Andrea reviewed Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Review of 'Wide Sargasso Sea' on Goodreads
5 stars
A validation that Rochester is forever a dick, and imperialism destroys people.
paperback, 176 pages
Published Jan. 25, 2016 by W. W. Norton & Company.
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
4 stars
(20 reviews)
Jean Rhys's reputation was made upon publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of citsion's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".
A sensual and protected young woman, the narrator grows up in the lush, natural world of the Caribbean. She is sold into marriage to the cold-hearted and prideful Rochester, who succumbs to his need for money and his lust. Yet he will make her pay for her ancestors' sins of slaveholding, excessive drinking and nihilistic despair by enslaving her as a prisoner in his bleak British home.
Fionnáin reviewed Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
Review of 'Wide Sargasso Sea' on 'GoodReads'
4 stars
A novel that twists and turns suddenly in how you understand the perspective of the characters. I read this without a knowledge of Jane Eyre and the original characters, and found it alone a compelling study on character and prejudice. Excellent writing throughout.
Steen Christiansen reviewed Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Review of 'Wide Sargasso Sea' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Stunning subversion of Jane Eyre, but also a wonderful novel in its own right. The prose is powerful and uncompromising.
