Jane Eyre

Have you heard of it? It's probably Charlotte Bronte's most popular novel (yes, she wrote more). I recently read it while I was in Ireland (don't you love the way that sounds, while I was in Ireland). Here's why you should read it, too:

~ It's freakin' Jane Eyre. Just do it.
~ If you're lazy and can't make it to the library, you can read it for free online.
~ It's pretty amusing, and at times, in a not-on-purpose sort of way (isn't that the best way?).
~ It's a pretty good example of a female writer doing her thing - back when women weren't supposed to do anything.



It seemed appropriate to post about the book since a new movie came out like 4 months ago. Which surprised me - I didn't even know it was out yet. Now I'll have to try and venture out to see it.

I didn't really know what to expect from this book. I had read Villette a while back and thought it was crazy, and almost frustrating. But with Jane Eyre, I was surprised by the fact that I could not seem to put the book down after I got into it - especially towards the end. There were surprises, twists, tragedies, happy moments. It was thoroughly enjoyable. Now with that said, of course there were times I wanted slap or strangle Jane. The plot seemed to come full circle and things were resolved in this roundabout sort of way that left me rolling my eyes and thinking, oh dear lord. But I will admit, it made sense for the story and for the type of person Jane was for things to unfold how they did. And that's my verdict.

Now for a featurette:

Sligo and Yeats

Quick update from Sligo, Ireland:

See here none other than the Lake Isle of Innisfree, the very one that Irish poet, William Butler Yeats, wrote about.

Read the poem here (but also google Yeats reading it himself - it's awesome):

http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~keith/poems/Innisfree.html