Have I mentioned that I’m reading “Jane Eyre”? Somehow, in high school and college, I was never required to read it, so I’m remedying that now. I’m surprised by how good, and accessible, it is. I was prepared for a real slog. I’m about halfway through, and I love the windswept, candle-lit atmosphere that pervades the book.
My biggest challenge is just making the time to sit down and read. A little more than a week went by when I was so busy I didn’t read a word. But now I’m back in the saddle and making progress.
A couple of years ago I read “Wuthering Heights,” so soon I can say I’ve dispatched with the major works of the Brontes. For what that’s worth.
(Photo: Chelsea, May 2008)
I loved Jane Eyre. Read it repeatedly in junior high (I think ... maybe high school).
ReplyDeleteLove the Bronte sisters. And you, too, for sitting down to read their books!
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ReplyDeleteI, too, am just now reading it for the first time!! What strange coincidence!! I'm about halfway through (shortly after finding out about Rochester's secret) and am very amazed how much I really like it. I never have read any of the "classics" before, and was wandering in the library a week ago. I saw the section called classics and thought "hmmm" and chose Jane. I say congrats to both of us for trying something new and finding an unknown jewel.
Cheers!
M.