tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post174354324956550893..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Agnes Grey by Anne BronteKaren K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-75619875286047785352012-07-16T08:44:09.882-04:002012-07-16T08:44:09.882-04:00I'm with you on WH! And I had to read it forcl...I'm with you on WH! And I had to read it forclasses at least three times. Thisone Iliked more than youseem to, but definitely notable favorite.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-90309172937968988922012-07-13T21:53:42.706-04:002012-07-13T21:53:42.706-04:00You've come this far. Don't quit now. Go...You've come this far. Don't quit now. Go ahead and read them, and then you can say you've read all the Brontes wrote.debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10128173631787134052012-07-02T22:25:03.683-04:002012-07-02T22:25:03.683-04:00I think all the Bronte books are worth reading. W...I think all the Bronte books are worth reading. Wuthering Heights is one of my favorite books. I just love the inventiveness of the story telling, and the fact that Heathcliff was such an unlikeable hero. What didn't you like about?Mrs. Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017425815067633696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-17783405484028856962012-07-02T00:32:20.112-04:002012-07-02T00:32:20.112-04:00I'm not as familiar with the Brontes as most. ...I'm not as familiar with the Brontes as most. I loved Jane Eyre and Villette, but haven't read Charlotte's other books. Wuthering Heights was alright...I really didn't like any of the characters, but I can see why the book might appeal to some. I haven't read either of Anne's titles, but I have both of them. I want to save Tenant, since it seems to be the better of the two. :)Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3489623205770841132012-07-01T10:48:02.336-04:002012-07-01T10:48:02.336-04:00Yes, it sounds horrible, and there were so few cho...Yes, it sounds horrible, and there were so few choices. It's no wonder so many women of that class wound up as spinsters.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-72098419015553376852012-07-01T10:47:33.805-04:002012-07-01T10:47:33.805-04:00Hm, well, maybe I'll give it a shot then. I a...Hm, well, maybe I'll give it a shot then. I also want to read The Life of Charlotte Bronte by Elizabeth Gaskell, I really know so little about their lives.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54010519745091428472012-07-01T09:19:05.511-04:002012-07-01T09:19:05.511-04:00I've only read Jane Eyre by the Brontes by abs...I've only read Jane Eyre by the Brontes by absolutely loved it. I am definitely intrigued by Agnes Grey. To be a governess is this period sounds like rather a thankless job.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-3383435810603101772012-07-01T00:49:02.981-04:002012-07-01T00:49:02.981-04:00I read Shirley again about 6 months ago & I en...I read Shirley again about 6 months ago & I enjoyed it but it's not one of the Bronte novels I love. I have a problem with Shirley's eventual love interest which really spoils the book for me. Lots of great things in it though, especially Caroline Helstone's dilemma as a single woman unlikely to marry. Charlotte wrote the chapter about Caroline's serious illness just after Anne's death at Scarborough & all her experience went into it. It's magnificent. I've only read AG & Professor once & really need to read them again.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-10243163139095373872012-06-30T18:59:15.227-04:002012-06-30T18:59:15.227-04:00Someday I should really give WH another try too. ...Someday I should really give WH another try too. Maybe I just missed something the first time around.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-64584619643722847912012-06-30T16:51:26.435-04:002012-06-30T16:51:26.435-04:00I loved The Tenant and have this on the shelf but ...I loved The Tenant and have this on the shelf but not in any hurry to read it, or Shirley. It's years since I read WH and liked it so probably should reread so see how I feel now.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-31571450422950770742012-06-30T13:52:25.782-04:002012-06-30T13:52:25.782-04:00I thought Villette was too long and dragged, and I...I thought Villette was too long and dragged, and I hated the ending. Shirley and the Professor are not high on my list of to-reads at the moment. Too much Zola and Trollope to finish first.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-77425371385171400072012-06-30T11:45:08.314-04:002012-06-30T11:45:08.314-04:00Yeah, I really didn't like this one either. I ...Yeah, I really didn't like this one either. I haven't tried The Professor, but I've heard it's terrible, and Shirley was worse than Villette imo, but I only made it halfway through Villette and a quarter through Shirley, so what do I know?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-72367876534838898762012-06-30T11:23:34.295-04:002012-06-30T11:23:34.295-04:00I definitely see your point about relating to a te...I definitely see your point about relating to a teaching job! I'd like to think that parents have improved since then but I hear too many stories about how the parents blame everything on the teachers to this day. <br /><br />Hopefully your life is better than Agnes'!! At least we have more choices in the 21st century.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-62239097594670482572012-06-30T11:20:48.278-04:002012-06-30T11:20:48.278-04:00Well, Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorites, a...Well, Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorites, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is really worth reading. I wouldn't say Agnes is a bildungsroman, I don't think it covers enough her personal development and growth -- I know they tend to be longer stories. I think I'd call it an autobiographical story.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-26624856433310130572012-06-30T11:18:55.159-04:002012-06-30T11:18:55.159-04:00We'll have to agree to disagree about Wutherin...We'll have to agree to disagree about Wuthering Heights. And I agree, life was crap for most Victorian women. I just watched Albert Nobbs last night and the prospects for working-class women were crap too. I'm so glad I wasn't born 100 years earlier!<br /><br />It is sad about the Brontes, all of them -- I would have liked to read more by Emily too. I disliked WH but would have given her another try.Karen K.http://karensbooksandchocolate.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-32057007911254945122012-06-30T10:58:30.713-04:002012-06-30T10:58:30.713-04:00Like you, I love the Brontes but really didn't...Like you, I love the Brontes but really didn't like Wuthering Heights. I keep meaning to try it again to see if my opinion has changed, but I doubt it.<br /><br />I read Agnes Grey recently and I actually really liked it. But then, I'm a primary school teacher so there was much for me to relate to and it was easy for me to identify with Agnes.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-66226073665525914332012-06-30T10:50:21.461-04:002012-06-30T10:50:21.461-04:00Just like you, I was disappointed with Wuthering H...Just like you, I was disappointed with Wuthering Heights, and have never had any interest in other Bronte's book. But maybe Anne Bronte's The Tenant would worth to try.<br /><br />Just curious, is Agnes Grey a bildungsroman? Or just an autobiographical story?Fandahttp://klasikfanda.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-2089891451730235582012-06-30T10:17:47.092-04:002012-06-30T10:17:47.092-04:00I basically agree with you about Agnes Grey and An...I basically agree with you about Agnes Grey and Anne Bronte, even if you are wrong about Wuthering Heights. ;-) I thought Agnes Grey was a good book, I liked the first half more than you did, but not a great one. I think it's main interest today is the way it simply presents what life was like for so many young women like Anne Bronte. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is her best work. It does make you wonder how good her third book might have been.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com