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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_ja9iv3g wrote

I don't think she's wordy at all. I don't remember part 3 being written any differently than 1 and 2 to be honest, but it has been a couple years

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[deleted] OP t1_jaa8sw4 wrote

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaaa5hh wrote

Why are you calling me a chump? Wth?

No Jane Eyre is like entry level literary fiction. A lot of people read it in their teens. Maybe you're just used to reading contemporary genre fiction? I don't need to re read to remember that Jane Eyre was a very easy read.

I actually just googled it and Jane Eyre is listed as an 8th grade reading level

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[deleted] OP t1_jaabtf7 wrote

I mean what makes something entry level fiction? I’m sure Brontë never thought: ‘yes a nice entry level book for entry level readers’. She just thought she was writing a good story. I have no issues reading the book and understanding her English. But there is a difference between ‘this English is too hard for me to read’ and ‘this English is pretentious and overly wordy’. I’m not used to reading contemporary books at all. I’m a classics student so I spend most of my time reading Homer and Virgil who manage to convey more meaning with more brevity. What a chump man smh.

Brontë goes on and on and on expanding what could have been a 250-300 page story into over 400 pages. Now I can see you replying: ‘Ah well I guess if you are used to reading shorter stories it’s not for you hue hue hue’. But no my issue is that it is needlessly long and drawn out. Homer manages in 300 pages (differing based on translation ) a larger story with more impactful moments via his economy of words. As Shakespeare says: ‘brevity is the soul of wit’.

Go back and read it lad

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaaedwz wrote

Her writing is right on par with Dickens, Hardy, Austen, and of course her sisters, as far as prose goes. I just don't think there is anything about it that stands out as over written or pretentious.

She took her time writing the story. Big deal.

And I don't know where your aggression is coming from, you're like a weird mixture of an English major and a gym-bro. I've never seen anything like it.

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[deleted] OP t1_jaafdnj wrote

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaagsa5 wrote

There are different writing styles and hers works for her. That's why the same person can appreciate Hemingway and Faulkner even though they're on two different sides of the spectrum.

And sorry for implying you have poor reading comprehension. I see now that I did originally misinterpret your post

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