Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


This was my first Brontë novel and I have to say I found it quite hard going. The subject of mid-nineteenth century Luddism attracted me initially but I found this aspect of the story took a back seat to that of the quest for love and marriage for the central characters. Too often I thought the narrative tended towards prolix and I didn't especially care for the way it frequently addressed me as 'dear reader' because I didn't think it worked in many instances. Overall, disappointing but I'll give Jane Eyre a chance yet.



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