Jane Eyre pt 2

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[janetmaca]

You are so beyond me, of course I get distracted by other books. lol

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OMG how can you read more than one book at a time? My brain wouldn't function.

[janetmaca]

Uh, well... I borrowed The Time Traveler's Wife (it's good, not as good as I wanted it to be) while I was at my sister's. Really, it's all me just getting distracted. lol

My sister, by the way, works in a small-town library (which is part of a network of libraries) so I'm usually able to go "can you get..." for me and she will. :D

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I tried to read the first few pages of Time Travelers Wife when I was in Barnes & Noble to see if it'd be something I'd like and could keep reading. I wasn't pulled in. Is it something I should've give more of a chance? The premise seems interesting.

[janetmaca]

It might be, I made it to page 60 or so... I wasn't at my sister's for that long, and it was hectic as all get-out. I love the premise, but I found that the writing style left a lot to be desired, I'm not much for fiction to be written in the first person. I think it's definitely worth borrowing, I'm just not sure it's worth buying.

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Jane Eyre is in 1st person. I think it takes me longer to read 1st person.

[janetmaca]

That's true, maybe Brontë was just really good with the first-person narrative, or it could be that Jane Eyre doesn't flipping jump around so much.

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I never read Wuthering Heights, but from what I heard, I think Charlotte is the better writer.

[janetmaca]

I read it once, I fear I missed a lot so I'll have to give it another go. I couldn't really compare, it's been too long since I read Wuthering Heights.

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was WH easy to understand?

[janetmaca]

I thought it was. I hope I was right.

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Maybe I'll read the first few pages before I actually take it out of the libaray, so I can form my own opinion.

[janetmaca]

Yeah, that might be smart. I just hope that it's not like Jane Eyre where the plot takes forever to start going.

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That was exactly my original problem with JE. My feelings are all over the place when it comes to the book. I didn't find the beginning to be diffult or boring. And I thought the plot moved quickly, but at the same time I felt like it was taking a long time for anything to happen and I had trouble caring.

[janetmaca]

Looking back at what I've read, I definitely see where you're coming from

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But it gets better.