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They say that you’re either a Pride & Prejudice girlie or a Jane Eyre girlie. Ive always been a Pride and Prejudice girl. Upon a re-read, I can finally put into words why that is:

Rochester has a messed up past and needs Jane in order for him to try to be better. Darcy wants to take a girl from a messy family and to bring her up to his more legitimate level.

I mean… Which would you rather?

If names matter in this book, e.g. Miss Temple is a refuge for the girls, then Helen Burns is not properly named. Sounds too much like Hell Burns. She is not the hellfire and brimstone type even if she’s devout. I’d think Angela is a more appropriate name for her nature.

But where is Robbie’s boat/radio, then!?

A lot of women squeezing women. Squeezing arms. Squeezing hands. Do women do that? I don’t think so. Seems very frequent in these last pages. Maybe it’s just how women act on faraway islands.

Oh my stars. I hate this sentence. “I was saying to Brittany the other night that you two are such couple goals.” There’s a way to speak and… another way… to write. That sentence glared at me on the page.

I actually really like watching the protagonist grow up

This mom doesn’t hate her

Ok, but, is Dylan actually my Connor?

This book could put me in such a deep sleep that i could undergo surgery.

Ugh. What a slog this book is. Lol

I don’t know why but i dont care about this book.

This is an audiobook for me and the narrator for Dominic sounds like a deranged, post-apocalyptic Steve Irwin.

“I’d heard her tell Emily that they’d already decided to call the baby ‘Hilliard,” whether it was a girl or a boy, so I shoot her bump a sympathetic glance as I sit in the floor.” LOL

How did this make it onto my Want to Read list? I saw it in the background of a YouTuber’s video and then in the library.

Yes it’s because of the title.

Prediction: madame boden was the baby

Awful! The author does skillfully tease about more info and then provide it in short order, keeping you curious and weaving the story together at a good clip.

Madame Boden is the best character. Martha is second best. That story line is my favorite. I do not think I’m a fan of magical realism generally.

9/10 for ambiance. 4/5 references to the role of women (and how hard things are for them even as the women do well) are annoying.

I do have sort of a basic problem with the idea a PhD student wouldn’t think to Google a person he was researching…