Jane Eyre Laid Bare
The Classic Novel with an Erotic Twist
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3.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Everyone is familiar with Charlotte Brontë's passionate, but restrained novel in which the plain, yet spirited governess Jane Eyre falls for the arrogant Mr. Rochester. It’s a novel that simmers with sexual tension but never quite reaches the boiling point. Which is to be expected. After all, the original was written in 1847. That was then. This is now. And in JANE EYRE LAID BARE, author Eve Sinclair writes between the lines to chart the smoldering sexual chemistry between the long-suffering governess and her brooding employer.
When an eager and curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are awakened. Who is the enigmatic Rochester and why is she attracted to him? What are the strange, yet captivating noises coming from the attic, and why does the very air she breathes feel heavy with passion? Only one thing is certain. Jane Eyre may have arrived at Thornfield an unfulfilled and tentative woman, but she will leave a very different person…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rather than an all-out retelling, Sinclair's mashup reads more like Victorian erotica with trace elements of Brnt . Sinclair removes the novel's opening sections about Jane's family and school life to get immediately to her heroine's arrival as an 18-year-old governess at Thornfield Hall. Unlike the original's somber abode, this version of Mr. Rochester's home is filled with sexually suggestive paintings and lascivious servants and guests. While Sinclair can treat Jane and Rochester's physical attraction much more frankly than Bront , it's at the expense of their emotional chemistry. Sex scenes that rarely rise above the mundane, as well as a prurient sensibility that typically consigns Jane to the passive role of voyeur, means readers may be better served creating their own fan-fic or investigating the similar Jane Eyrotica.
Customer Reviews
The good and the bad [ending]
I have just started delving into this genre so my review may be a little too analytical for some. No matter the genre of the book I am reading, the writing and plot are of great importance to me (hence I could not get past the first few pages of 50 Shades of Grey - but I highly recommend the first book of 50 Shades of Alice in Wonderland as it is pretty hilarious and also has a decent storyline).
Anyways, here goes.
Overall, I would consider the writing very well done and since a large portion of this book is actually just from the original classic, you can't really go wrong there. Well, that is until the end when tying in the erotic storyline. There was a good amount of erotica but not overwhelmingly so. I really felt it was a good companion to the actual book and a decent piece of fiction. The sensual writing was done fairly tastefully, even if not always believable (as certain conduct would not have been done in those times due to strict courting rituals but translates very well into modern times). However, (Spoiler?) the twist of Bertha's power and motives over the situation taint a lot of the original romance to the story and, even though I wouldn't expect an erotic rewrite of the whole entire novel, I really disliked the abrupt ending which lacked closure. Hopefully there will be a sequel to tie it all up because I did rather enjoy this author's version right up until the twist and dissatisfying ending.