Jane Eyre

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I have an hour+ commute for work, and I am listening to Jane Eyre, which I have surprisingly never read. I ADORE IT!!!

What do you think of the character names? I starred the ones I like.

Jane*
Sarah
John
Eliza
Georgiana*
Bessie Lee
Helen* Burns
Edward Fairfax Rochester
Grace
Hannah
Bertha Antoinetta
Adèle* Mrs. Fairfax calls her Adela, which I also love.
Célene
Alice (Mrs. Fairfax)
Blanche
Amy
Louisa*
Richard Mason
St. John Eyre Rivers
Diana
Mary
Rosamond

I also love Charlotte.

Comments

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I like Alice, Amy, Mary and Diana, and I don't mind Sarah, Hannah and Charlotte.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Georgiana, which is about it. Blanche is almost kind of nice, but I can only picture it on a Southern Belle type woman.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

I like Amy, Georgiana, Adele, Diana, Jane and Sarah is alright.

Als like John and Edward

[night-sky-dream.livejournal.com]

I love Jane Eyre.

I like: Jane, Edward, Eliza.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

LOVE Jane Eyre!

It's funny how several of these names were ruined for me in part BECAUSE of this book: St. John (especially the pronunciation! Ew), Bertha, Mason, Blanche.

I like Diana, Mary, Louisa, Amy, Hannah, Grace, Eliza ... and Edward Fairfax Rochester, each of those names individually, but as a combination as well. :D

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

you LIKED Bertha before Jane Eyre? UGH. I think it's the perfect name for her. Lol.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Haha no. Okay, maybe the book didn't ruin that name. Or any of the ones I mentioned, except St. John and Mason, which I didn't hate at the time. In the case of Bertha, it's Anne of Green Gables that really ruined that one for me. I guess it's more that Jane Eyre reinforced my dislike of these names.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i like:

jane
grace
hannah
louisa

and i like the *idea* of bess. not sure how i feel about it in reality.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Jane
Eliza
Adèle
Charlotte

[flowerfull.livejournal.com]

Love the book, but I don't think I'd use any of the names in real life. =)
I do like Charlotte, though.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I got one line into this post and had to say I FREAKING LOVE JANE EYRE! I've read it 4 times now in about 2 years.

I love Jane for a middle name now, though I hated it growing up. I also like Adele and Georgiana, though I liked Georgiana after seeing Pride and Prejudice.

slightly OT: if you see a movie version of Jane Eyre, watch the 4-hour Masterpiece Theater version from 2006. Best one available, in my opinion, and I've seen 4 versions.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Masterpiece always dos the best versions of everything. I do love their movies.

I can't believe I've never read Jane Eyre before. I can't wait to read it rather than listen to it, although I think I'll wait a little while. I so admire her convictions.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I didn't read it till I was 28, nor had I read any Jane Austen books (different author, I know). I don't think I would have appreciated Jane Eyre as much if I read it earlier. I also admire her convictions, and so much about that book.

Forgive me, I can't help but gush about this book.

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

Jane Austen I have read, every one, and I love them all. Do you also recommend Wuthering Heights? I've seen some acted version (a play, a musical, etc) and it is so depressing.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I've read every Jane Austen book now, Sense and Sensibility twice. I get mixed but mostly negative reviews on Wuthering Heights. I've not read it myself, but once long ago caught the end of the movie and it looked as depressing as people say it is. I might read it eventually just to have read it. My next book is going to be North and South, since I just saw the movie.

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

I like Jane, Sarah, Eliza, Georgiana, Grace, Hannah, Louisa, and Charlotte.

[aimeewins.livejournal.com]

I like Jane and Eliza.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I like John, Helen, Alice and Diana. I also like Selene, but only spelled like this. Célene seems odd to me...a mixture of Selene and Celine.

[christhiane.livejournal.com]

I think Jane Eyre is so-so, and I don't particularly like any of the names, except Adèle.

[starshucks.livejournal.com]

I like:
Jane
Sarah
Edward
Hanna
Amy (But I'm a bit biased. It's my name!)
Mary