Lytton Bell’s Reviews > Jane Eyre Laid Bare: The Classic Novel with an Erotic Twist > Status Update

You know, I think I might have to DNF this one. It is an abomination. Such a good idea - gone SO WRONG. She has replaced everything that was truly erotic about the book with a freak show. If I were interested in trite, mechanical sex, I could just surf the friggin’ internet.

You guys, the sex isn’t even hot. Very vanilla. Porn movie style. There is no spark. This is unforgivable.

This Jane's omnivorous sexuality is at odds for me with the original Jane's dedication to integrity. The book was revolutionary in its day because her allegiance was to her own choices, not to society's dictates. She returned to Rochester before knowing that his wife was now dead. She returned on her own terms, having chosen love over probity. Her desire had one object. This Jane is just DTF.

I find that all of the gratuitous casual sex & group sex really detracts from the underlying intention and message of the original. Jane Eyre is a book about obsession, about connection and self-discovery. No part of it is a romp, especially not Lowood. Especially not "the attic." The eroticism is psychological, emotional and spiritual. Can a story even be erotic without that? The rest is just mechanics, imho.

This is just camp. Comedy is great when that's what you're looking for, but I would never consider it erotic. #disappointed