting.