Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice?

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Re: Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice?

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I like Pride and Prejudice and even I read it several times. Jane Eyre is fine, but it does not appeal to me that much.
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Post by Akshobhya B »

It's not a fair question. Both the stories are so different. Pride and Prejudice is a more charming and fun book than Jane Eyre which is a brooding social criticism. I'd rather not compare these two books.
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Natalie Charlene wrote: 15 Nov 2018, 10:46 This is a tough one! i love both of these novels, and picking just one doesn't seem right, but forced to choose, I'm team Pride & Prejudice. I've lost track of how many times I've read that book, but I have only read Jane Eyre once. However, if we are pitting Austen against Bronte, my all-time favorite would have to be Wuthering Heights. I wrote a paper a few years back about the mental instability of Heathcliff, and it made me appreciate the text so much more.
I agree! I just finished reading Wuthering Height and still need to process it. I finished it in 3 days and it has a lot of emotions. To express how I felt about it I'm trying to understand the characters better. Is there any way that you can share with me your paper and what you wrote about Heathcliff? I would like to know what are your thoughts! Seen that you are an older member.
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Post by Elendu Ekechukwu »

I'm very surprised that Jane Eyre is being compared to one of the best classical's of all time. Jane Eyre is good no doubt, but it is no were near Pride and Prejudice.
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Post by Katarina Radovcic »

This is a really tricky question! Pride and Prejudice is a story we all know too well and it holds a special place in my heart, but I don't think it's comparable to Jane Eyre. Not that the one is better that the other, it's just that each brings their own different elements that both have a certain value.
A little unrelated to that: when I was first reading Jane Eyre, I remember a certain boy in my school commenting: "Jesus, she's reading the Bible!" 😕
Back to the topic, I could compare the two books to Wuthering Heights because I liked the book when I first read it, but when I read it the second time, it did not necessarily change my mind, but it definitely sparked a couple of questions in my mind.
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I loved Jane Eyre because pride and prejudice aren't really good. The story is just somewhat boring.
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I hate to be sitting on the fence, but I couldn't chose between them. They both have that classical thread to them, pulling our realities into a world no longer living. The storylines may have become worn out over time as many other writers have followed in this path... but the original, here, is rarely beaten.
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Post by Rebekah Longworth »

I prefer Pride and Prejudice. It probably helps that I read it for pleasure and read Jane Eyre for a class.
The male characters are more likeable in P and P than in Jane Eyre. Rochester as a Byronic hero is fine, but he really just seems like a jerk to me. In addition, I enjoy the familial aspect that Austen brings to the table in her novel. Where Jane is alone in her story, Elizabeth has her sisters to assist her. Really I just prefer Austen's characters to Brontë's, I suppose.
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The storyline in Pride and Prejudice is second to none. I don't think I would ever choose a book ahead of Pride and Prejudice
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Post by Nyasha Gogoma »

I'm heavily biased towards Jane Austen in general, and Pride & Prejudice in particular, so I cannot conceive of how anything beats Pride and Prejudice. I've read this book over 20 times and watched the movie probably as many times. I've read Jane Eyre once and I thought it was a good book, but to me, there is no competition.
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Post by HiipsterGlasses »

Oh, this is a tough question for me as a fan of both. I love them equally but they serve different purposes. I read Pride and Prejudice if I'm in the mood for well-written, funny, wholesome romance. I read Jane Eyre for the drama and the drama alone. Mr Rochester is abhorrent as a male lead, so in that area there's really no competition.
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It's difficult to choose between the two because I adore both of them. But, for some reason, I'm sticking with Pride and Prejudice. Simply put, I fell in love with Austen's writing style. Furthermore, this novel contains everything you might want: comedy, sarcasm, romance, and something to keep you going and turning pages.
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While both books are masterpieces, Jane Eyre has a different charm to it.
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Post by Riya Bodhak »

I haven't read 'Jane Eyre' till now but read 'pride and prejudice' and I loved it.
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Post by AvishaJain_13 »

Jane Eyre hands down. Much more independent than P&P
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