Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel : Original text (adapted, graphic novel)
by Charlotte Brontë
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An interesting way to read one of my favorite novels of all time. I definitely prefer the regular text, but I could see this as a great entry point for a younger generation. I do think that both Jane and Mr. Rochester are too attractive in this depiction. it kind of misses the point. I love that they include the real language though.
While an interesting idea, this volume is barely a shadow of the original text, and has none of its charm. The text itself is so badly butchered that it leaves me wondering if someone unfamiliar with the original novel would even be able to follow the story itself. I can appreciate it only as a novelty item, but would never recommend it to someone who has not read Bronte's novel. It would be useful in a classroom setting only as a supplemental text, and could never replace the original.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.This attractive and well-produced graphic novel does a lovely job of presenting the text of a favorite Victorian novel. The illustrations are lavish and give a good sense of the material culture of the period. The illustrator goes with the reader's feelings and against Bronte's explicit descriptions in order to portray Rochester as strikingly handsome, and St. John Rivers as rather less so, but overall, everyone looks as the reader would expect. Altogether an enjoyable new look at an old favorite.
Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel provided an absorbing reading experience, and could be a good supplement to the text, though as a college instructor, I can imagine some students attempting to substitute it. I was rather alarmed to learn there is show more an alternative "Quick Read" edition which considerably modernizes and abridges what is already an abridged text. The Original Text version uses Bronte's language in effective ways and could help students to deal with its complexity; a simplified version simply lowers expectations and does them no favors. show less
Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel provided an absorbing reading experience, and could be a good supplement to the text, though as a college instructor, I can imagine some students attempting to substitute it. I was rather alarmed to learn there is show more an alternative "Quick Read" edition which considerably modernizes and abridges what is already an abridged text. The Original Text version uses Bronte's language in effective ways and could help students to deal with its complexity; a simplified version simply lowers expectations and does them no favors. show less
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Summary: This story begins with a young mistreated Jane Eyre in the early 1800s. She was left to live with her cruel aunt and cousins after the death of her parents and uncle. She was sent away to Lowood Institution. She met her friend Helen who taught her about God and forgiveness. Her friend later dies along with many other girls from a typhus outbreak at the school. Jane spent 6 more years as a student and 2 years as a teacher before she decided to leave the school. She accepted a governess position at Thornfield, where she meets Mr. Rochester. A romance develops between them, and after a few hardships and Jane choosing to leave Mr. Rochester, they end up together again at last.
Personal Reaction: This was actually the first graphic show more novel I have ever read. I didn't think I was going to enjoy it much, but I loved it! I really enjoyed this book and think that it might now be one of my favorites.
Classroom Extension: I could have the class 1) do research over the differences in which children were viewed and raised in the 19th century compared to current times and 2) watch the movie (it will be out on video by then) and compare it with this book. show less
Personal Reaction: This was actually the first graphic show more novel I have ever read. I didn't think I was going to enjoy it much, but I loved it! I really enjoyed this book and think that it might now be one of my favorites.
Classroom Extension: I could have the class 1) do research over the differences in which children were viewed and raised in the 19th century compared to current times and 2) watch the movie (it will be out on video by then) and compare it with this book. show less
So there is an easy and entertaining way to read a classical, Victorian novel in one evening! I knew it!
I've read a number of Bronte books, as well as a great deal of novels from that time period - it takes patience and time, but it's nearly always worth the effort. The quandary of my life was the inability to read Jane Eyre from cover to cover. Well, it didn't help that I'd seen a television adaptation a while back - the ultimate spoiler.
Here is a solution for the spoiled and the impatient. It's also a good middle ground for people like me, who actually finds it more difficult to read most graphic novels than long, ponderous, classical ones. It was easy to follow the dialogue, even in Original Text (some of the "Classical Comics" are show more written in Quick Text and Plain Text, which is even easier for modern readers). The artwork was gorgeous, and just fanciful enough for Charlotte Bronte herself to approve of. I look forward to reading (and looking at) more of these adaptations. Shakespeare should be good.
By the way, Jane Eyre is about a girl from a sad upbringing who becomes a governess and forms an attachment to the man of the house. There's madwomen and fires, and inheritances. Fantastic. show less
I've read a number of Bronte books, as well as a great deal of novels from that time period - it takes patience and time, but it's nearly always worth the effort. The quandary of my life was the inability to read Jane Eyre from cover to cover. Well, it didn't help that I'd seen a television adaptation a while back - the ultimate spoiler.
Here is a solution for the spoiled and the impatient. It's also a good middle ground for people like me, who actually finds it more difficult to read most graphic novels than long, ponderous, classical ones. It was easy to follow the dialogue, even in Original Text (some of the "Classical Comics" are show more written in Quick Text and Plain Text, which is even easier for modern readers). The artwork was gorgeous, and just fanciful enough for Charlotte Bronte herself to approve of. I look forward to reading (and looking at) more of these adaptations. Shakespeare should be good.
By the way, Jane Eyre is about a girl from a sad upbringing who becomes a governess and forms an attachment to the man of the house. There's madwomen and fires, and inheritances. Fantastic. show less
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From Goodreads:
Presents in graphic novel format an adaptation of Brontë's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester.
I think most of us know at least the basic story of Jane Eyre. I read the book years ago and loved it, so when I saw the graphic novel I thought it might be a nice way to refresh my memory. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Maybe because taking such a long book and condensing it into a graphic novel appears to me, to be a monumental task and as such I think a lot of it gets lost in the paring down. In addition, while the artwork is detailed and has an show more old-fashioned feel to it, it just didn’t float my boat. However, the adaptation did give me a yearning to reread the book, but I have so many others to read that I doubt I will any time soon. show less
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From Goodreads:
Presents in graphic novel format an adaptation of Brontë's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester.
I think most of us know at least the basic story of Jane Eyre. I read the book years ago and loved it, so when I saw the graphic novel I thought it might be a nice way to refresh my memory. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Maybe because taking such a long book and condensing it into a graphic novel appears to me, to be a monumental task and as such I think a lot of it gets lost in the paring down. In addition, while the artwork is detailed and has an show more old-fashioned feel to it, it just didn’t float my boat. However, the adaptation did give me a yearning to reread the book, but I have so many others to read that I doubt I will any time soon. show less
This one was something different for me, as I am not generally a reader of graphic novels. I have read and enjoyed Jane Eyre in its original form more than once, so was there much point for me to read this in graphic novel format? Yes and no: I certainly enjoyed coming across a well-loved book from a slightly different perspective, and, like watching a TV or movie adaptation, it was interesting for me to see what was included and which parts of the original had to go for reasons of space and readability. On the other hand, I don't think that as someone who is already familiar with the novel I am really the target audience for this.
In terms of editing, I feel that they did a pretty good job- I don't think anything important from the show more original was left out, and generally the book was fast paced and kept the reader engaged. There were a few times where I felt that a bit of background information should have been given, as I think the jumps between certain scenes may have been a bit abrupt for someone not familiar with the material. Still, I think this is an excellent way of introducing someone to a classic who is reluctant to tackle the lenghty original, and it may even encourage them to read the actual novel after this.
The fact that text from the original novel was used in this edition made it more enjoyable for me, but I am not certain how a young reader who was possibly put off reading the original because they found the language inaccessible would feel about this.
Altogether, while this was hardly a revelation to me, I had an enjoyable couple of hours going over this, and I think that this can definitely be used as a positive tool in an educational context. show less
In terms of editing, I feel that they did a pretty good job- I don't think anything important from the show more original was left out, and generally the book was fast paced and kept the reader engaged. There were a few times where I felt that a bit of background information should have been given, as I think the jumps between certain scenes may have been a bit abrupt for someone not familiar with the material. Still, I think this is an excellent way of introducing someone to a classic who is reluctant to tackle the lenghty original, and it may even encourage them to read the actual novel after this.
The fact that text from the original novel was used in this edition made it more enjoyable for me, but I am not certain how a young reader who was possibly put off reading the original because they found the language inaccessible would feel about this.
Altogether, while this was hardly a revelation to me, I had an enjoyable couple of hours going over this, and I think that this can definitely be used as a positive tool in an educational context. show less
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Charlotte Bronte, the third of six children, was born April 21, 1816, to the Reverend Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte in Yorkshire, England. Along with her sisters, Emily and Anne, she produced some of the most impressive writings of the 19th century. The Brontes lived in a time when women used pseudonyms to conceal their female identity, show more hence Bronte's pseudonym, Currer Bell. Charlotte Bronte was only five when her mother died of cancer. In 1824, she and three of her sisters attended the Clergy Daughter's School in Cowan Bridge. The inspiration for the Lowood School in the classic Jane Eyre was formed by Bronte's experiences at the Clergy Daughter's School. Her two older sisters died of consumption because of the malnutrition and harsh treatment they suffered at the school. Charlotte and Emily Bronte returned home after the tragedy. The Bronte sisters fueled each other's creativity throughout their lives. As young children, they wrote long stories together about a complex imaginary kingdom they created from a set of wooden soldiers. In 1846, Charlotte Bronte, with her sisters Emily and Anne published a thin volume titled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. In the same year, Charlotte Bronte attempted to publish her novel, The Professor, but was rejected. One year later, she published Jane Eyre, which was instantly well received. Charlotte Bronte's life was touched by tragedy many times. Despite several proposals of marriage, she did not accept an offer until 1854 when she married the Reverend A. B. Nicholls. One year later, at the age of 39, she died of pneumonia while she was pregnant. Her previously rejected novel, The Professor, was published posthumously in 1857. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Jane Eyre: The Graphic Novel : Original text (adapted, graphic novel) (adapted, graphic novel)
- Original publication date
- 2008
- People/Characters
- Jane Eyre; Edward Fairfax Rochester; Sarah Reed; John Reed; Bessie Lee; Mr. Brocklehurst (show all 18); Maria Temple; Helen Burns; Alice Fairfax; Adele Varens; Grace Poole; Lady Ingram; Blanche Ingram; Bertha Mason; Richard Mason; St. John Rivers; Diana Rivers; Mary Rivers
- Important places
- Gateshead Hall, Yorkshire, England, UK; Lowood School, Yorkshire, England, UK; Thornfield Hall
- First words
- "Now that typhus has felled both my sister and her husband, we must look after their child."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"No fear of death will darken St. John's last hour: his mind will be unclouded, his heart will be undaunted, his hope will be sure, and his faith steadfast."
- Blurbers
- Wilcocks, Richard; Hahn, Mary Lee; Peat, Alan; Boudreau, Chad
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the graphic novel and should not be combined with the original novel. In addition, there is another graphic novel, with the same artwork but different text, called the Quick Text edition. Do not combine with that ... (show all)either.
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- Graphic Novels & Comics
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- 741.5 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Comic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
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- PN6737 .S44 .J36 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Comic books, strips, etc.
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