Comments on Pie Not Included: Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Brontë)

Yes, the 1973 version really captures the essence ...

2006-07-24T15:11:00.000-07:00

Yes, the 1973 version really captures the essence of the novel like no other adaptation with lots of humour as well. It's also very faithful to the book

I think you should give a try to Jane Eyre 1973 ad...

2006-07-07T12:42:00.000-07:00

I think you should give a try to Jane Eyre 1973 adaptation (with Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston; recently appeared on DVD). There you could find both the wit and humour of Jane & Rochester and a wonderful chemistry between the main leads.

I hated Jane Eyre when I was in high school, but r...

2005-09-29T15:12:00.000-07:00

I hated Jane Eyre when I was in high school, but re-read it a few years ago. I absolutely loved it! I've a new found love for the classics--many were wasted on me in high school and earlier. I didn't like Wuthering Heights at all though.

Alan Rickman--absolutely! I think someone needs to do this.

Alan Rickman yes! Also Mathew Mconnawhatsit from t...

2005-09-29T11:49:00.000-07:00

Alan Rickman yes! Also Mathew Mconnawhatsit from the new P&P in his swingy coat.

"You feel vaguely guilty about it, because it's so...

2005-09-21T02:08:00.000-07:00

"You feel vaguely guilty about it, because it's so lurid and idealized". Yup. I should reread that too. Have you read any Wilkie Collins? He's even more lurid - my guilty pleasure.

A less important classic? I don't know; we did it at university and went into post-colonial, post-feminist readings at great length, which I'm not sure did much for my enjoyment of the book.

This has made me think about various books I ought to reread, especially Wuthering Heights. I read that far too young and vast chunks of it went over my head (I remember saying afterwards that not much seemed to happen in it, which can't possibly be right). But because I didn't enjoy it, I've never re-read it. First impressions can be a killer.