102. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (Fiction) 494 p.
I had forgotten just how immensely readable this novel is. Despite the fact that I’ve read it several times before, I found it hard to put down. Not only the plot but Brontë writing grabs you and won’t let go until the very last page, which is quite unusual—I don’t think many books containing such startlingly unexpected events remain fresh and interesting even after the reader knows what’s going to happen. Jane Eyre is a classic for more than one reason.
I don’t have much else to say about the book, except that Jane herself is one of the most sympathetic and likable narrators I’ve ever come across. She paints very faithful pictures of her own character and those of everyone around her, and her moral courage manages to be inspiring and admirable (something that, say, Fanny Price never manages, much as I love her—perhaps because it doesn’t cost her as much.)
Books read: 102
Pages read: 30,428
