OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GODDDDDD

Within like 15 minutes after Rochester is introduced he’s all over Jane it’s so hilariously delightful

i don't often 'dnf' books, but this one is... really tough for me to get through. i usually enjoy classics, and there are some moments where i really do feel like i'm in groove with this book, but most of it is either just-passable or actually deplorable.

part of the issue is that i didn't go into this book expecting any amount of horror. there are genuinely gross, deplorable, triggering moments in the text, and i'm not really a fan of how it's discussed -- everything in this book so far is talked about in the same way, which is to say that it's described beautifully for one moment and then immediately lost in a sea of other things -- child rape is discussed in the same glossy way as lush landscapes. it's entirely possible that this (and my disgust with it) are intended, but it comes off more like the author is describing something they find almost idyllic.

but again, that issue doesn't make up the entire book, and i'm not sure if i should tough it out for the other parts or if something in the book will make all of the icky parts worth it. i left my room on january first confidently announcing that i was going to dnf it for the new year, but immediately felt bad for giving up on such a beloved book.

i don't often 'dnf' books, but this one is... really tough for me to get through. i usually enjoy classics, and there are some moments where i really do feel like i'm in groove with this book, but most of it is either just-passable or actually deplorable.

part of the issue is that i didn't go into this book expecting any amount of horror. there are genuinely gross, deplorable, triggering moments in the text, and i'm not really a fan of how it's discussed -- everything in this book so far is talked about in the same way, which is to say that it's described beautifully for one moment and then immediately lost in a sea of other things -- child rape is discussed in the same glossy way as lush landscapes. it's entirely possible that this (and my disgust with it) are intended, but it comes off more like the author is describing something they find almost idyllic.

but again, that issue doesn't make up the entire book, and i'm not sure if i should tough it out for the other parts or if something in the book will make all of the icky parts worth it. i left my room on january first confidently announcing that i was going to dnf it for the new year, but immediately felt bad for giving up on such a beloved book.