jane eyre, *yawn* Options

[IIO__oII]

man this book is boring.. im reading this for honors english 10 next yr.. hehe i cant understand any of it.... >=[
anione else reading this book?
its sooo longgg

[gigglepot]

I have to read it for English 10 next year too, but not until the middle of the year. I'm not looking forward to it

[*Kathleen*]

I read it this year. I liked it. I suppose that's just because I can relate to Jane Eyre so much. Charlotte Bronte is one of my favorite authors! Eh, but I like the majority of books...what can I say...I'm a bookworm.

[Yemmerz]

Hey I read that this year for class. Then we saw the movie. If you don't want to read it, rent the movie.

[*Kathleen*]

There's a movie? When was it made? Who's in it?

[smrkangl]

yep, i saw the movie too and it made me cry soo much the movie was so strong, it had emphasis on love..it made my heart hurt...lol...

[X serenity]

i read that book in like 7th grade... it's a really good book, and the movie was sad. i think the movie is on television, but i forgot which channel...

[jeung]

moved to interests -> books forum

[*Statues/Shadows*]

i read that book in like 7th grade...

Yeah, I actually read it in 7th grade, too.

Of course, I was about the only person I know who read it with that teacher who actually liked it. James, for example, hated it. It was my mother's second favorite book (after Gone With the Wind), so I think I was raised with a bias towards it, though.

[sprezzatura]

I read that for independent reading during 7th grade. Yet we are doing it again for 10th grade honors.

[*Statues/Shadows*]

^That;s not unheard of. I read Huck Finn in class in 7th grade (wow, I read a lot of good books that year) but then again last year in 10th grade taking the 11th grade gifted class.

[insanityislaughi...]

I've been hearing so much lately about Jane Eyre...I'll have to pick it up at the library. I need a good book anyway.

And most of the books I like, everyone else hates.

[radhikaeatsraman]

I read a chapter of Jane Eyre and was absolutely bored to death. Most classic writers, in my opinion, are terribly overrated.

[*Statues/Shadows*]

Not if you actually have good literature teachers who take the time to teach you why a particular novel is significant. If you regard symbolism and literary devices as you read, it becomes more understandble that a book should be so highly regarded, because in fact, good authors did actually put more effort into giving their literature deeper meanings. Besides which, you shouldn't judge whether or not a book is boring by the first chapter. but I don't mean to bitch at you.

[radhikaeatsraman]

I understand, Nicki, but I read Call of the Wild in my English class, and I thought it was terrible and completely pointless.

[espressive]

I read it 8th grade for independent reading and for an enriched course in 9th grade, none of which were by choice, and you'll see what I mean when you pick up the book.

I think the plot is rather interesting, not of the ordinary. However, Bronte tends to be too wordy in the description department. She'll go on, talking about a leaf falling from a tree, for like 3 pages; there ends up to be so many similes, metaphors, and whatnot, that you forget what she was talking about in the first place. I tended to skim the descriptions, because it's really boring. If the descriptions weren't so elaborate, I think the book would be "okay" to read. But it's kinda the style of classical authors to have a sentence half a page long, filled with description and stuff. Anyways, this is kinda of an extremely late response, but have fun to those who have to read this (and probably write a gigantic analysis paper on it).

[*My Cinderella.*]

I hear there's going to be a movie on this on PBS.

[espressive]

Like PBS Kids? o.O


There's already a movie out, like 4 hours long. I should know, because I ended up watching the last portion of the book (and clarifying what I was reading before). LOL!

[sakaitone]

Not if you actually have good literature teachers who take the time to teach you why a particular novel is significant. If you regard symbolism and literary devices as you read, it becomes more understandble that a book should be so highly regarded, because in fact, good authors did actually put more effort into giving their literature deeper meanings. Besides which, you shouldn't judge whether or not a book is boring by the first chapter.

I read this book and liked it (it reminded me of some of my favorite cliche love stories). I hate doing that in english class. I think it takes the fun out of reading. It makes me think we're dissecting the book apart and reducing the whole story into a bunch of statements that make the book sound extremely dull (which we do alot of in english honors).

[Jackaroe]

I originally thought the book was boring. It's true that many writers of the treasured classics have a very boring style about them, but that's not always the case.

Jane Eyre got better as I continued reading. The way writers wrote long ago is far different from how authors write today, so of course the language would be a little daunting.

I ended up liking the book though. Not my favorite. I'm more of an Austen rather than a Bronte devotee, but I appreciate both their works.

[Broken Wonderwal...]

I have read it and I absolutely loved it.

[espressive]

I hate doing that in english class. I think it takes the fun out of reading. It makes me think we're dissecting the book apart and reducing the whole story into a bunch of statements that make the book sound extremely dull (which we do alot of in english honors).

It does take the fun out of reading. (and when teachers make you take notes or fill out a packet along the way/have quizzes & tests on insignificant portions of the book) Eh, I'll call it the theme, but that definition works too. Well, what else are we suppose to do with it? I actually like Socratic seminars. They're really fun. It helps me understand the book better (especially if I didn't read it!) & it's better than doing packets/taking tests, because there's not really a right or wrong answer; it's a matter of opinion, supported by facts from the book.