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Jane Eyre
by

Charlotte Brontë,

Thandie Newton (Narrator)

Pamela's review

Dec 08, 2016

it was amazing

bookshelves: classics, romance, women-power, word-porn, favorites, feminist-fiction, gothic

“The soul, fortunately, has an interpreter - often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter - in the eye.”

In this case, the interpreter was a voice- Specifically, Thandie Newton's voice. I have read this book so many times. This time, I chose to listen to it. I've never heard Jane Eyre presented as Thandie has done. There was an intimacy to the performance that was deeply affecting. Jane was speaking to me; pouring her soul into me. To come back to this book is like coming home again. Honest to the core, Jane speaks in such a way that is so wisely introspective and impassioned. She teaches us what it means to be a human being. You can't help but be swept away in her world as, page after page, the characters organically rise to life.

If you're a JE fan, listen to this audiobook. It's a treat to have this talented woman read it to you.

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