The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Bethany
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Wow， I did not expect to LOVE this book so very much！ Who knew The Tenant of Wildfell Hall would be so emotionally compelling and still feel so relevant today？ People are sleeping on this book。 I was sleeping on this book！ It's one of my favorite things I've read this year。 Gilbert is intrigued by Helen Graham， a mysterious and beautiful young widow who has moved into the crumbling estate Wildfell Hall with her young son。 They become friends and he hopes for more， but when Helen becomes the subj Wow， I did not expect to LOVE this book so very much！ Who knew The Tenant of Wildfell Hall would be so emotionally compelling and still feel so relevant today？ People are sleeping on this book。 I was sleeping on this book！ It's one of my favorite things I've read this year。 Gilbert is intrigued by Helen Graham， a mysterious and beautiful young widow who has moved into the crumbling estate Wildfell Hall with her young son。 They become friends and he hopes for more， but when Helen becomes the subject of local gossip he wonders if he was wrong to trust her。 So she offers her diary so he can read for himself about her past。 It's a story that oozes passion。 We get a strong heroine who is all too familiar with suffering and being mistreated。 It's a book that deals with addiction， emotionally and psychologically abusive relationships， infidelity， misogyny， the struggles of raising a child， but also I don't want to say much more， but I was surprised at how deeply emotional this reading experience was for me。 Definitely a new favorite and I would recommend giving it a try。 。。。more
Papercuts1
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Anne Brontë， I am PROUD of you！ In a man’s world， you published a novel （under a male alias so it would get published at all） that was fiercely feminist， harshly demonstrating what it meant to be a woman and a wife in a time where being born female meant being at the complete mercy of men （and your husband in particular） - even when they were abusive， narcissistic cads。 AND you showed us a woman who eventually breaks free， against every rule society imposed on women in the 19th century， to take Anne Brontë， I am PROUD of you！ In a man’s world， you published a novel （under a male alias so it would get published at all） that was fiercely feminist， harshly demonstrating what it meant to be a woman and a wife in a time where being born female meant being at the complete mercy of men （and your husband in particular） - even when they were abusive， narcissistic cads。 AND you showed us a woman who eventually breaks free， against every rule society imposed on women in the 19th century， to take charge of her own happiness。The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a flaming feminist manifest in novel-form。 It is also a （scandalous， back then） lecture on how boys SHOULD be raised in order not to become oppressive， sinful and abusive men。 Helen’s journey from naive girl to abused wife and then free woman was hard to bear at times， and her character felt a little too angelic， too much like a saint。 No one can be this composed all the time。Anne Brontë’s style isn’t as metaphorical and not as compelling as Charlotte’s or Emily’s。 Her writing feels down-to-earth and straightforward， entertaining without flourish。 Content over aesthetics， that’s what it felt like to me。The Tenant of Wildfell Hall may not shine with exceptional literary beauty， but it shines with a strong message。 Turning the final page， I was filled with feelings of rage and revenge， and with a huge respect for a writer who dared to challenge a patriarchal system that was still set in stone at the time。 Anne kindled a fire that burns brightly to this day。Brave girl。 。。。more
Claire Laurenson
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A gem that stands the test of time from the most underrated Bronte author。
Caitlin Johnson
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Read this by listening to a crappy audiobook， so probably not really a fair rating because 1。 I couldn’t concentrate cause the audio was so crap and 2。 I couldn’t concentrate cause im all but incapable of listening to other peopleSo yeah
Rhodes
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This is awesome！ I was able to talk about the book after I read it。 You did well！ 。。。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Maya Banquet
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Um livro sobre amor e， sobretudo， o amor cristão。 A autora nos ensina implicitamente sobre estes princípios。 Ao mesmo tempo， há uma crítica muito ardente ao papel da mulher sobre a sociedade e， especialmente， sobre sua posição em um casamento。 Definitivamente， uma história simples， mas transgressora em sua época。 Recomendo。
Emma
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This classic is massively underrated。 Heavy feminist undertones which underpins the entire novel。 The story feels genuine and the characters are excellently created。 I loved it。
Alison Howland
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anne brontë is pure brilliant！ i fail to understand why she so commonly stands under the shadows of her more eminent sisters， emily and charlotte。 mr。 markham’s devotion towards the formidable mrs。 huntingdon leaves the audience jostling in their seats in anticipation for what of their love story is to come next。 definitely an underrated piece of literature that deserves more recognition！
Ashley
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I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book， but it is a masterpiece。
Annik Gmel
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How is this not better know in feminist cycles？ Touching on all the problems of mariage at that time， it’s a great reflection of women’s place in society and the problems of being financially tied to a husband， of not being able to leave an abusive relationship with ones own children… It’s my favourite Bronte book so far。 （Hated Wuthering heights， liked Jane Eyre）
Teachmycat2read Podcast
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This book was really good， but covers a lot of heavy topics。 Anne Brontë is the least well known of the Brontë sisters but her realism in her books still hits home 150yrs later。 The book was first published in 1848， and is the last of Anne Bronte's books。The novel is framed as a series of letters， from a character called Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events of his town， where a mystery lady has moved into the Hall， Wildfell Hall。The central part of the novel focuses on the novel of the This book was really good， but covers a lot of heavy topics。 Anne Brontë is the least well known of the Brontë sisters but her realism in her books still hits home 150yrs later。 The book was first published in 1848， and is the last of Anne Bronte's books。The novel is framed as a series of letters， from a character called Gilbert Markham to his friend about the events of his town， where a mystery lady has moved into the Hall， Wildfell Hall。The central part of the novel focuses on the novel of the widow of the hall， Helen。 The diary tells her story of her a suite marriage to her husband， and why she has left him。 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is billed as one of the first feminist books， steeped in realism， especially to discuss matters of marriage and abuse。Unlike her sisters， it does not follow the romantic style， and even her sister Charlotte considered Anne’s depictions of alcoholism ‘disturbing’ for the time。 In defence of the novel， Anne stated the novels intentions in the second edition:’Is it better to revel the snares and pitfalls of like to the young and thoughtless traveller， or to cove them up with branches and flowers？’ We reviewed this book on our book review podcast！。Episode 19: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: 1840's Marriage Sucks ActuallyIn today’s episode， we read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë， and discuss a lot of the heavy themes it covers （see the content warnings below）。 We recommend you check out a plot summary before listening to our rantings about the failings of the institution of marriage， poor parenting techniques， and which few of the characters in this book we WOULDN’T fight。Content WarningsDomestic abuse， substance abuse， addiction， 1840s societal treatment of all of the above， rape mentionApple Podcasts:https://podcasts。apple。com/gb/podcast。。。Spotify:https://open。spotify。com/episode/6faw。。。Podcast Addict:https://www。podcastaddict。com/podcast。。。Auto-redirect:https://link。chtbl。com/Teaching_my_ca。。。 。。。more
Mahika
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I was convinced that TTWH would be a solid four-star recommendation until halfway through， the drudgery and melodrama set in。 There are a few things that Anne does so cleverly; the introduction and decay of Mr。 Huntington， the protection of Arthur， and large chunks being told from the point of view of Gilbert。 But oh my god it gets so boring。 Repeated religious piety worked in Jane Eyre because of the extreme brutality it was contrasted with， and the fact that Wuthering Heights leaves no space f I was convinced that TTWH would be a solid four-star recommendation until halfway through， the drudgery and melodrama set in。 There are a few things that Anne does so cleverly; the introduction and decay of Mr。 Huntington， the protection of Arthur， and large chunks being told from the point of view of Gilbert。 But oh my god it gets so boring。 Repeated religious piety worked in Jane Eyre because of the extreme brutality it was contrasted with， and the fact that Wuthering Heights leaves no space for anything other than heathenism functions in its gothic favour。 Here， it falls flat。 I literally had to push myself to read the last 1/3rd which is ridiculous because I couldn't put the first third down。 Charlotte reigns supreme。 。。。more
Natalie Gonzalez
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Simply the best book of all the Bronte sisters' works。 It is so ahead of its time as far as the reality of being a woman。 Simply the best book of all the Bronte sisters' works。 It is so ahead of its time as far as the reality of being a woman。 。。。more
Mary Klopfenstein
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Justice for Anne Brontë！ I think this book is criminally underrated and deserves to be appreciated alongside the works of her sisters。 Yes， the "letter within a letter" writing is kind of awkward at times， and it's a bit heavy on religion。 However， the story itself is so powerful and different from other books of the era。 While other stories romanticize the "bad boys" or insinuate that a bad boy just needs the love of a good woman， Anne fights against this narrative by writing about what happens Justice for Anne Brontë！ I think this book is criminally underrated and deserves to be appreciated alongside the works of her sisters。 Yes， the "letter within a letter" writing is kind of awkward at times， and it's a bit heavy on religion。 However， the story itself is so powerful and different from other books of the era。 While other stories romanticize the "bad boys" or insinuate that a bad boy just needs the love of a good woman， Anne fights against this narrative by writing about what happens after the "happy ending"。 （Spoiler alert: if you marry a bad boy， expect him to be a bad man， a bad husband， and a bad father。） Helen is a true heroine， taking decisive action to save herself and her son。 100% recommend this to anyone who wants a less romanticized view of marriage and love。 。。。more
Maria Cristina
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It's hard to believe that this book was published in 1848。 Anne Brontë is such a modern writer。 Helen is such a great heroine！ It's hard to believe that this book was published in 1848。 Anne Brontë is such a modern writer。 Helen is such a great heroine！ 。。。more
Nataly
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I finally finished this book。。。 it took me more than one year to read it all！！ I rated it with 3。5/5First I couldn’t get into it and I didn’t really like so much Gilbert through all the book， however it gets more interesting especially when we can read the story of Helen。 I loved Helen， I suffered with her， I got frustrated， I got nervous and I cried too。 Because I know that her story is something that still happens and it hurts a lot！ I wished so much her happiness and to be honest I related so I finally finished this book。。。 it took me more than one year to read it all！！ I rated it with 3。5/5First I couldn’t get into it and I didn’t really like so much Gilbert through all the book， however it gets more interesting especially when we can read the story of Helen。 I loved Helen， I suffered with her， I got frustrated， I got nervous and I cried too。 Because I know that her story is something that still happens and it hurts a lot！ I wished so much her happiness and to be honest I related so much to her， I could understand her opinions and why did she acted in some ways and that is why I loved her even though there may some people who didn’t share the same opinion as her （as I read in some comments） and appreciated all the efforts she made。About Gilbert。。。 oh God I just didn’t like him， everything was about him， his feelings， her feelings for HER， what things did the people to HIM， he had a lot of passion but used it in the wrong way。 What I hated the most was that moment when he finished Helen diary and the first thing the thought was about HIM again， then some thoughts for poor Helen， and then again HIM （to be honest I didn’t see the difference between him and Hargrave） however I liked him better at the end when he behaved more。。。 rationally thinking for the best of Helen and not him。To be honest， I think I would have liked so much better this book if it was with Helen’s POV however it is good to see a woman from that time writing with POV of a man！ I will never forget this book because it made me think of a few things from my past and I don’t want to forget it for my future。 Also it has a really nice message， we shouldn’t rely on feelings only as they disappear and see what kind of person we are with。 Adding this amazing message to all women because we have this maternity side which makes us to think we can help our partner to be better and to make them thrive however， we cannot， a person can only be better if they want to and if they try with all their will。 。。。more
Teresa
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A brilliant read。 If it weren't for the archaic language I could easily have imagined it being written about a modern relationship and I could also imagine that this story would have caused quite a stir when it was published。 A brilliant read。 If it weren't for the archaic language I could easily have imagined it being written about a modern relationship and I could also imagine that this story would have caused quite a stir when it was published。 。。。more
Eleanor
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3。5 stars。 I listened to this on audio as I avoided the end of the semester and instead sewed approximately 1 gazillion garments （actually I think it was 3 shirts lol）。 I really recommend this as an audio book for the great and very appropriate British accents。 Super fun Victorian gothic read。 Doesn’t quite feel like the classic of Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre， but， I think， deserves the title of “underrated classic。” If you’re a fan of the Brontë’s， you’ll be into this one。 The heroine was a 3。5 stars。 I listened to this on audio as I avoided the end of the semester and instead sewed approximately 1 gazillion garments （actually I think it was 3 shirts lol）。 I really recommend this as an audio book for the great and very appropriate British accents。 Super fun Victorian gothic read。 Doesn’t quite feel like the classic of Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre， but， I think， deserves the title of “underrated classic。” If you’re a fan of the Brontë’s， you’ll be into this one。 The heroine was a little unbelievably good， but I did really like her。 Big Brontë themes of “men are the worst” definitely present。 Happy for the main narrator also， but。。。not convinced he was as deserving as everyone （including himself） seemed to think？ 。。。more
Rebeca
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Anne Brontë！ The more feminist of the Brontë sisters in my opinion。 I think her writing was brilliant。 It shows the feminist she had inside her for the Victorian Times she lived during that makes me happy to know she was brave enough to voice out in her work。 Can definitely see why some critics did not receive this novel with open arms for it opened a door to things not many voiced out loud。 I feel she brought light to a lot of deep topics that not many talked about back then and even in our tim Anne Brontë！ The more feminist of the Brontë sisters in my opinion。 I think her writing was brilliant。 It shows the feminist she had inside her for the Victorian Times she lived during that makes me happy to know she was brave enough to voice out in her work。 Can definitely see why some critics did not receive this novel with open arms for it opened a door to things not many voiced out loud。 I feel she brought light to a lot of deep topics that not many talked about back then and even in our times some consider taboo。 Like a women’s right to leave an abusive cheating husband and her right to a divorce if she so desired。 It also brings light on double standards， a women’s inner strength， a mother’s devotional pure love， and sacrifice， and a husbands narcissistic， self centered hedonistic tendencies。 I truly enjoyed this novel and find myself re-reading it in the future because it contains a lot of profound themes you have to stop and take a dive into a deeper analysis… 。。。more
Booksny
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Unexpectedly， this has turned out to be my favourite of all the Bronte books。 The characters are flawed but remarkably self-aware。 Helen's POV was brilliant in its intensity。 My only quibble was Gilbert's character in the later chapters of the book - he was unnecessarily dramatic， his sense of entitlement rose with his passion for Helen， and he was a poor friend even on the best of times to Lawrence Unexpectedly， this has turned out to be my favourite of all the Bronte books。 The characters are flawed but remarkably self-aware。 Helen's POV was brilliant in its intensity。 My only quibble was Gilbert's character in the later chapters of the book - he was unnecessarily dramatic， his sense of entitlement rose with his passion for Helen， and he was a poor friend even on the best of times to Lawrence 。。。more
Laura
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Siento que debería releer este libro en otra época de mi vida porque no lo he disfrutado tanto como podría por dos motivos:El primero es que me pilló un parón lector de por medio y he estado meses sin coger el libro， por lo que muchos detalles se me han podido olvidar o los he podido pasar por alto。Y el segundo es que por todo lo que he oído hablar de este libro me esperaba una cosa y no ha sido lo que me he encontrado。Aún así me ha encantado， Anne escribe que da gusto， es increíble lo fácil que Siento que debería releer este libro en otra época de mi vida porque no lo he disfrutado tanto como podría por dos motivos:El primero es que me pilló un parón lector de por medio y he estado meses sin coger el libro， por lo que muchos detalles se me han podido olvidar o los he podido pasar por alto。Y el segundo es que por todo lo que he oído hablar de este libro me esperaba una cosa y no ha sido lo que me he encontrado。Aún así me ha encantado， Anne escribe que da gusto， es increíble lo fácil que es leer sus libros。 Además， es una obra muy valiente por los temas que trata y la época en la que está escrita。 Quizás me ha sorprendido un poco que se hablara tanto de religión， pero sabiendo que se escribió en el siglo XIX y teniendo en cuenta la escena en la que la mayoría de escenas religiosas tienen lugar， es comprensible。No hay duda de que la familia Brontë era extremadamente talentosa， y Anne brilló por sus propios méritos， es una pena que sea la hermana menos conocida， porque merece el mismo reconocimiento que sus hermanas。 。。。more
mehak
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beautiful beautiful BEAUTIFUL
Ana Isabel
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4/5Me parece increíble la visión realmente moderna que Anne Brontë tenía sobre los derechos de las mujeres。 Es una obra que no ha perdido frescura y que ha envejecido super bien。Quizás me han sobrado algunos capítulos un poco redundantes sobre los primeros años de matrimonio de Helen y la de vueltas que le dan los personajes a cualquier nimiedad。 La historia engancha y entretiene y aunque el final no sorprende está bien resuelto （además que te informa de la vida futura de todos los personajes y 4/5Me parece increíble la visión realmente moderna que Anne Brontë tenía sobre los derechos de las mujeres。 Es una obra que no ha perdido frescura y que ha envejecido super bien。Quizás me han sobrado algunos capítulos un poco redundantes sobre los primeros años de matrimonio de Helen y la de vueltas que le dan los personajes a cualquier nimiedad。 La historia engancha y entretiene y aunque el final no sorprende está bien resuelto （además que te informa de la vida futura de todos los personajes y es algo que se agradece， que a veces estás leyendo y dices ui y que sería de fulano。。。）El personaje de Helen es increíble una mujer que sabe lo que quiere y hace lo que sea necesario para conseguir sus propósitos sin caer en el egoísmo。 。。。more
Melindam
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I cannot remember much on how I felt when I first read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall almost 20 years ago。 I remembered the gist of the story， but it did not leave a lasting impression。I think my aim was to simply read a book by Anne Brontë after reading Jane Eyre & Wuthering Heights by her sisters。 It was a worthy， powerful classic and still is。 Narrators Alex Jennings & Jenny Agutter do absolute credit to it all。 Still， on re-reading this， it was a struggle for me to wade through it all， because I cannot remember much on how I felt when I first read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall almost 20 years ago。 I remembered the gist of the story， but it did not leave a lasting impression。I think my aim was to simply read a book by Anne Brontë after reading Jane Eyre & Wuthering Heights by her sisters。 It was a worthy， powerful classic and still is。 Narrators Alex Jennings & Jenny Agutter do absolute credit to it all。 Still， on re-reading this， it was a struggle for me to wade through it all， because I simply could not ignore my 21-century sensibilities， unwise as it is。 The novel is a "creation" of its times as well as Anne's expereince and circumstances。 I also think that Anne may have had struggles to try and break out of the expected literary conveniences and traditions while at the same time keeping up the the general as well as her own moral boundaries。 I can also well believe how this novel have shocked its Victorian audience: （view spoiler）[a woman， after leaving her brute of an alcoholic and dissipated husband， was not only allowed to live on， but （after the death of said husband） to live on happily on happily （？？？） with another man。 Well 。。。 if your idea of happiness is marrying a pompous， patronising， selfish， sulky and aggressive young man who idly courts other women when he is bored and thinks of kind， worthy spinsters as "non-entities" because they lack good looks and did not manage to find husbands。 In one word: Gilbert Markham is a jerk， even though he is not an alcoholic and I serioulsy doubt Helen will be happy with him。 （hide spoiler）]Anne bronte managed to paint a vivid picture of the "higher" circles' dissolute rakes as well as of the country middle class， both suffocating Helen's spirit。On the other hand。。 all that sanctimony， moralising and preachiness as well as Helen's willful obtuseness （there was a huge writing on the wall， there were several， before he married Arthur）。 These came in heavy doses and were a severe trial for my nerves。 。。。more
Jessica Puglia
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Il libro è incentrato sulla figura della misteriosa vedova Graham che si trasferisce con il figlio ed una domestica a Wildfell Hall， una tetra e fredda dimora nella campagna inglese， suscitando curiosità e biasimo nei suoi vicini di casa。 La donna， infatti， non è intenzionata a risposarsi， vive mantenendosi con i suoi quadri e non cerca la compagnia di nessuno。 Il giovane Gilbert è attratto dalla sua bizzarra condotta e lentamente riesce ad entrare in confidenza con la donna， scoprendo una perso Il libro è incentrato sulla figura della misteriosa vedova Graham che si trasferisce con il figlio ed una domestica a Wildfell Hall， una tetra e fredda dimora nella campagna inglese， suscitando curiosità e biasimo nei suoi vicini di casa。 La donna， infatti， non è intenzionata a risposarsi， vive mantenendosi con i suoi quadri e non cerca la compagnia di nessuno。 Il giovane Gilbert è attratto dalla sua bizzarra condotta e lentamente riesce ad entrare in confidenza con la donna， scoprendo una persona dall'animo profondo e dalla fede incrollabile。 Il tema della violenza domestica e dell'alcolismo sono descritti con crudo e rivoluzionario realismo， tanto che oggi quest'opera， pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1848， è annoverata tra i primi romanzi femministi della storia。Purtroppo Anne morì giovanissima， come tutte le sorelle Brontë， ma nell'introduzione del libro， attraverso la sua appassionata difesa dell'opera， emergono i tratti di una donna dal carattere forte ed indipendente， che avrebbe potuto dare ancora tanto al mondo della letteratura e non solo。Breve digressione sulle opere delle Brontë。Il mio percorso di conoscenza delle 3 sorelle Brontë è iniziato da adolescente con "Cime Tempestose" uno dei miei libri preferiti di sempre。 Emily Brontë è straordinaria nel descrivere un amore totalizzante che come un fuoco indomabile， brucia e distrugge ogni persona che trova sul suo cammino。 Invece "Jane Eyre" di Charlotte Brontë non mi ha mai fatto battere il cuore。 Ho trovato i personaggi piatti e l'amore tra i protagonisti privo di autentico calore。 Ho sempre provato pena per il personaggio della prima moglie di Edward， segregata nel sottotetto， dopo aver perso il senno。 Ho poi grande antipatia per Edward， uomo senza carattere che sposa Bertha soltanto perché bella e ricca， e senza morale， perché se la donna non fosse intervenuta， avrebbe rovinato Jane per sempre。Bertha è la protagonista del "Il grande mare dei sargassi" di Jean Rhys che rielabora il personaggio creato da Charlotte in chiave femminista ed anticoloniale， rendendole giustizia。 。。。more
Tania Nova
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Esta novela nos habla de Helen Graham， una mujer que lucha contra la infidelidad， abandono y abuso de su marido; y tras cansarse de su miserable matrimonio toma una desicion impensada para una mujer de su status y época。。。 Las hermanas Bronte no paran de sorprenderme， si creí que Jane Eyre era una novela atemporal， esta historia es aún más atrevida y sorprendente。 Aún no me creo que esta novela haya sido escrita en 1848。 Mi completa admiración para anne Bronte y sus hermanas por su valentía al e Esta novela nos habla de Helen Graham， una mujer que lucha contra la infidelidad， abandono y abuso de su marido; y tras cansarse de su miserable matrimonio toma una desicion impensada para una mujer de su status y época。。。 Las hermanas Bronte no paran de sorprenderme， si creí que Jane Eyre era una novela atemporal， esta historia es aún más atrevida y sorprendente。 Aún no me creo que esta novela haya sido escrita en 1848。 Mi completa admiración para anne Bronte y sus hermanas por su valentía al escribir y dejarnos este maravilloso legado literario。 。。。more
Lily Nesbitt
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The best Brontë book I’ve read yet。 Anne’s writing is truly excellent。 I found myself heartbroken， angry and smiling while reading this book and recommend it to anyone。
Becky
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My rating started out as a three but I've bumped it to a four after reading more about the book/author。 While the story is a bit slow paced， and there's a lot of moralising， I wanted to acknowledge how ground breaking the story was for its time。 It's a story of a no nonsense early feminist。 Although failing to recognise the signs before marrying Arthur Huntington， Helen Huntington certainly learns her lesson， attempting to improve her husband and failing that， creates a new life where she calls My rating started out as a three but I've bumped it to a four after reading more about the book/author。 While the story is a bit slow paced， and there's a lot of moralising， I wanted to acknowledge how ground breaking the story was for its time。 It's a story of a no nonsense early feminist。 Although failing to recognise the signs before marrying Arthur Huntington， Helen Huntington certainly learns her lesson， attempting to improve her husband and failing that， creates a new life where she calls the shots。 Helen is one strong Victorian woman， and good on Anne for having the courage to write such a story。 。。。more
Laurel
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Worthy， but uneven and Helen is insufferable。
Lora
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