Question:
What are some good books too read like Jane Eyre?
anonymous
2010-02-28 16:24:05 UTC
I love the book Jane Eyre. I'm re-reading it. What are some god books like Jane Eyre? Jane Austen is too sweet and happy ish... and Wuthering Heights is too dull. I need a good middle that has problems but is semi-sweet. Romance.
Eight answers:
Gabby
2010-02-28 17:45:40 UTC
Well, Charlotte Bronte has a few other novels Shirley, Vilette, and The Professor although none are as exciting as Jane Eyre.



If you like Jane Eyre you may find Wide Sargasso Sea an interesting read. It is a modernist work by Jean Rhys that explores the character of Bertha and her relationship with Rochester before Jane. Both it and Jane Eyre are two of my favorite novels. But be warned, it's not exactly a romance and may change how you see Jane Eyre.



Some Victorian novels you may enjoy:

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Hardy is known for his progressive views of women and Bathsheba Everdene is certainly evidence of that - she's strong, intelligent, and independent. Plus secret love affairs, dead bodies, broken promises, it's quite the soap opera. Hardy can be verbose, but he's still very witty and readable.

Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackery. Becky Sharp is a delightfully devious anti-heroine who is anything but sweet. If you think Jane Austen is dull, you may enjoy Thackeray.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. It has been compared to Pride and Prejudice because of the similar love story, but I've always found Gaskell's much more compelling. Plus there are many more layers of social commentary to North and South than to Pride and Prejudice.



Some more modern recommendations:

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The heroine is not nearly as interesting as Jane Eyre, but the book is quite dramatic with a similar gothic tone and atmosphere.

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. Set in the 1930s it is told through the personal journal of charismatic teenager Cassandra Mortmain. It has been compared to 19th century English literature, particularly Jane Eyre and Vanity Fair and is one of my favorite novels.
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2016-10-04 06:29:11 UTC
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2015-08-21 07:56:17 UTC
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What are some good books too read like Jane Eyre?

I love the book Jane Eyre. I'm re-reading it. What are some god books like Jane Eyre? Jane Austen is too sweet and happy ish... and Wuthering Heights is too dull. I need a good middle that has problems but is semi-sweet. Romance.
Larkin L
2010-02-28 17:40:15 UTC
Middlemarch by George Elliot

Little Women, Lousia May Alcott

Rebecca, Daphne DuMaurier
Choqs
2010-03-01 04:56:21 UTC
I really enjoyed The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
blott
2010-02-28 16:33:58 UTC
i know you said you don't like jane austen, but have you tried pride and prejudice? i loved that and jane eyre.

or if you're looking for something longer, try something by philippa gregory. she wrote the other boleyn girl (which is part of a series). and the wideacre series which i am in the middle of.
anonymous
2010-02-28 16:27:38 UTC
Madame De Bovary
Cynthia
2010-02-28 19:06:59 UTC
u have to read Rebecca and The count of Monte Cristo (but that's a little long) um what else, read cold comfort castle and three musketeers


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