Excellent video! Agnes is sitting on my shelf, but you've convinced me to move her way up on my tbr. Now I want to read it & come back to your video. See you then!
What a brilliant video! Agnes Grey is one of those novels that I find interesting more than I enjoy it, if you know what I mean. The exploration of class and the position of the governess within Victorian society is really interesting. I am sure you will love The Tenant of Wildfell Hall :)
Just finished! Well written & enjoyable, but I think a lot depends on how much the reader identifies with Agnes. I found her a little judgmental & self-righteous, she looks down on so many people, which I think relates to one of the themes: Agnes looks down on the rich because they're spoiled and unvirtuous, and they look down on her because she's lower class (even tho she is virtuous). Obviously Bronte sides with Agnes. Also found this more Austenish than Bronteish (Wildfell Hall sounds more Bronteish), with Agnes reminding me of Fanny Price in Mansfield Park. The religion/romance dilemma was interesting, tho not a huge conflict as love always triumphs, I think she was just young. Having worked in middle schools, they'd have eaten her alive. Looking forward to future Bronte breakdowns ... ! :o)
+tortoise dreams I agree, spending most of the book in Agnes's head means that our enjoyment of the book is very much influenced by how much you like her. What do you find is the main difference between something Austenish and Bronteish? I don't think Agnes would last longer than first period in any public school haha. Thank you so much for watching!
Oh, I enjoyed it, just didn't love Agnes as much as others would. Austenish is quieter. Quieter is fewer strong, scary emotions, less Gothic, more romantic, and most important of all, better manners. The little impolitenesses that shock an Austen heroine wouldn't even faze a character from a Bronte novel. :o) I love both! Gosh, what if Heathcliffe met Mr. Darcy?
I'm reading the Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the moment and it's pretty good, although so far I'm not loving it quite as much as I did Jane Eyre (or even Wuthering Heights, which I in turn loved less than Jane Eyre). However, it is still very atmospheric and also quite revolutionary, similarly to Agnes Grey (which I haven't read yet). Anyway, thank you for your in-depth review! I can definitely picture you studying English lit (I have a degree in it, too, by the way, and am currently doing my MA). :)
Thank you for watching! I've heard from quite a few people that it tackled a lot of controversial topics in revolutionary ways so I'm very excited to finally see how it does that. Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre are both wonderful. I guess they're popular for a reason. :)
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Excellent video! Agnes is sitting on my shelf, but you've convinced me to move her way up on my tbr. Now I want to read it & come back to your video. See you then!
Definitely let me know what you think of it! :)
I want to read this ASAP!
I hope you enjoy it! There's definitely a lot to like about it.
What a brilliant video! Agnes Grey is one of those novels that I find interesting more than I enjoy it, if you know what I mean. The exploration of class and the position of the governess within Victorian society is really interesting. I am sure you will love The Tenant of Wildfell Hall :)
+Books and Things Yes, it was definitely most fun for me when I was analyzing it post-reading. Thanks for watching!
Just finished! Well written & enjoyable, but I think a lot depends on how much the reader identifies with Agnes. I found her a little judgmental & self-righteous, she looks down on so many people, which I think relates to one of the themes: Agnes looks down on the rich because they're spoiled and unvirtuous, and they look down on her because she's lower class (even tho she is virtuous). Obviously Bronte sides with Agnes. Also found this more Austenish than Bronteish (Wildfell Hall sounds more Bronteish), with Agnes reminding me of Fanny Price in Mansfield Park. The religion/romance dilemma was interesting, tho not a huge conflict as love always triumphs, I think she was just young. Having worked in middle schools, they'd have eaten her alive. Looking forward to future Bronte breakdowns ... ! :o)
+tortoise dreams I agree, spending most of the book in Agnes's head means that our enjoyment of the book is very much influenced by how much you like her. What do you find is the main difference between something Austenish and Bronteish? I don't think Agnes would last longer than first period in any public school haha. Thank you so much for watching!
Oh, I enjoyed it, just didn't love Agnes as much as others would. Austenish is quieter. Quieter is fewer strong, scary emotions, less Gothic, more romantic, and most important of all, better manners. The little impolitenesses that shock an Austen heroine wouldn't even faze a character from a Bronte novel. :o) I love both! Gosh, what if Heathcliffe met Mr. Darcy?
+tortoise dreams Mr. Darcy would collapse in horror while Heathcliffe breezed off, completely unfazed. ;)
I'm reading the Tenant of Wildfell Hall at the moment and it's pretty good, although so far I'm not loving it quite as much as I did Jane Eyre (or even Wuthering Heights, which I in turn loved less than Jane Eyre). However, it is still very atmospheric and also quite revolutionary, similarly to Agnes Grey (which I haven't read yet). Anyway, thank you for your in-depth review! I can definitely picture you studying English lit (I have a degree in it, too, by the way, and am currently doing my MA). :)
Thank you for watching! I've heard from quite a few people that it tackled a lot of controversial topics in revolutionary ways so I'm very excited to finally see how it does that. Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre are both wonderful. I guess they're popular for a reason. :)