Remember to type "SPOILER ALERT" if you are going to say something that reveals the ending or ruins a surprise for other readers who have not finished.

Are we going to need a hard copy of the books for class? I've just been reading them off of my iPad and wanted to know whether or not I should purchase them

I just finished The Art of Racing in the Rain, a wonderful little book that makes me look at our sweet dog Bessie in a new way and that makes me miss our perfect dog Sunshine even more. Now it is time for me to get started on my "serious" summer reading for school. I don't know for sure if I will be teaching Ms. Summerlin''s AP classes, but just in case, I better get started reading The Things They Carried...

In Jane Eyre, why does the author refer to towns with "---"? For example,"---shire" or "S-". And yes, I have finished

why was French such a profound language in this era, it seems like almost all the characters passed chapter 11 speak this language.

I'm representing Jane Eyre in the last comment and not Wuthering Heights

Was Latin in this hierchary too?

In Jane Eyre I've noticed that Mr. Rochester uses the term "by-the-bye" quite frequently...what does he mean by that?

In the beginning of Jane Eyre, Jane repeatedly talks about "going to sleep in my crib," isn't she a little too old to sleep in a crib or is that just another name for a bed in the book?

Here is a sample response, the kind that I expect you guys to post:
When I first read Wuthering Heights in high school over thirty years ago, it was for an independent reading assignment in 12th grade English. (I will wait to tell you in class why I chose this particular book for my project...) For some reason, I liked the book from the beginning, and I "got" it. That's why it is hard for me to understand why my students get so confused at the beginning of the novel and end up giving up on it. Maybe it was because I had a really mean boyfriend who sort of reminded me of Heathcliff or maybe it was my tendency to pull for the underdog (as Heathcliff certainly is when he first comes to the Earnshaw home), but I loved the story of Cathy and Heathcliff from the beginning. The whole romping around the windswept moors together as children and later as rebellious teenagers spoke to me then, and I loved the book. As an old woman now, I prefer the story of the next generation..Catherine and Hareton. I won't say much about it now for those of you who haven't gotten to that part yet. By the way, if you watch the Timothy Dalton movie instead of reading the book, that generation is completely left out, so you better just read the book. Anyway, I still cannot stand whiny little Linton Heathcliff any more than I did thirty years ago. I wonder what you will think of him...Maybe you will be a bit more sympathetic. I still love the book Wuthering Heights, and now that I have read the Twilight books and Fifty Shades..., I notice many Heathcliff characteristics in other characters. See how reading classic literature can make you smarter? :) Keep reading!

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In chapter 19 of Jane Eyre, the alledged Gyspsy comes and reads Jane's fortune and Jane seems to accept it...but it seems like the events of teaching the bible in almost every single chapter religiously (literally) makes me feel dismay that she would accept this...is she in a weakened state of acceptance and would accept anything into her knowledge/heart or am I missing something?

Why is nature such a common theme throughout Wuthering Heights?

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"I wish I had light hair and fair skin, and was dressed, and behaved as well, and had a chance of being rich as he will be!"- Heathcliff, page 56
My question pertaining to this merely, why is Heathcliff so insecure of himself, also in financial terms besides physical. Is it because he is "foreign" (non-English) or because of the time period this is being taken place in?

Do we post our responses here or on the pages labeled with the books?

is this page just for questions?

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Jane Eyre
After reading both books, I can definitely say that I preferred Jane Eyre. At first, I really didn't like it much because of the slow development. When Helen died and the story jumped forward eight years, I really believed it was going to get worse for me. But it didn't. Once Jane arrived at Thornfield, I became very intrigued. The introduction of both Mr. Rochester and Grace Poole as more mysterious characters created a much needed element of suspense. As the relationship between Jane and Mr. Rochester developed and we learned more about Mr. Rochester, I really began to like his character. Something told me there was more to him than the harsh "master" he was portrayed as. However, I did not see his secret coming at all, and it added a whole new element to the novel. I thought it was a very unique plot twist, giving him a deranged wife who he was legally bound to. The next part of the story did not interest me as much, and while I was surprised that Jane found family (fate?) I didn't like the direction the story was heading. However, all at once it seemed, Jane went to find Mr. Rochester and etc. etc. they lived happily ever after. All in all, I enjoyed the story, though I found the ending to be a bit rushed. One of the only things I truly disliked about the book was the use of untranslated French. Maybe it was just the version I had, but there were no translations and I felt lost, especially when it was multiple paragraphs. However, it seems like it didn't affect the story much, so I dealt with it just fine.

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Wuthering Heights
I don't really feel too passionate about this book. I mean, I didn't HATE it, but it definitely isn't something I will reread. I had a few problems with the story. First, I absolutely hated the character of Joseph, mostly because he truly frustrated me. Every time he showed up, I cringed. I just could not understand the dialect the author decided to give him (due to the fact that he was toothless) Sometimes he would say something that seemed like it may be important, but I had no way of knowing what he said. Another thing I disliked was the characters in general. I honestly couldn't find one character that I actually liked. Whenever I thought I liked someone, they ended up going crazy or dying from an unknown disease. Which leads to my question, What was this disease that everyone died from? They would just get a little sick, go insane, and eventually die. Is it known what disease the author was giving them? I was happy that Catherine ended up with Hareton. He was portrayed as an evil child, but I believe he was just a little misunderstood. I feel like he tried to hard to please Heathcliff, and that led to his violence. Young Linton was different. At first he seemed nice and good, but he became quite mean and crazy in my mind too. I don't know why these characters turned me off as much as they did, but the only character I could find any sympathy for was Hareton. Ultimately the reason I didn't like this book as much was because I did not really like the characters.

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Jane Eyre
I will admit, this book was definitely better than i thought it would be. Something about it still didn't really click for me though. I think it was because Jane and her circumstances, especially at first, were just too uneventful. In the early goings it seemed like too much of a "Cinderella" type of story, with the "evil" aunt taking care of her and her rotten cousins. In the section of her life at Lowood, it was particularly uninteresting to me. Even when Helen died, I felt a little bad for Jane, but there wasn't enough of a connection between me as the reader and Helen to really be affected. I did think it would be that way throughout the whole book, but I am glad the story started to pick up after, when she moved to Thornfield. The French threw me off a bit, mostly because I would get hung up trying to figure out what was being said. Other than that, the latter part of the book was really good. I found the whole Jane/ Rochester/ Blanche relationship interesting. My favorite part of the story was the mystery aspect, starting with the fire in Rochester's room, all of his secrets, and his crazy wife. The only thing I kind of disliked about the ending was that I really had no doubt that Jane and Rochester were going to end up married, though Rochester's loss of a hand and sight was an interesting little twist.

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I have to agree with Erin in the sense that Jane Eyre progressed rather slowly. Jane's years at Lowood were rather repetitive and I felt like that part of the book drug on forever. However, after Helen died, the book seemed to immediately speed up and get much more interesting. There are only two things that somewhat turn me off from the book. First, when Adele speaks throughout the book Bronte wrote her dialogue out in French, which was completely understandable, but at some points didn't translate it into English. I guess that meant that we are supposed to figure out what she said through context clues, but that was pretty confusing. Secondly, the use of imagery in Jane Eyre might be the most usage of imagery I have ever seen in one book. Imagery is definitely helpful to readers, but I do think at times Bronte could ease up on it a little bit. Overall though, while Jane Eyre is a fairly long read, it is a pretty good book.

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I do agree with Hayden and Erin, but my dispute is a bias. I love stories that progress slowly, because there is probably a revelation of some sorts that reveals further information. The slowness adds to the details to the story and character development. This is evident in the theme of religion in the novel. Throughout this novel I made detailed notes about how many times the centralized theme of God, man or spirit were being brought up; almost every chapter. This them revolves around Jane since the beginning of the novel. In a sense she wants to find her spirituality...The first dose of "religion" that she got was from Mr. Brocklehurst; he was quick to judge, demanding, and was like a fire and brimstone type of man, but understanding the time period it's understandable (even though people are like that today). He was mainly a hypocrite in my eyes, but Jane got the impression that that's what Christianity must portray. While this is happening she sees a complete opposite point of view of God; Helen. When Helen is on her death bed she prays to God not for her but for Jane, this is true Christian selfless love that is with battle with Mr. Brocklehurst's ideals. Later on in the novel when Jane is getting married and the ceremony is being interrupted she prays to God for solace...Chapter 26. So this slowness of speed in the novel adds to the development of Jane as she finds her spiritual guidance and comfort, I believe it was quite brilliant.

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Wuthering Heights

Despite what most of my classmates I've talked to have to say about this book, I actually found it quite intriguing. At first, I was extremely confused as to what was going on (especially in the beginning when Mr. Lockwood visits) and all of the different characters were mixing up during the first few chapters. After I read more and got to the part of the store where Ms. Deans begins to tell the history of the Lintons and Earnshaws, I started to enjoy the book. I didn't like Heathcliff's character at all, after he changed from being picked on by Catherine and Hindley as a child. He was unfathomably evil, and I though he would have a change of heart after losing Catherine, but no. I'm still a little unsure about Catherine Linton's and Heathcliff's deaths. Was childbirth the cause of Catherine's death or was she ill before-hand? The book really gives no details about Heathchilff's death except for Ms. Deans finding him the way she did.

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As for the other characters, I personally didn't care for Joseph mostly because it was VERY difficult to interpret what he was saying. I had to try to come up with some sort of accent to make his words sound right. Another thing I didn't like about the characters was that they all seemed to be "vexed," with some sort of mental or physical illness, except Hareton and Ms. Deans, and they usually ended up dying. Hindley seemed to had gone mad before his death, along with Catherine. Cousin Linton's illness was never really explained, and he seemed to become rotten like Heathcliff once he made his home at the Heights, so I didn't really care much for him. I can say that I much preferred Cathy marrying Hareton in the end rather than Linton; he seemed to be more grateful for her love. Even though almost all the characters were ill in some way, Wuthering Heights was very easy to visualize in my head, and I did enjoy the book!

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Jane Eyre

I have to agree with Hayden and Erin concerning the slow development of the book. At first, I wondered why the years at Lowood were so dragged out in the first 10 chapters. After I finished the book, however, I felt like it helped me understand Jane as a character. They helped develop Jane's desire for individuality. I noticed the word "fire" throughout the book. Another thing was society/class in the Victorian era. Though Mrs. Reed was obligated to take care of Jane, she neglected her and didn't treat her as one of her own. Also, when Jane arrived at Thornfield, she was relieved to be on the same level as Mrs. Fairfax. I thought it was hypocritical that Jane thought it was somewhat "degrading" to be a school mistress after St. John offered her the job...especially when she was living on the street not too long before. I found some of the words like "fortnight" and "hitherto" to be confusing. At the end of the book, was Bronte disappointed in St. John Rivers? It seemed as if she criticized his decision to go to India. Anyways, the book was a lot better than I thought it would be.

I totally agree with Maddy, it was extremely dreadful trying to read the first few chapters where Jane was at Logwood. although it was troubling to start the book. I must say it was very entertaining with the witty Jane Eyre. I've had a wonderful time imagining the scenery of this book

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I agree with Maddy in that the societal pressures of Victorian England are a common theme in Jane Eyre. And yet, I find it interesting that Bronte was so far ahead in her time in creating the character of Jane Eyre. Jane portrays a rebel of Victorian society. She is a feminist. Some examples of this include her wanting to be financially independent of Mr. Rochester and she does not want to be his “doll”. She also sheds light on harsh societal pressures of Victorian England. Examples of this include people of higher class looking down upon her as a governess and also as a child of a clergyman, her becoming engaged to someone of a much higher class and this being seen as odd, as well as her attempt to find work when there are only available jobs for men. Bronte still cannot escape some of the Victorian stereotypes and continues to carry them into the novel, such as men talk of politics and women are described many times as submissive and docile. However, I think overall throughout the book, Bronte does a great job of shedding light on society in Victorian England and I liked that aspect of her writing and thought it was very interesting Bronte was so far ahead of her time.

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Wuthering Heights
Personally i really liked this book. It was easy to read and really got my attention. I really didn't like Heathcliffs character all throughout the book. I didn't like the way he treated the other characters and how he was just using young Catherine and Linton's love just so he could get the Earnshaw fortune. But like Arieal said i would have rather seen Cathy and Edgar together. I also liked Nelly's character because she put up with a lot of stuff while she was working for the families. I like how she helped out with the children and somewhat looked out for them even though sometimes they didn't want the help. Josephs character was very hard for me to understand because of the way his dialogue was presented. What kind of dialogue was it? But other than that i really enjoyed this book. It was really easy to visualize.

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I actually liked this book after I got past the first few chapters. It wasn't really that hard to understand. One of the things I noticed about the book was that ghosts were pretty important, Catherine's to be exact. In the beginning when Mr. Lockwood arrived, he spent the night in an old room. He was scared by a noise outside, and it turned out to be a ghost. I assumed the ghost was Catherine since it said her name. When Heathcliff heard about it, he got upset, I guess since she wouldn't appear for him. Days before Heathcliff dies, he becomes extremely happy. It mentions Catherine too at this point. I think the reason he is happy, and the reason he dies so early, is because Catherine's ghost finally "accepts him". He might finally feel at peace and ready to die because he knows he can be with Catherine.

Something I wondered about in the book is how Hareton ended up so illiterate and stupid. His father was smart, Heathcliff is smart, and even the housekeeper can read, so why can't he? Also, I agree with everyone else on how annoying Joseph was. I just skipped his parts all together because he was so confusing.

I actually liked most of the characters and I think that Heathcliff was just misunderstood and angry most of the time because of Catherine, which is why he was so happy before he died. I think that that was what Heathcliff was really like.

Wuthering Heights:
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I really enjoyed reading this book. At first it was really difficult to get through the chapters because it didn't grab my attention but then it got really interesting. It got to the point where I could read 50 pages at time and still not want to put the book down. I thought this book would be hard to understand but it really wasn't. At some parts it got confusing, for example, when Mr. Lockwood is telling the story but in that story Nelly was telling a story about Isabella's letter and I got a little confused about who was talking. I agree with everyone else who has said something about Joseph being confusing and difficult to understand. I didn't like his character that much. Linton was another character that wasn't my favorite, he whined way too much. My favorite character was the young Catherine and I am glad that she ended up with Hareton since she was forced to marry Linton by Heathcliff in the first place. I like the other characters as well. In the end when Heathcliff dies, I figure he was so happy because he would finally get to be with Catherine and that is all he's wanted all his life. This book was really enjoyable to read and I am glad I got to read it.

Jane Eyre:
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Although it did progress rather slowly as others have said, I enjoyed this book. Each of the three parts had a story of its own. As in part one seemed to be more of background and it gave you a feel of her writing, part two was like a romance novel with her and Mr. Rochester, and part three revealed how she grew as a person. Also, took me quite some time to realize that the tree splitting in chapter 23 was a symbol of complications in Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester's relationship.

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Wuthering Heights
I hate to say things that have already been said, but this one was a little difficult to get in to. It started off very confusing with all the different relations being thrown at you at once, and then some of them being corrected by the housekeeper. After they were explained it still took me a while to fully understand all of the relationships. These relationships were key to understanding the book and for them to be confusing didn't seem like a necessary way to start off the book. I did find it hard to want to actually read in the beginning, however, once Catherine and Edgar got together it did pick up and got interesting. I wanted to see how Heathcliff would react. I was expecting him to keep trying to win Catherine back over, instead of the revengeful road that he took. That seems to be the major difference between the two novels. They did seem like a very similar story. The girl falls for the wrong person and then ends up wanting the one that wanted her all along. The twist was how vengeful Heathcliff was after Catherine left him. I'll be honest, I didn't like this book that much but it was interesting.

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Jane Eyre
In Jane Erye, Mr.Rochester met Jane when he was injured and she helped him. Why did he mention to her that he was Mr.Rochester? Also when Mr.Rochester said that Adele may or may not be his in act daughter why did he not ever tell her? Obviously he believed it was his because he kept her even after the fact that Adele's mother betrayed him and broke his heart?

Wuthering Heights
I enjoyed the overall plot line of the book, especially the way Bronte delved deep into each character's complex characteristics. I did not like many of the characters in this book. However, the book still made me feel a sympathy towards the characters for their hardships and made me understand why they acted in certain ways. For example, Linton was one of my least favorite characters, because he wanted attention and did not seem to exhibit any kind of remorse for for any bad things he did or any sympathy towards others. However, I understood that he was forced to do many bad things and was extremely ill, as well as was forced to live in a place with awful people. I still wish the characters were more likable, but I did enjoy the book overall.

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Personally, this book really surprised me. Throughout the first few chapters I was highly confused about many things. It was extremely difficult to keep up with whom was speaking and whether we were in the past or present. As I would get to a new chapter I would spend the first few minutes reading trying to figure out those exact two things. Thankfully, as I read on I got used to who was who and what was going on at the time. One thing that also frustrated me was I felt as soon as I would start to enjoy a character in the book they would die! The older Catherine, who was my favorite character throughout the beginning of the book, really intrigued me with her "love triangle" with Heathcliff and Edgar and I was looking forward to that continuing on throughout the whole book when all of a sudden, she died! Then went Isabella, and later on Hindley died. Even though I wished Catherine had stayed alive, her daughter, Catherine, filled in quite nicely for her mother. Like mother like daughter, I guess. I really did enjoy reading this book, I just wished it would've progressed a lot smoother and less confusing in the beginning.

Also, I completely agree with everyone's thoughts on Joseph. He was very annoying and spoke nothing but gibberish which inhibited me from understand a word he said throughout the entire book.

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I was surprisingly intrigued with this novel. I loved the format in which it was written, and it was pretty easy for me to follow along with it. I think that young Catherine was my favorite character because she was intelligent, kind, and she knew what she wanted (much like her mother). Nelly was also of a favorite of mine because most of the time she seemed like the only one to have any sense. I have come to a conclusion that in the second generation Heathcliff was trying to force a romance upon young Catherine and Linton because he never got to have a romance with old Catherine. He saw Linton weak and sick and didn't think he would have chance with young Catherine, just like he didn't get to have one with her mother before she married Edgar. I really didn't like Linton anyway, and still don't see why Catherine could tolerate him. Even though he was ill, he was also whiny and rude. My favorite pairing was young Catherine and Hareton because you want them to fall in love, but you don't believe it will happen. I overall wish there was more detail in the later generation. I also identified the theme of revenge. Hindley constantly wanted revenge on Heathcliff, and Heathcliff had it out for Edgar. Overall, I really did enjoy this book.

Jane Eyre
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I surprisingly started getting into this book. When I first started reading this book, I immediately started to think this was a novel that was boring and difficult to understand and that I wouldn't be able to get interested in, however, I started getting interested when she got to Thornfield. I really got interested in the book when the mysterious noises began to occur. I really wanted to know what was going on and became curious and actually wanted to read it, something I thought I would never say when I got the assignment. This book was definitely better to me than Wuthering Heights. It was much easier to follow than Wuthering Heights. It was complicated to follow but wasn't impossible like I thought the beginning of Wuthering Heights was. I liked the fact that Jane did the right thing and went with Mr. Rochester. I did not like the fact that Jane becomes trapped by St. John. I feel like some relationships now-a-days can be like that, but Jane broke out of it and made the right decision.

Wuthering Heights:

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FIRST OF ALL: Joseph's dialogue was incredibly difficult to comprehend and I feel like I may have missed important things because I had absolutely no clue what he was talking about.
Okay, now that I got THAT off my chest...

I found this novel a bit... hard to understand at first. But the more I got into it and the further along the plot began to develop I began to find myself really enjoying it. I noticed that since Nelly was telling the story from her point of view (for the majority of the novel) maybe she painted herself in a better light than she did other characters, perhaps that's why, like Brooke said, she was the one who made the most sense throughout the book. Hindsight is 20/20, you know. I also think that since she was not omniscient, she may not have had as much insight into other characters' emotions and thoughts as the book portrayed. I didn't really like the match of young Catherine and Hareton because I aaaalmost wanted she and Mr. Lockwood to get married. Hareton also annoyed me from the very beginning of the novel. I really liked how Emily Bronte kind of caught you off guard with the timeline and how it caught up to modern times, it was almost like all the events Nelly was describing to Mr. Lockwood seemed so long ago from that point, it was a bit surprising that they had taken place so recently. I really enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would.

Wuthering Heights
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wuthering Heights. I have to admit, it was difficult to understand all the characters and their relationships with one another and where they reside in the beginning. once I sorted that out, I was rather intrigued by the storyline. I found it very interesting that Nelly was telling the story. Her point of view most likely portrayed her as a hero or a more sympathetic character than she really is. It interested me also that Heathcliff was portrayed as such a romantic and understanding character when he and the late Catherine Linton were young, and as he grew older, he began cynical and rude towards his son and young Catherine Linton. My least favorite character was Linton Heathcliff. I did not enjoy his character attributes. He was very demanding and lazy and whiney. He, in my opinion, was not a god match for Catherine at all. After reading the book and understanding the background of the characters and the town, it amazed me at how much I felt for young Catherine. Even though she was a bit overwhelming and childish, she was my favorite character in the novel. In the beginning, I felt myself getting lost and losing track of what was going on, but in the end, I am pleased with what I read and really enjoyed reading the book.

Jane Eyre
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I enjoyed the book, although I agree with the others in that it was a painfully slow read before plot began to unfold. I was a bit confused when Mr. Mason suddenly appeared at Thornfield, was injured by someone only to find out in later chapters it was his mentally unstable sister and Mr. Rochester's wife that had been hidden at Thornfield. When Mr. Mason prevented the union of Jane and Mr. Rochester because he revealed he was already married to his sister, my heart sank. What was next for Jane? It was as if she lived a life of dissappointment and could not escape. She had finally found someone who viewed her quiet and reserved personallity as an atribute, and understood her independance to be from her tough life experiences. Overall, I grew to appreciate Jane as a character for perservering through all the obstacles she faced through her short life. I admired her leaving Thornfield and trying to start a new life, though she faced even more hardships during that time, she finally found her fortune and family during her journey. In contrast, my least favorite charater was Jane's antagonistic aunt, Mrs. Reed. "...she is not worthy of notice: I do not choose that either you or your sisters should associate with her." Who says that about an innocent child? I find this quote horribly cruel since Jane had no other caregiver. Overall, Jane Eyre was a great book, full of vivid imagery and great detail. A slow start, but a great finish!

Both of these books truly surprised me; I did not think that I was going to like either one. But it turns out that they are some of the best books I've read in awhile

Although both of these books are centered around the same theme, love, they were VERYI liked how Jane Eyre was the typical love story with a happy ending

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Both of these books truly surprised me; I did not think that I was going to like either one. But it turns out that they are some of the best books I've read in awhile

Although both of these books are centered around the same theme, love, they were VERY different.

Jane Eyre was just the typical love story with a happy ending whereas


Whereas Jane Eyre was the typical love story with a happy ending, Wuthering Heights was just really problematic. You could tell from the beginning that the love Catherine and Heathcliff shared was just set up for failure. Although I did like this book as a whole and how it was written, I could not relate to Catherine at all. I don't understand how she could have been so prideful as to not marry Heathcliff whom she believed to "share the same soul" just because of his low social class.

Omg I'm really struggling with these responses hahah oops

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Jane Eyre is pretty decent so far. When I first looked at it, I highly doubted I'd have the will to not just start it, but finish it. I feel like the beginning of this book is dragged out especially the part about living with Ms. Reed, but I guess it was sort of necessary to keep the rest of the details on track. So far, Helen has been my most favorite character that I can relate to (though I haven't picked out many characters yet). She has a certain mentality about her that I can easily connect with in the sense that she feels as if refraining from doing wrong against others who have wronged you is not the way to go. I also like that she seems wise and very informed about morals even though she is only thirteen years of age. Though I don't like this one as much as I like Wuthering Heights, nor have I gotten into it as much, it is still a good read.

Jane Eyre
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Out of both of the books, Jane Eyre was my favorite. I loved how it was your typical love story but with a twist. I would have never thought that it was Mr. Rochester's wife behind all of the strange things happening in the middle of the night at Thornfield, but it made a lot of sense once I found that out. I thought it was strange when Jane and Mr. Rochester confessed their love to one another in chapter 23. I understand that he was just trying to make Jane jealous by making her believe that he was planning on marrying Miss. Ingram but it was as if he didn't show Jane any affection towards her or act like he loved her until she confessed her love to him. For the entire time that Jane and Mr. Rochester knew each other they always had this connection. I never would have thought that when Jane confessed her love to Mr. Rochester that he would have asked her to marry him. Mr. Rochester never acted as if he liked, or even loved, Jane enough to want to marry her. I didn't blame Jane when she left after finding out about Mr. Rochester's wife because I would have done the same thing. I loved the romantic twist at the end because even though they were separated they were brought back together by their love for one another.

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I have to admit, I enjoyed Wuthering Heights a lot more. The beginning of Jane Eyre was so typical. The poor orphan girl was mistreated by her caretaker and wanted to escape, and was finally sent away. It was basically Cinderella. I haven't finished the book yet, but I really enjoy Helen. I love how she is the heroine when Jane arrives at Lowood. Helen is the character that is there when no one else is. I love how in chapter seven, Helen still smiles at Jane when she sees her sort of as a sign of sympathy and understanding, even when the children are instructed to have no communication with her. As I said before, I haven't finished the whole book yet, (I'll get there,) but by the end, I think I'll have a better connection and enjoy it more.

I am liking Jane Eyre much more than Wuthering Heights; Wuthering Heights was hard for me to comprehend because of all the underlying information in the setting and the tone of characters. The point of view changes were somewhat misleading at times, but it is an extremely well written book. I still don't understand how it made you want to be an english teacher, though. Whatever floats your boat Mom!

Jane Eyre
Check it; The aspect of church in this book fascinates me. How they use the idea that God is striking Jane down. The aspects of a loving God that is there to help you out is lost. It really shows the ideals of a victorian society and their ideals on church! Also that Jane feels like a lesser and that she isn't good enough bothers me. Jane we come to find out is a very strong willed young woman with a strength and passion to her that is undefined by the people around her! Why couldn't C.Bronte just show this from the beginning? Otherwise, I am glad to say I read this book but it was AWFUL! With love, Jacob

Wuthering Height
You have got to be kidding me this book was even worse than Jane Eyre, Mrs. Proctor the Bronte's are currently my least favorite authors of all time. The way I think just didn't match up with this book. The whole beginning with the ghosts and Diaries completely lost me! I love the idea of the super natural but then i was like, "WHAT DOES THIS EVEN MEAN!" But I will admit I do love a good love story and when young lovers come together in holy matrimony it tugs at my heart strings! it kind of reminded me of Romeo and Juliet. Maybe i could be wrong i just tried to relate it to something! Needless to say I enjoyed the ending and that was my only positive about this book! That is all I have to say about that! With love, Jacob

Jane Eyre
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I enjoyed Jane Eyre, but I had to work at it. It was the same old love story where the plain-Jane (pun intended) girl had a troubled past but ended up living happily ever after, and for that reason, it couldn't keep my attention at some parts. It was like a typical Nicholas Sparks novel. I liked the bond that Adèle and Jane had. I feel like Adèle looked up to Jane as a mother figure and really respected her. I thought it was very weird that Mr. Rochester acted liked he loved Ms. Ingram, confessed his love to Jane, but all the while, he was married to Bertha.

Even though I did think it was a typical story, I thought the parts with the fires were interesting. I had always thought it was Grace, just like Jane did, but when it came out that Mr. Rochester's wife was the underlying cause, it made more sense.

I thought it was a good book, it just needed a few twists and turns!

Jane Eyre
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I really enjoyed this book. There are a few things i didn't like about it though. Jane's aunt really bothered me with how she treated Jane so unfairly compared to her cousins. I think her aunt was jealous of who she was and the wealth she had. When Jane got to school at Lowood i liked how Helen took a liking to her even when she was neglected by everyone else. When she got to Thornfeild i really like Ms. Fairfaxs character but after the kissing the with Rochester she made me not like her but i could understand why she got mad considering Mr Rochester was already married to Bertha. I really think he should have handled that situation with with Bertha before he decided to marry Jane because it was somehow probably going to blow up in his face after the fact. When Jane left in the middle of the night from Thornfeild it really annoyed me. Im almost done with the book but so far i really enjoyed it more than wuthering heights but i liked both alot more than i thought i would. and like Grace said i think Jane Eyre could've used a little more twist and turns.

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Jane Eyre was a good book but I found it much tougher to get interested in than I did so with Wuthering Heights. I felt that in Jane Eyre you could really guess what might would happen next, and it was a lot easier to figure out the plot of the book. I like to read books where I'm surprised at something that happens. I will give Charlotte Bronte props, however, that I was shocked when I found out about the lunatic wife Mr. Rochester had upstairs, but, that was about the only surprise in the book for me. I completely agree with Grace when saying that Jane Eyre could have had some more "twists and turns." I really found St. John's character to be quite intriguing. The mysteriousness he portrayed I found to be quite interesting. I loved how he always had something on his mind, and how passionate he was for his work that he was not willing to sacrifice it even for the love he shared with Miss Oliver. I'm not quite done with Wuthering Heights, but it seems like the sisters both share the desire to write about romance's that always face troubles.

Jane Eyre
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Although the beginning of this book was a bit slow I really enjoyed the conclusion. I felt sorry for Jane early on in the story because of how her cousins and aunt treated her. I thought that she was continually treated unfairly even as she grew older and lived at the Lowood Institution. It did seem that the way she had grown up helped her to be unafraid of Mr. Rochester's actions and attitude towards her. I was very surprised about Mr. Rochester's lunatic wife that he had hidden from Jane. I understood that he loved Jane and did not want her to leave him but I disliked that he was not honest with her about his former marriage. When Jane discovered that Rochester's wife had died in a fire at Thornfield Hall and that he also had been injured I began to root for him once more. At Jane and Rochester's reunion I began to hope that their former relationship could be revived and I was thrilled when they were finally married. The Bronte sisters seem to have very similar writing styles and both books have similarities because both books are about troubled relationships.

Wuthering Height
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This book was very confusing. I could barely keep up with which character was who. I mean is there a reason majority of the people in the book's name started with the letter "H"? I personally like "Jane Eyre" better. With "Wuthering Heights" the story was a story within each other. I didn't really like this book, it was kind of a "dead-end" story,which was very sad and depressing. Every time I would get use to or like a character, it seems as Bronte would kill them off from some deadly disease or just natural causes.it was also somewhat creepy,with the whole ghostly scene towards the beginning of the book.

Wuthering Heights
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I really enjoyed reading Wuthering Heights but some parts in the beginning were slow. I finally became interested in the story when Catherine married Edgar Linton. This caused drama and excitement for the remainder of the novel. When Edgar refused to let Miss Cathy continue to see Linton I was reminded of Romeo and Juliet. The two seemed to be separated because of their family's differences that did not involve the couple. As I continued to read I realized that this was not exactly the case. Edgar wanted to protect his daughter from Heathcliff because he knew how Heathcliff really acted. I was glad that Cathy realized that Hareton was not actually as bad as she thought when she first met him. I thought that she was very hateful when she teased him about his inability to read and I was happy that she offered to help him learn. I thought that the style that the novel was written in was very interesting but also challenging. It was sometimes hard to understand if Nelly was speaking to Mr. Lockwood or if Mr. Lockwood was explaining one of her stories. Overall this was an enjoyable book to read.

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In my opinion, Wuthering Heights was a far better book than Jane Eyre. I loved how there was always a twist when reading so you never really knew what to expect. Heathcliff's character kept me intrigued in finding out what would happen next, although I did not like when he kept Catherine a prisoner in the house until her father died just for his personal revenge. I found it weird how everyone in the two families married within each other however, but I guess that just because in present time that's frowned upon. I loved how in the end Hareton and Catherine fell in love and found it very ironic based off of earlier conflicts between the two. Overall I found this book to be very interesting and pretty easy to read, minus Joseph's broken English, which I didn't understand a word of. The Bronte sisters both have many similarities in their writings!

Wuthering Heights
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Overall, I liked Wuthering Heights better than Jane Eyre. I liked the way of storytelling, with the whole narration of a story inside the actual story. I also liked how well you could trace Heathcliff's change from a bullied kid, to a jerk, all the way to revenge crazed psychopath. The whole story progressed at a good pace, so I kept reading easily. My biggest problem with the book was the ending. It was incredibly anti-climactic, especially that up until the last few chapters there was a lot of buildup. When I found out that Nelly's story was actually about a year before Lockwood was hearing it, I was pretty surprised. The hinting at a Lockwood-Catherine romance was also interesting. However, the end was highly disappointing. It all just kind of resolved itself without anything else happening. It makes me wonder why Emily Bronte even included the Lockwood character if it all resolved without him. Jane Eyre had a much better ending, but overall, I found Wuthering Heights more entertaining to read throughout.

I can honestly say Wuthering Heights is not going to go down as one of my favorite books. It was confusing at the beginning which did not help capture my full attention. It made me dread reading it. I caught on as the story progressed however I could never really get into the story. It seemed to drag on as if pointless. I finally found the whole "love story" aspect towards the end of the book. However the characters somewhat intrigued me. Many of them seemed to be two faced and very mysterious. I could never fully grasp on to Heathcliff's thinking until the end of the book. A lot of the book seemed to be pointless details that could have been skipped which made it a boring book. There was really no climax that grabbed my attention and got me wanting to read more. It was a little interesting figuring out how recent Nelly's story was but that's about the only thing that got my attention. I felt like Bronte's style of writing is just one I'm not a fan of. This book is not one I would read for enjoyment.

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I found Jane Eyre a much easier book to read than Wuthering Heights. The way the story was told was easy to understand and the story itself was much more interesting. I loved the mystery behind Grace Poole (Bertha Mason). That really kept me wanting more, I wanted to know the whole story. I also really enjoyed the religion aspect of the book and how Jane became more of a believer throughout the book with different influences from her childhood friend Helen all the way to her long lost cousin St. John. When it comes down to it, Jane shows that God has always been there and everything happens for a reason. That she believes what He wants to happen will find its way. The fact that the story follows her life and goes from a miserable childhood to a wealthy and happy adulthood really made me enjoy it. I felt as if the characters were more interesting in this book opposed to Wuthering Heights. Charlotte Bronte' does a much better job than her sister in attracting the reader and allowing the reader to really get into the book and feel the characters however I did find similarities as both novels have a large "love" theme. I really enjoyed the book.

Wuthering Heights
At the beginning, I was confused with the characters because they were all kind of thrown at me once (for instance, Cathy/Catherine). I looked up a family tree and that helped me a lot. Like others have said, Joseph was hard to understand. I could only decipher fragments of his conversations. The characters weren't easy to relate with. My favorite, however, was young Cathy. I liked the second half of the book better...when young Cathy was born the book got more interesting. Nevertheless, this book was boring to me. In Jane Eyre, the plot grabbed my attention, but in Wuthering Heights, I often lost interest….probably because I disliked the narration style. Wuthering Heights seemed melodramatic while Jane Eyre seemed enigmatic. I think the reason Wuthering Heights wasn’t as widely accepted as Jane Eyre was early on is due to the fact that it has a violent tone. Mr. Rochester was mysterious while Heathcliff had a dark and villainous vibe.

Wuthering Heights
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At the beginning of the book I was extremely confused. It was not at all what i expected. It took me a while to really begin to understand the characters and be able to read between the lines and see their reasoning behind the choices they made. Heathcliff especially became one of my favorite characters. Although he was troubled and only out to take his revenge on the children of the people who had hurt him earlier in life, he was the only character who really kept my interest throughout the whole book. Nelly was another one of my favorite characters. She seems to be tied in some way to every event that happened in the book since she had been there from the beginning when Heathcliff and Catherine were children. She was like the answer key to the book. Wuthering Heights was my favorite out of the books even though it was sometimes hard to understand. I enjoyed this book.

Jane Eyre
I really was not looking forward to reading Jane Eyre. Having discussed the story line with a few of my classmates already, I thought i would be bored with the book. However, once i started reading for myself there were actually several surprising plot twists that i hadnt expected. Such as the mysterious laughter when Jane first arrived at Thornfield, the fire in Mr. Rochester's room, and Mr. Mason being stabbed in the arm. These events lead me to believe that something greater would occur. In the end though nothing really happened that was unpredictable. It really was your typical romance novel. Even though it was predictable, i still enjoyed the end of the book when Mr. Rochester was able to see his first born child.

Wuthering Heights
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I felt like this whole book was based on one character, Heathcliff, and his grudge on trying to get back at everyone who scarred him as he grew up. He didn't fit in with society because he was an orphan so the theme of the book was man vs society. This book was very confusing but once you understand why Heathcliff is the way he is, it makes a lot more sense. It was also so confusing because different characters had the same name. For example: Cathy, Catherine, Edgar Linton, and Linton. I feel like Heathcliff centered his life around Catherine even after she passed. This is why he had so many issues with other characters in this novel. Was his main goal throughout the book to make other people suffer because he was suffering? I felt bad for Heathcliff because he never truly knew how to love anyone because he was isolated from society.

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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights....What can I say about this book? Well, I honestly felt like this was the bane of my human existence. This book just seemed to relay over and over and over the same recurring themes. Such as Heathlciff not being accepting to himself. He seemed to just hurt and scar his relationships with other characters throughout the novel, if their names weren't Catherine. Evidently, he centered his life around this dead women; the love of his life, I noticed this style of character development in Jane Eyre also. Since the two writers are sisters I can understand this. I parallel Heathcliff and Catherine, to Jane and Lockwood Manor. Their whole existence of living was to serve this particular element in their lives. I just felt like Heathcliff was deemed as a monster in the novel, which he really was in my opinion. He always tarnished the relationships of the fellow characters in the novel, as stated before. In my humble opinion I would give this book a 3.5 rating out of 5. I would probably reread this book to extrapolate more themes and details.

Jane Eyre

This book was really boring and there was way too much detail and description in it. I think if Charlotte Bronte had included a lot less detail, the book would've been a lot better. I really didn't like Jane at all, she was annoying and I didn't like the fact that the book was told from her point of view. When things started picking up around the 20th chapter, I was able to stay focused on the book better, but all in all, I liked Wuthering Heights a lot better. I had wished she had gone to India, but I actually think I like her ending with Rochester more.

Wuthering Heights

I found Wuthering Heights to be a bit dull in comparison to Jane Eyre. The plot was somewhat predictable in that you could see how each character felt quite easily which showed their motives and gave you insight into what each person was thinking. For example with Heathcliff obviously he held anger towards his son which was why he treated him so unjustly and cruelly and showed no affection towards him whatsoever. Heathcliff also loved Catherine more than any character in the book which drove him to despise Edgar and cause conflict between the two. Also the complexity of the relationships, however intentional it may have been, was quite irritating. Trying to figure who everyone's cousin, brother, sister, aunt, and lover was slightly confusing. All in all the book was ok, but not one of my favorites.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre was considerably better in my opinion. The way the story and the characters flowed together with a fairly simple plot was a nice change from Wuthering Heights' complex relationships and movement from one scene to another. I also enjoyed Jane Eyre's story in general. Coming from her rough childhood, to distinguished tutor, and then rich heiress it all flowed easily together and wasn't nearly as complicated as the plot of Wuthering Heights which seemed to take roller coaster like twists and turns. The ending of Jane Eyre was a lot happier, which I liked, in comparison to Wuthering Heights because who really likes a deep, dark, depressing feeling at the end of the book? Knowing Jane ended up being happy with Rochester just felt better. This book to me is something I really didn't mind reading and actually wanted to know what happened in the end.

Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre was much harder for me to get into than Wuthering Heights. It was very drawn out and did not catch even the slightest of my interest until the chapters in which she became a governess. The parts I enjoyed reading most were the ones talking about Rochester's secret. I'm one for dramatic plot twists and drama in general. The plot, however, also became predictable as i read on. I was a fan of Jane's integrity and intellect, but there were times in which I questioned her decision making. For example, I didn't understand why she agreed to marry Rochester when he was keeping such a huge secret from her and wouldn't tell her until a year after the wedding . Like Charles said, I do like the overall outlook of the story about her transformation from orphan to heiress. However, this is not a book that I would want to reread.

Jane Eyre

In my opinion I feel as if Jane Eyre was much drawn out with the vivid descriptive style of writing Charlotte Brontë used. This made it all the more difficult for me to read and truly enjoy, for Jane's youth was very unfortunate. The story became slightly lively as Jane began working at Thornfield. Truly in all honestly I didn't enjoy the book much at all. I was happy for Jane choosing Rochester, though it was wrong to hide such a secret. Charlotte gave a great ending to a dim book, but there was never much in the story to interest me until it got more towards the end.

Jane Eyre:
Out of the two books, Jane Eyre was my favorite. Even though it progressed slowly and was incredibly hard to read, I feel like I had a better understanding of what was going on. Like I said the beginning was very tough and boring to read through but once her life started picking up I felt like it was easier and more interesting to read. I was actually excited when Jane went back to Rochester and stayed with him. Even though Wuthering Heights was a lot easier to read, I still enjoyed Jane Eyre a lot!

Wuthering Heights
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While starting Wuthering Heights, I found myself in a debacle trying to tackle the seemingly endless introductions of new characters. But, somewhere in the middle of this rather confusing literary classic, I started piecing characters together and making connections. I could not help but notice the Brontë sister's quite similar storylines. Like Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights focused on a poor orphan whom eventually found his way to a rather large fortune. Heathcliff, like Jane has many conflicts with the Earnshaw children after Mr. Earnshaw passes away, but can confide in a servent for help. This classic also reveals a romantic twist when Catherine takes Edgar Linton's hand in marriage. While I enjoyed Wuthering Heights and the many challenges it offered, Jane Eyre was definatley my favorite of the two books.

Wuthering Heights
This book would be my favorite if the two. I enjoyed the format in which it was written. Using the idea of the supernatural is what honestly caught my attention the most, but Heathcliff's controlling nature was intense. In the beginning it was a tad confusing to as where the characters were even located. As the story progressed it became easier to comprehend and I began to truly enjoy it. I wouldn't mind reading this book again in the near future.

Wuthering Heights
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As I believe is the overall consensus, I found Jane Eyre to be much easier to understand than Wuthering Heights. While I was intrigued with the "story inside a story" aspect, I disliked all of the supernatural occurrences and all of the character confusion that came up. While the constant introduction of new characters could be confusing at times, I enjoyed most of them. I totally agree with Jamie in that Heathcliff constantly ruined his relationships with other characters by way of his own personal issues. However, I, for whatever reason, found Heathcliff to be my favorite character. I was able to vaguely parallel Jane's love for Mr. Rochester with Catherine's love for Heathcliff. Overall, unless reading it over again to completely grasp the total plot and all of the different themes within that plot, I don't think I would ever read this book for pleasure.

Jane Eyre
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This book was definitely my favorite. Like many others have said, I really liked Helen Burns in the beginning. She was a kind of counter to Jane's erratic personality and was very docile; I believe the two balanced each other out very well. When Helen died, I feel like Jane was once again left with a feeling of loneliness as she had been all her life. These first few chapters bored me almost to tears but once her story began picking up as the governess it began to make more sense and was definitely developing a better plot line. I'm happy with Jane ending up with Rochester, although I feel like since she is such a freedom-seeker, being tied down as such may not be the best idea for her. In those times, it was customary for the wife to be viewed as inferior to the husband, and that is definitely not Jane's style. In general though, I really liked this novel and would probably read it again in the future (except maybe skip the first chapters)

Wuthering Heights
Between Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, this was my least favorite book. I very much disliked the format it was written in but did like the depth of detail the characters were described in. Nelly was my favorite character as she seemingly tells the tale from her personal experience considering she was actually part of the story itself. Through her narration we slowly learn the reason for the way the characters acted in the beginning of the book and we're lead to a clearer understanding of motives and reasons for the way people acted. Although the way in which the book was written was not my favorite, the book itself was not a terrible read and I can say I enjoyed learning the relations between characters throughout the book.

Jane Eyre
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This was easily my favorite of the two books. The writing style Charlotte Bronte uses is much easier to comprehend and lead me to a deeper understanding of the book. It was interesting to see the way Jane changed from when she was a child to an adult. My favorite part of the book is learning how the relationship between Jane and Rochester developes. I find it interesting how they meet in the manner they do and develope their relationship as slowly as they do, especially when it is apparent that Jane has feelings for Rochester. Rochester continues to tell Jane of his love for Blanche and that he officially wants to marry her until Jane admits to loving Rochester herself. It baffles me why this was kept a secret so long when Rochester feels the same way. All in all the book was a much easier read, and definitely more interesting than Wuthering Heights.

Sorry for the last minute corrections, oops, *develop develops

Wuthering Heights and Wuthering Heights
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I feel as though Jane Eyre was a much easier read as others have said. I found it hard to keep up with the constant introduction of new characters in Wuthering Heights. I noticed many similarities between the writing styles of the Bronte sisters through plot, diction, and the focus on the fire and fireplace. The conflicted love between Catherine and Heathcliff resembled that of Jane and Rochester in my opinion. I knew there was some sort of love connection between Jane and Rochester from the moment they met. If I had to read one over I'd read both. I would read Wuthering Heights again to get a better understanding but I would read Jane Eyre for entertainment. At first I did not like Jane Eyre but midway through I got intrigued and finished the second half in one day. My grandma was a highschool English teacher and assigned both of these books for her students every year. She helped a lot in understanding Wuthering Heights!

Wuthering Heights
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Finally, finished! It took me a while to get through Wuthering Heights, but I seemed to enjoy it more than I did Jane Eyre. As I stated in a previous post, Jane Eyre was more of a typical love story, whereas Wuthering Heights had a bit more depth to it. Even though I thought he was totally psychotic, I really admired the love that Heathcliff had for Catherine. I believe that when Heathcliff forced Catherine's daughter, Catherine (hello, confusing), to stay at Wuthering Heights, he thought that was his only connection back to Catherine, and in some ways it was. I thought it very touching when Catherine died and Heathcliff stood over her and said "Don't ever leave me. Take whatever form you wish - haunt me or drive me mad - just don't ever leave me."

My favorite character was probably Nelly. She watched Catherine grow up and she also got to witness young Catherine grow into a young woman. She was so gentle spirited and she seemed to have a very motherly sense about her. She always knew what to do and say and she always kept things, such as visits from Heathcliff, in confidence.

Wuthering Heights

It took me forever to finish this book! I had to read parts of it twice to really get an understanding. Heathcliff was a really interesting character to me though. I remember at the beginning of the book, as a child he said he would one day have his, , revenge for the way he was treated. That explains why he was so evil throughout the book, and I feel as if he accomplished his goal by causing so many people pain. My favorite character would have to be Hareton. Maybe not so much at the beginning of the book, but by the end he turned into a swell guy. He formed a nice relationship with Catherine and did better himself by learning to read. I wish Mr. Lockwood was more involved in the book or something because I still don't really know who he is.

Jane Eyre

For a high school student the task of reading Jane Eyre is probably a nightmare. With its complex use of vocabulary and grammar and not to mention the use of the french language it really makes you think, "What the deuce are they talking about?" The first few chapters were indeed slow and it made me want to stop reading the book, but once I got into the center of the story it got more interesting and my curiosity got more intense which made me unable to stop reading. Now that I have completed the book I miss reading it. I might watch the Jane Eyre movie to make me feel better or re read the book again when i'm older.

Jane Eyre

I really enjoying the book Jane Eyre. it was really an interesting book I like how they did the plot. Also like how the writer started from her younger years and how it effected her in her older years. I really enjoyed the plot twist from when she fell in love with Mr Rochester to finding out that Mr Rochester has a previous wife Wh has gone mad and was also the cause of the fire in the house earlier in the story. but I am also quite satisfied how the story turned out to be a happy ending because I just love a happy ending most of the time and that in the end Mr Rochester and Jane Eyre got married and have a child

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre was a very difficult book for me to get interested in. I found the book more of a "Cinderella story", or a "rags to riches" type story. The parts of the book that really intrigued me were when Jane first went to Lowood School as a child, when she becomes a Governess, and when Mr. Rochester proposes to her.

Bessie was a character that really stood out to me. She seemed like the most compassionate one towards Jane as a child. I really liked how she was always there for Jane and really cared about her. Helen was another character that really stood out to me. The way she reached out to Jane and was extremely kind to her when Mr. Brocklehurst scolded Jane made me glad that Jane found a friend as great as Helen. Helen also depended on God and her faith a lot, and i really liked that too.

All in all, Jane Eyre was a really good book with a really good story line, but I don't think I'll read this book again anytime soon.

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Jane Eyre
Out of both of the books this one was my favorite. I was interested from the beginning and had an immediate bond with Jane. I found the story line very intriguing and never became bored with it. I enjoyed it most when Jane was at Thornfield because of the suspenseful story of Grace Poole (Bertha Mason) and the fascinating love Mr. Rochester and Jane shared. I was genuinely shocked to find out about Rochester's previous marriage to the mad Bertha Mason, although after finding out I was able to make sense of some of my confusion concerning the odd events that had happened (the fire and Jane's vision of a "ghost" ripping apart her veil). After Jane left Thornfield I began to lose interest up until the part when St. John heard the news of his Uncle John's death. After finding that out I predicted that it was Jane's uncle as well and that her and the Rivers's were related. I was very pleased to find out that my prediction was true and also to learn that Mr. Rochester had been looking for her. Though I felt that the ending was rushed I was still delighted with the happy-ever-after finish. Overall, I can truly say that this was one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading.

Jane Eyre
Overall I thought that this book was okay. I found it to be slow in the beginning and while Jane ran away from Mr. Rochester. I found the page long explanations of how a certain tree looked to be very dragging. However, the book had several twists which kept it somewhat interesting. Especially when Jane and Mr. Rochester were at the alter and we found out that the crazy lady upstairs was his wife. Naturally, as a guy I do not love romance novels so overall I found the book okay.

Wuthering Heights
Heathcliff was far and away my favorite character. Without his character the book would have been just another love story but his character added humor and created several problems throughout the book. The first couple chapters I found very confusing and hard to follow but as the book carried on it became much easier to follow and to understand. Compared to Jane Eyre this was more interesting and enjoyable to read.

Wuthering Heights
This book was definitely better than Jane Eyre, in my opinion. It wasn't hard at all for me to get hooked on reading it, although, the story inside a story theme was a bit confusing at times. Another confusing thing about this book was Catherine, and her daughter.. Catherine. Some parts of this book were difficult for me to get through (like the first few chapters), but after those I didn't really have a problem with reading it. I finished this book much faster than I finished Jane Eyre, and I found this book a lot more interesting, and less predictable. Not saying Jane Eyre didn't have unpredictable moments (like Mr. Rochester being married to a lady other than Jane while trying to marry Jane), but I feel like Heathcliff's attitude and personality made this book a lot more enjoyable for me to read. I feel like Heathcliff kept me, as the reader, on my toes throughout the book.

Jane Eyre

I believe that this book was in fact better then Wuthering Heights due to it being less confusing. However, I felt that it was completely dreadful reading the first few chapters, especially the descriptive details the author included. I did enjoy the different twists that I did not see coming. I was shocked to learn about Mr. Rochester's wife, Bertha and the weird events she took part in but without them I don't think the book would have caught my attention as much. Overall, I was glad to know that the ending was a happy ending and that Jane finally found love after her harsh childhood experiences.

Jane Eyre
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This book actually ended up being my favorite of the two. At first I was not interested in it and thought it would be difficult to read. I got hooked on the book once Rochester's bed was set on fire. From there on I couldn't set the book down. From the beginning I knew that Rochester and Jane had a connection and that they would end up together. Even though on their wedding day, Jane found out about Rochester's "secret wife", I thought it would work out and they would still end up together. I think the most shocking part of the book to me was when Jane found out that Rochester was already married and that his wife was insane. Also, that he kept her locked in a room on the third floor. I couldn't believe that she was the one who set the bed on fire, who Jane kept hearing and who ripped apart Jane's wedding veil but now it all makes sense. My least favorite characters I have to say, are the guests that Rochester had over for a couple of weeks. They were all stuck up and thought they were too good to even talk to Jane, especially Blanche Ingram. My favorite characters, obviously, are Jane and Rochester. Through everything they always loved each other. Another character I like is Helen Burns. One of my favorite quotes in the book was said by her. "I am very happy, Jane: and when you hear that I am dead you must be sure and not grieve: there is nothing to grieve about. We all must die one day, and the illness which is removing me is not painful; it is gentle and gradual: my mind is at rest. I leave no one to regret me much: I have only a father: and he is lately married, and will not miss me. By dying young I shall escape great sufferings. I had not qualities or talents to make my way very well in the world: I should have been continually at fault." This quote reveals what kind of person Helen is like and her personality.

Jane Eyre Continued
She is very religious, she turns her cheek the other way when people are mean or rude to her because she believes it will all be worth it when she gets to heaven. This also shows that she is very kind and caring but she is also very insecure and doesn't think must of herself. She believes that she would have no talents to offer the world and wouldn't make it but I think that she would. Overall, this book was very good and I would read it again!

Wuthering Heights

This book was my least favorite of the two, when I began reading this book I was on the verge of giving up, the introduction of new characters was the most frustrating, as well as the characters going back and forth to Wuthering Heights and the Grange. I constantly had to remind myself who was who and what their relationship was with each other. Personally to me, Nelly was my favorite because the book was written in her point of view and she actually endured this during her life with these people and did not expect to share this story with a complete stranger. My least favorite character was Heathcliff, I felt that he was evil and all about revenge throughout the entire book. Overall, I just felt that this book was depressing and I would love for us to discuss this novel in class for a better understanding for things I might have missed.

Jane Eyre

I really enjoyed the story. It made me very sad in the beginning reading about how disrespectful Mrs. Reed and all of her children were towards Jane. It made me really resent the Reed family. Also this book was far less confusing than Wuthering Heights. It was sort of scandalous as well and very interesting to read, seeing all of the different hardships that took place in Jane's life. Overall it was a great book and I'm glad that it was a love story and all ended well.

Jane Eyre

I have to say Jane Eyre was by far better than Wuthering Heights. For me, it was easier to comprehend. At the beginning of the story novel, I found myself attached to Jane's depressing story of child abuse and neglect. They were all so mean to her. I can't say I blame her for lashing out at John, who I wasn't sad to see go. Her character was so intriguing because she seemed like such a rebel at the beginning but grow into a respectable teacher and governess. I feel like she favored Adele because she was in a way a lot like herself. Neither Jane nor Adele had relatives and they both received attention only from their nurses. Towards to end, I was anxious to see if she ever reunited with Mr. Rochester. I definitely didn't want her to marry her cousin. All of the excessive details seemed to make the story drag but overall I enjoyed reading it.

Wuthering Heights

The first page of a book is supposed to grab your attention. This book did far from that to me. I, honestly, read the first page, closed the book, and went on to read Jane Eyre. The family tree was quite confusing. I had to draw it out a couple of times before I could proceed reading. Also, the way the stories narrators changed made it hard to follow at times. Heathcliff was my favorite character because everyone saw him as an animal but he was more passionate than any of the other characters. Linton was just annoying in my opinion. I liked Catherine's determination to get what she wants but she was so determined that she drove herself to her death which was absurd. Could you technically blame Ellen Dean for her death as well? Catherine had repeatedly asked Ellen to tell Linton that she was sick so he can com running to her side but Ellen preferred teaching Catherine a lesson and refused to tell him then told Catherine that he'd been reading while she was sick leading to Catherine's rage. I think Ellen was a sneaky little one.

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

This book confused me immensely! It was very interesting though with all that happened and the deaths and marriages, but only after you could understand what was really happening. There was so much trickery and scandal in this book as well as Jane Eyre which is why I found it so interesting. Although it took a lot to get past all the language and different marriages and past and present changes it was a decent book overall but definitely not better than Jane Eyre.

whoops! Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights was easily my favorite of the two novels. The manipulative, sinister, and well planned actions of Heathcliff excited me and made me want to read more. Although the novel was complex, I enjoyed embracing the challenge. Heathcliff truly made the novel worth reading for me. His compassion and drive towards the things he loved were respectable even though he was mad. The novel just seemedto have more and more twist, and constantly kept me guessing. I enjoyed Nelly as a character as well. It seemed like whenever Catherine needed her she was there.

Jane Eyre

I found this novel to be much easier to understand, but I did not enjoy reading it as much as Wuthering Heights. The story had complex diction and excessive detail. I found it to be quite predictable in the sense that I foreshadowed Rochester and Jane being together all along. Bertha did throw in some unexpected twist, but even this was not enough to deter the book from away from being a "typical romance novel." I respected Jane because I considered her to be an underdog due to her mistreatment early in the novel. The novel took forever, but all in all was not a bad read.

Jane Eyre

I found the story line of Jane Eyre was very predictable due to it being a stereotypical romance novel, but the dialect and time period is what made it interesting. The way Jane and Mr. Rochester would converse and approach each other is so different in comparison to how we conduct ourselves today, and it gave me a clearer understanding of the time period in which the novel was written. The novel was very long, but an easy read in my opinion and my favored of the two.

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Jane Eyre
When asking those who have previously read Jane Eyre what they thought of it, the most common response was that it was incredibly dull and repetative. Hearing this response over and over had me dreading the fact that i had to read it. However, as i got deeper into it and the life of Jane Eyre, I began to enjoy it. I looked forward to unveiling the mystery of Grace Poole and her supposed murderous intents and the blossoming of Mr. Rochester's love for Jane. I was really content with the way it ended. Although both Jane and Mr. Rochester seemed to have been put through un-necessary anguish, i believe that if Jane had stayed the first time, her joy would have lasted for only a few years as opposed to the rest of her life as it did in the end. After reading both books, i realized that Jane Eyre was my favorite.

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Wuthering Heights
Even though I preferred Jane Eyre over Wuthering Heights I still enjoyed this book. The beginning was really hard for me to understand and it wasn't until Nelly began to tell her story when I started to understand what was going on. I was very interested in the story that Nelly told although sometimes it got a little bit hard to comprehend. What made it difficult for me was keeping up with all the characters and their relations to one another. In the beginning I really liked Heathcliff and felt sorry for him because of the way Hindley treated him. As the book progressed I began to have a strong dislike towards Heathcliff as well. I felt both men were cruel and major turnoffs in the book. I liked Catherine from the beginning because of her and Heathcliff's relationship and when she stayed at Thrushcross Grange to recover with the Linton's that is when I started to not like her as much. I strongly disliked how she chose social ranking over her true love and I definitely feel like a lot of the hatred and revenge could have been avoided if she would have chosen Heathcliff. There wasn't a particular character that I really had an interest in but out of them all I would say Nelly was my favorite. I felt like she did a good job portraying all the characters and I liked how she told the story through her own experience. Though I didn't feel like the book was bad it is still something I don't see myself reading again.

Wuthering Height
Wuthering Heights was really confusing to me at first, but as i got deeper into it, i started being able to distinguish all of the characters. I really liked it because of it's unpredictability and because of it's romantic aspects. Heathcliff was my favorite character because the love he had for Catherine was so strong he found that, after her death, his only solace would be death as well so that he could once again be reunited with her. Overall this book ended up being really depressing, but i feel like that is what caused the ending to be so hopeful.

Wuthering Heights

Compared to Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights is probably the most complex of the two books, but its plot is a lot more enjoyable in my opinion than Jane Eyre. Heathcliff's manipulative personality is probably the reason why I wanted to read it more. It made me want to know what is he going to do next and so I kept on reading. Wuthering Heights to me was fast paced and from the very first chapter my attention was grabbed unlike in Jane Eyre when it took forever to finally enjoy the book. Wuthering Heights is a thrill ride filled with twist and turns which makes it an excellent read regardless of the complex language.

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights was a wonderful book! while it was confusing at the start I began to get the hang of the writing style and even began to enjoy it! My favorite Character was Linton, He was a stereotypical adolescent boy when we first meet him, but grew up to be loving father and caring husband. What I found frustrating about the book was the space in between the major events in the story. I felt that the author used a lot of unnecessary description of the surroundings as kind of a filler, and while it did help paint a vivid picture of the setting, it became boring. But overall my favorite of the two books!!

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre was by far my favorite of the two. Although predictable for the most part, the book flowed smoothly and was easy to understand. The plot started off well and was direct. It told who each character was and described them in a few words as well. My favorite character in the novel was Mr. Rochester. He was sort of a mystery until climax of the novel. He was hard to read and I never knew what kind of mood he was in. As the plot unraveled, all the truths came out about him and he was “solved.” He kept the book interesting with his mind games and his past that haunted him.

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights was a difficult read. It seemed to be extremely jumpy and failed to fully develop some of the minor characters that appeared often in the novel. The books introduction was shaky. As I read the first ten pages I instantly had to reread them in order to make sense of what was going on. The story began to clear up as the narrator approached present day events. I did not enjoy reading this as much as I did Jane Eyre. I could tell that the reader was supposed to feel as though they were a part of the story and enjoy the thrill of what was going on. However, this did not happen to me and I became stressed while reading the novel because it was so fast paced and confusing,

Jayne Eyre
Jayne Eyre was my least favorite of the two books. While It was faster paced and an easier read, I found it to be dull and dreary. When I pictured scenes from the novel I always felt it would look grey and dead. I felt that the author used a lot of unnecessary description of the surroundings (sorry thought of the wrong book in last comment). And while the book was easier to read and faster paced I found many happenings in the novel to be repetitive. It seemed to me things would start out rough fore Jane then slowly get better, when all of a sudden there is a pit fall in the sequence and she moves on to another time in her life and the cycle begins again.

Wuthering Heights:
I definitely enjoyed Jane Eyre way more than I did this book. At the beginning I felt like all the characters were being thrown out and that to me was very confusing and made it harder for me to keep the up with the story. Like a lot of the characters had similar names and it would get really frustrating. I feel like when I read Jane Eyre I was always left guessing what would happen next, but with this book it was kind of predictable what was going to happen. One thing I did like about the book was the characters. Once I actually understood who was who I felt like the characters were very mysterious, but in a good way. I didn't really like Heathcliff at all, he was a very dark person. I feel as if he felt that because he was treated badly, he had to treat everyone else the same. This book was alright, but definitely not my favorite.

Jane Eyre

I enjoyed Jane Eyre, but I found the ending somewhat predictable. I liked how the book took me on a journey through her entire life because I felt I could understand and connect with her character much better. What kept me intrigued was the time period the book took place. I liked seeing Jane and Mr. Rochester's relationship develop because it was much different then anything I had ever read before. This book made me feel many different emotions from extremely mad to very happy. I enjoyed that the book had a happy ending but everyone reading this book new the moment Jane left Thornfield the second time that she and Mr. Rochester would meet again . Overall I really enjoyed this book.

Jane Eyre

In my opinion, Jane Eyre would be a far more interesting novel if it were condensed and excluded some of the unnecessary background. I thought the plot of Jane Eyre had the potential to be captivating, but it was drawn out to the point of boredom. Personally, I did not care for the almost marriage to the cousin portion but I guess that is because we do not live in the Deep South. Although this love story was somewhat predictable, I thought Mr. Rochester only regaining sight in one eye made for a happy but more realistic ending; it was refreshing for the ending to not be too dramatic. My least favorite part of the book was the beginning because I feel the sad childhood story could have been condensed into one or two chapters. In my opinion, when you harp on a somber and depressing narrative for too long, the happy ending no longer matters. After finishing the book, I felt like this was more of a sad story. Overall, I vote we split this book into two parts to keep the reader conscious and to prevent excruciating boredom that is currently unavoidable.

WUTHERING HEIGHTS
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Throughout the book, Heathcliff was not my favorite character , but he was the most interesting. I didn’t think his character, his true character, changed much until the very end. When he stayed at Wuthering Heights with Hindley and visited Catherine before she died, the way he treated Linton and Hindley was just a means as to get what he wanted. Just like when he blackmailed Hindley into giving him the horse he wanted when he was little. I think the only time that he was not deceitful in character was when he spent time with Catherine. I think that he truly did love her. I just hated how he manipulated so many of the characters, like his son, to the point where he owned both Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights. I did like how towards the end where he talked about not wanting to take revenge on Catherine’s and Linton’s family any more. Also I thought it was decent of him to not abuse Hareton like Hareton’s father abused Heathcliff. However I thought it was absolutely horrible that he turned him into a dull, ignorant creature. In a way, I pitied Heathcliff for his situation, but his actions as he grew older made me not pity him as much anymore.

Wuthering Heights

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“He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” This was probably my favorite line out of the entire book. Catherine was not my favorite character though, she is probably my least favorite. I feel like she was just a really selfish person and took advantage of those who loved her. She basically married Linton for his status and his money instead of marrying Heathcliff just because Heathcliff was poor. When she was courting Linton, she ended up blowing off Heathcliff for Linton’s company despite the fact that that would have been one of the few times that she could just spend time with Heathcliff. I felt that she could be so terribly strong willed at times while so terribly weak at others. Overall, I thought the book dragged on and didn’t really interest me as much as Jane Eyre did. I did love the ending though where Hareton and the young Catherine became a couple. That I didn’t really expect because of Catherine’s original treatment of him and her disowning him as a cousin.

JANE EYRE





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Okay, so something I wondered for a little while as I read this book was how did she not question there being a monster of some sort in the house? (Who did turn out to be a human) You think she would have thought that if he did not fire Grace then there would have been someone else doing the crazy things in the house. She saw Mr. Mason bitten and stabbed, something that would stay in my mind and I would have immediately questioned Mr. Rochester or left the house in fear of my life. Especially if on the morning of my wedding if some sort of monster actually came in my room and tore up my veil I’d take that as a cue to not get married and leave until whatever it was, was gone. Something else I didn’t quite understand was why did his crazy wife not attack Grace or kill her? I just don’t understand how they could co exist all the time and when Grace was asleep why did she not kill her? Especially since by the house fire, she was clearly capable of killing people.

Jane Eyre
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Out of the two books, Jane Eyre was definitely my favorite. Despite taking me longer to read it, I thoroughly enjoyed it so much more. I thought the plot twists were fantastic, such as Mr. Rochester’s wife and Jane being related to St. John and her inheriting a fortune. The fortune didn’t surprise me as much as the others did but I loved that she and Mr. Rochester did eventually marry. People say that when you’re trying to find someone to date, then looks shouldn’t matter and most people still take looks into account. Even though Mr. Rochester was not handsome and Jane was deemed plain, they loved each other and truly loved each other for the person that they were and not what they looked like. I absolutely loved that aspect of the book, as well that Mr. Rochester wanted to marry Jane despite her being just a governess and possessing no fortune of her own. Also, I love this quote “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” I feel like this describes Jane very well, because she was independent in spirit and eventually independent on her own when she had been dependent on others most of her life

Jane Eyre:
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While this book was significantly longer in pages than Wuthering Heights, I found it to much more of a page turner. As the story of Jane's life progressed, I found myself becoming more and more a part of the story. I found that the treatment of Jane as a child, and her troubled adolescence inclined me to root for her, per say, as she grew into a young woman. I was proud as she turned her life around at Lowood, and even more so, when she got a job on her own and left. I predicted the love of Mr. Rochester and Jane, as soon as they were introduced, after reading and picturing their fond and rather flirty relationship they had during their evening talks, even in the beginning. I found myself becoming emotionally attached to their relationship, as he seemed to fall in love with Ms. Ingram. I felt that the suspense was built beautifully throughout the story, and when Mr. Rochester finally confessed his love, it was such a relief. The Victorian language of the novel is quite difficult at times to understand, but I felt it only enhanced the love story and made it almost enchanting. The one thing that did frustrate me about Jane, however, was her continuous indignation towards Mr. Rochester, after the engagement. It was quite refreshing to me, at first, that she was protecting herself and showing her feminine independence, but as it became more aware to me how much he loved her, I don't see how she did not swoon at his words. My favorite quote from Mr. Rochester was the following, as he proposed to Jane: "Come to me — come to me entirely now," said he; and added, in his deepest tone, speaking in my ear as his cheek was laid on mine, "Make my happiness — I will make yours."

Wuthering Heights

This book was too much for me. I read this right after Jane Eyre, so I wasn't emotionally ready for this book to begin with. I strongly believe that simplicity is the key when it comes to writing. There is entirely too much going on in this book for me to enjoy it. The character of Heathcliff intrigues me. I believe there is a very important example of how awful people can act and the things they are capable of when they choose not to forgive others. However, there is also another important lesson in this novel. I think the message is, we must be careful of how we treat people because the level of revenge and retribution are determined by the victim. Hindley Earnshaw's treatment of Heathcliff gave Heathcliff a reason to seek revenge. Again, can we split the book up into two parts? I felt like there was just too much going on for me to enjoy what I was reading.

Wuthering Heights:
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I found Wuthering Heights to be one of the most frustrating books I have ever read. I found that every time I got attached to a character, they were killed off! At the beginning, I was a Heathcliff supporter, all the way, but as the story progressed, I found myself starting to hate him. As his true colors began to show, his love for Catherine no longer became a sweet and beautiful thing, but a psychotic and animal obsession. In his defense, however, all of the characters were a little wishy-washy, which would explain his anger. Linton was jubilant with little Catherine one minute, and depressed in his chambers the next and it was very hard to keep up with. I think Catherine being afraid to show her true love and feelings for Heathcliff may have been what made him go crazy, also. It was not a secret that she loved him, because from childhood, she spent every moment she could with him, but she even said herself it would "degrade" her to marry Heathcliff. I began to lose respect for her from that point on. She not only made herself miserable, but Heathcliff, her daughter, and Linton, as well. Poor little Catherine was stuck in the middle of a ruthless Heathcliff and miserable Linton. I do believe there is significance in this. I think that Heathcliff's obsession with wanting little Catherine to be close to his son was because of his desire to want to still be with her mother, and he would do anything to have that. On the other side, I think that Linton's desire to keep her away from Heathcliff's son was a representation of his need to keep her mother away from Heathcliff so she could not leave their marriage. He was always unsure and not confident, and I feel did not know how to use his words to truly express how he felt.

Hunter
I agree with everything you said on your post about Wuthering Heights except for it being your favorite out of the two books. I also found Heathcliff an interesting character and found his actions understandable. They were understandable because he did them out of his love for Cathy. Without Heathcliff Wuthering Heights would have been unbearable. I liked Jane Eyre more simply because it was easier to read. Yes, Wuthering Heights had more twists but Jane Eyre was much easier to comprehend and follow.

Thomas,
Mr. Rochester was also my favorite character in Jane Eyre. I found him to be intelligent but quite elusive in his thoughts. In my opinion, he acted as if he knew he was an intelligent man. My favorite scene from Mr. Rochester was when he portrayed himself as the gypsy. During this portion of the novel, Mr. Rochester shows he can read Jane quite well and that he understands the feelings that she has. Mr. Rochester, although a bit underhanded in his handling of his prior marriage, was definitely my favorite character.

Alex, I agree the book was a page turner and the details definitely helped me relate to the story. Jane Eyre was my favorite for being so much easier to understand than Wuthering Heights. I too predicted the love affair between Rochester and Jane from the beginning!

Maxwell, I completely agree woth what you said about Jane Eyre being uneventful. It seemed as if EVERYTHING in her life at forst went wrong which was rodiculous since she was 10 years old. And Cinderella was a great comparison! I thought one of the servants had set the room on fire and stabbed Mr. Mason which kept the plot suspenseful. Overall I think it was a good book as well, just with such a slow progression.

Aerial,
I agree that a Bronte sister collaboration would be awesome. Jane Eyre was boring because it was like reading a journal, however the other characters were very interesting. Wuthering Heights was more interesting, but I felt like the over-arching theme was more simple

Aerial,
I agree that a Bronte sister collaboration would be awesome. Jane Eyre was boring because it was like reading a journal, however the other characters were very interesting. Wuthering Heights was more interesting, but I felt like the over-arching theme was more simple

Jane Eyre
This was a very well written book but I still had problems with it. The whole part of the book before Jane went off to school and a lot of her early life was way too long and some of it was unnecessary. Also, some of it was hard to understand at first but that wasn't really a big deal. I also don't like how most of it, like the end, was predictable; but it did have some aspects that were extremely unpredictable, like the drama with Mr. Rochester's wife, that I really enjoyed. I also really liked the characters Mr. Rochester and Helen Burns for what they did for the story but I HATED Mrs. Reed and her daughters. Overall, I thought it was an extremely well written book, with a very interesting, but a tad drawn out story line.

Phillip,

I agree with you. Heathcliff accomplished his goal of revenge. His manipulative and cruel treatment of others allowed him to have his revenge. This treatment did not fill the void in his heart that Catherine left though. Also i see what you are saying about Lockwood. For him to be so curious, we really didn't get to know his character.