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Re Jane: A Novel | Patricia Park
Re Jane is snappy and memorable, with its clever narrator and insights on clashing cultures.Entertainment WeeklyFor Jane Re, half-Korean, half-American orphan, Flushing, Queens, is the place shes been trying to escape from her whole life. Sardonic yet vulnerable, Jane toils, unappreciated, in her strict uncles grocery store and politely observes the traditional principle of nunchi (a combination of good manners, hierarchy, and obligation). Desperate for a new life, shes thrilled to become the au pair for the Mazer-Farleys, two Brooklyn English professors and their adopted Chinese daughter. Inducted into the world of organic food co-ops and nineteenthcentury novels, Jane is the recipient of Beth Mazers feminist lectures and Ed Farleys very male attention. But when a family death interrupts Jane and Eds blossoming affair, she flies off to Seoul, leaving New York far behind.Reconnecting with family, and struggling to learn the ways of modern-day Korea, Jane begins to wonder if Ed Farley is really the man for her. Jane returns to Queens, where she must find a balance between two cultures and accept who she really is. Re Jane is a bright, comic story of falling in love, finding strength, and living not just out of obligation to others, but for ones self.Journeying from Queens to Brooklyn to Seoul, and back, this is a fresh, contemporary retelling ofJane Eyreand a poignant Korean American debut.From the Hardcover edition.
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beaconhillbooks
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Liked learning more about Korean words, cultures, immigrant experience in NYC.
Felt the book was a bit long and some parts cringey.
I have not read Jane Eyre recently enough to remember it 😳 but a loose retelling.

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Thanks, @debthmpsn and @TerriGreen for a great #BeauTEAfulBooks read! This modern re-imagining of Jane Eyre is one that I wouldn‘t have picked up in my own, and I really enjoyed it! The titular Jane is looking for a job after graduating college in NYC in 2000- she accepts a position as an au pair but as she becomes accustomed to this new family, it‘s easy to see theirs isn‘t a #HappyMarriage-plus Jane‘s own relationships need work too! #JazzyJune

Eggs Sounds good—nicely done🤗💕 5y
TorieStorieS @Eggs Thanks!! 😊 5y
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Chara-Dreemur
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What a lot of modern adaptations of “Jane Eyre” fail to do or even attempt is something done quite well in this book: how creepy and awkward Jane and Edward‘s relationship would be, especially in the 21st century.

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My friendMaria bought this for me and I finally got around to reading it. Loved the characters, dynamics, cultural and lingual articulation. Felt right to take a picture reading it from the 7 train.

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Sunshine on a rainy day ☀️

sydneybollinger I can't wait to read it!! 7y
underground_bks @sydneybollinger Welcome to Litsy!!!! Yay! I‘m so happy you‘re on here with me! ☺️ 7y
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underground_bks
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A truly inspired reworking of Jane Eyre, Re Jane kept me guessing as it wound in and out of the Brontë novel like the 7 in and out of Flushing. The view that emerges is luminous and expansive and nuanced when it comes to ethnicity, class, feminism, immigration, family, and love. Patricia Park is visiting our shop on the 15th, and I can‘t wait to meet her!

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1. Yes (but only for my mother-in-law‘s beefy cheese dip). 🏈
2. 47 😭 Punxsutawney Phil can eat my shadow.
3. Re Jane, tagged! Patricia Park is visiting our shop later this month! 😍
4. I‘m happy going anywhere with my partner, but I studied abroad in Spoleto, Italy and would love to share that city with him. Also the UK because I bet we could find some excellent old books! 📚
5. ✋️✋️✋️ #friyayintro with @jesshowbooks

GarthRanzz 🖖🏻 7y
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janeycanuck
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Listened to this on audio and the narrator was so good. Really enjoyed how the author retold Jane Eyre, I liked what she did to update the story.

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MallenNC
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My friend @CynthiaF.Buck gave me this book because she knows I love Jane Eyre and retellings. She also gave me this Tom Hardy portrait because she is the best friend. Happy birthday, @Liberty #LIBERTHDAY

OriginalCyn620 Ha! I love how Hardy is taking up most of the photo and the book is off in the corner taking up very little space. Priorities! 7y
MallenNC Tom Hardy is always the priority 7y
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raeintheworld
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#SizzlinSummerBooks #Retelling
So…I have a thing for Jane Eyre in all forms.
@Tiffy_Reads

smilingshelves Hooray for The Eyre Affair! 7y
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MelindaOtt
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Confession: The moment of after I read the last word of this book, I kissed the cover. I can't say that it is *better* than JANE EYRE, but I will say that I enjoyed it more. This, dear reader, is what a re-telling is supposed to be!
#books #recommendedreading #bookclub #janeeyre #rejane #PatriciaPark

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Spiderfelt
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I picked up this book knowing almost nothing, other than it was one 3 books recommended by Sherman Alexie at an event introducing literary debuts. Patricia Park spoke about growing up Korean in Queens. This book was her attempt to write the Great American Novel, set in a community filled with people trying to fit in while still remaining true to their family's values, norms & traditions. The voices in the audiobook really brought the story alive.

Spiderfelt It wasn't until I started reading previous reviews that I noticed this was a modern retelling of Jane Eyre. Patricia Park said most people can recall a single literary reference to Queens: The Great Gatsby. It was the place to pass through, the place you didn't want to stop, where all bad things happened. Her goal was to replace that image of Queens with a place where things do happen, a place people choose to be. 7y
Cinfhen Awesome review 💗 7y
Joanne1 Great review and I liked your little audiobook guy walking onto of the bridge. Very cute. 7y
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MelindaOtt
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Time to start next month's book club selections!

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Demanda
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GIANT Margarita, Tacos, and Re Jane this lovely Sunday afternoon in Memphis! #booksandbooze

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Ruri_kaichou
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Sharing my list for the @EclecticReaders #ERMadLibs. I hope to keep to the list as best I can since I really want to read all of them. #BookChallenge

JPeterson Awesome choices! 8y
sprainedbrain Some great books on your list, and this should make a fun madlib! 8y
jmtrivera I hope you enjoy Uprooted! I really liked that one, and am always looking for others who did too! 8y
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Ruri_kaichou @JPeterson thanks! 😃👍 8y
Ruri_kaichou @sprainedbrain thanks! It wasn't on purpose but I'm glad I chose books that are on the light-reading side than dense-reading. 8y
Ruri_kaichou @jmtrivera I hope so too! The people I know who read it all loved it so I have high hopes! 8y
Mc_cart_ny Do you bullet journal? I'm going to try next year! 8y
Ruri_kaichou @Mc_cart_ny no, lol. It belonged to David but he found it wasn't for him so he gave it to me. I may turn it into a reading/book journal though 😁 8y
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Bookchipmunk
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Weekend TBR: I am going to finish this one as my last book of 2016 and then onto #LitsyAtoZ and a #MountTBR challenge for 2017. Aloha Friday and Happy New Year! 🌅

Tanzy13 🐶 8y
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"Reader, I left him." ??????

I really enjoyed this one, especially when I stopped thinking of it strictly as a Jane Eyre retelling because I kept forcing myself to root for Jane and Ed even when it was clearly not working. Who knows if original Jane and Mr Rochester would have worked out in the long-term (maybe bc they were both such weirdos ?), but I'm glad this story does not force them together.

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Yamich49
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This was a great coming-of-age story in which Jane learns some hard and real life lessons. Having recently moved back to my hometown (which I NEVER thought would happen), I found myself agreeing w/ Jane as she realizes that life does not turn out how you think it will and that is okay. I love reading about families, so I enjoyed seeing Jane's relationship with her family evolve as they began to understand each other better. Enjoyable read!

ClairesReads I enjoyed this too 😄 8y
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Beth.La
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"I was caught in a no-man's-land—the gulf between English and Korean felt wider than the East River and the Han combined.
I was lonely, my linguistic loneliness echoing the dull ache that tugged continually at my heart."

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RealLifeReading
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I think the problem w this book is how it's marketed as a Jane Eyre retelling. When you hear that you immediately have expectations. At least I did. Instead if you come to this book expecting a story about a young Korean-American who takes on a job as an au pair as a way to escape her miserable life working at her uncle's store in Flushing, then I think it is far more enjoyable a read than constantly wondering, is this really what Jane would do?

yayeahyeah This sounds intriguing! 8y
RanaElizabeth I've just started ignoring the retelling-tags, it just colors my perception of a book too much. I remember reading this and feeling let down, but in hindsight, the story itself is actually enjoyable. 8y
DGRachel I agree. I actually bailed on this book because it was nothing like it was advertised to be and was turning into a "not my thing" type of book. 8y
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moranadatter Don't hate me, but one of the fastest ways to get me to not read a book is to tell me it is a retelling of Jane Eyre. 8y
RealLifeReading @yayeahyeah it's a fun read! 8y
RealLifeReading @RanaElizabeth I'm about halfway through when she's in Korea and I feel like it's such a better book now that it's given up that retelling mask 8y
RealLifeReading @DGRachel the funny thing is that it started out not really being my kind of book (that whole retelling thing) then now with Jane returning to Korea and seeing it through her American eyes, it has totally become a book I really like! 8y
RealLifeReading @kmdartist for me that would be a P&P retelling 😂 8y
moranadatter 😂😂😂 It's funny how two people can have such different experiences reading the same book. 8y
Dragon Now I'm even more interested in reading this book. I'm wondering what I will think? 8y
angrylilasian @DGRachel I did the same. 8y
angrylilasian @RealLifeReading Hm. Maybe I'll revisit it then. 😁 8y
Spiderfelt I had no idea it was a Jane Eyre retelling. It was only just now scrolling through the reviews that it became apparent. Your description of this as an 'identity' book is more accurate. Publishers ruin things with their versions. Let readers make up their own mind. 7y
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RealLifeReading
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I was thinking of eating a bite of dinner and reading Re Jane while the kids were watching their Netflix (so I could eat in peace for a change) but they declared they were hungry. I think it's cos they knew they were having hamachi kama (yellowtail collar) and a potato carrot salad. Now some two hours later, having put them to bed I finally can crack the book open!

DebinHawaii I love hamachi kama-so much flavor in that collar! 🐟❤️ 8y
alanacristin I really enjoyed that book! Also, i like hamachi but didn't know about the kama bit 😜 I'll ask my hubs if that's in the menu around here often. Also that salad looks delicious! 😍 8y
PurpleyPumpkin Glad you finally got some time to yourself! And dinner looks great. 😊 8y
Tonton Dinner looks great and so does the book! 8y
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I was excited to see the news that Patricia Park's delightful retelling of Jane Eyre (set in modern-day Queens and featuring a Korean-American protagonist) will be adapted for television!

brendanmleonard Oh that sounds great! 8y
rachellayown @brendanmleonard It's a fun retelling for sure! 8y
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Alicia
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My post for @Liberty 's #bibliogiveaway! I read this over Labor Day weekend. It wasn't my favorite but I really enjoyed it. I liked learning about a different culture and experiencing Jane Eyre again! #biblioweekend

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I can't wait to start reading this ??? It seems to be a retelling of Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre". I must finish "A Clash of Kings" by George R. R. Martin and "Empire of Storms" by Sarah J. Maas first though. Both are amazing reads! ? I've been so blessed with my reading choices lately ?

MrBook Great pic! 😁👍🏻 8y
Belleandherbooks @MrBook Thank you! ☺️ 8y
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kay89
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A good rainy day read.

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kay89
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Imagining where our coffee table will be with my latest library haul.

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Bethanychaseauthor
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One of my favorite passages from this very interesting book. I really enjoyed the fraught but nuanced family relationships portrayed.

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Mrichardson
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I love this book and love my new autographed book

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bookriot
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It's #Recommendsday! What are you recommending? "A very fascinating, absorbing Jane Eyre retelling about Korean American orphan Jane Re, set in the early 2000's. Pick it up for an empowering, contemporary take on the Jane Eyre story!" - @TirzahPrice

rachelm This sounds fabulous. 8y
Chessa I'll admit that I'm getting to Jane Eyre for the first time right now, partially so that I can read all the fabulous looking retellings! ;) 8y
Audrey I loved this book and thought the title was incredibly clever. 8y
MarieA I love Jane Eyre and this has been on my TBR since I first heard about it 8y
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TirzahPrice
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I didn't dislike this book, but it ended up not being what I thought and I think it took too long to end. I enjoyed the characters, settings, and identity struggles, and the Jane Eyre homage was nicely done. But this is not a romance!

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The Jane Eyre story is not an easy one to adapt to a modern context but this retelling is immensely enjoyable so far. I can wait to see how it ends.

Rebeccak I really really loved this one! 8y
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TirzahPrice
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Super excited for this retelling of Jane Eyre!

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bookriot
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It's a beautiful day for book buying! Rioter @TirzahPrice picked these up today - have you read any of them?

AmandaV Ember in the Ashes ❤️❤️❤️ 8y
MrBook Nice stack! 8y
WanderingBookaneer I've read Emily's Quest, Lumberjanes, and Slammerkin. 8y
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CherylDeFranceschi Slammerkin & Lumberjanes. 8y
Amyegia Emily's Quest ❤️ 8y
JennaB Re Jane 8y
Alena Slammerkin and Center of Everything - both pretty good! Enjoy. 8y
ElizabethAndino Emily's quest! Be still my heart! I love that series just as much as Anne! 8y
NovelGirl82 Loved An Ember in the Ashes!! I can't wait for the next one! 8y
Soubhiville I've read Slammerkin, I found it intriguing. 8y
LibrarianRyan Not yet but I have the sequel to ember in ashes signed by the author so I will be reading that soon. 8y
ImaginativeMom Ember In The Ashes is in my Kindle queue! 8y
katelizabee ReJane is on my list! 8y
LeahBergen Loved Slammerkin and Emily's Quest. ❤️ 8y
mdemanatee Yay Re Jane! I was sad that book didn't get more love when it came out because I thought it was super smart. 8y
acc5446 this is the stack of (one of) my dreams 😍 8y
Ashestoashes Re Jane is fantastic! 8y
mspixieears Slammerkin is fab! 8y
kaberryhill Re Jane is excellent and one of my favorites of this year. 8y
veritylane Lumberjanes is so fun! I'm almost done with An Ember in the Ashes, and the FEELS are near excruciating. 8y
NovelGirl82 @LibrarianRyan Color me jealous!!! I can't wait to get my hands on that one!!! 8y
Cortg An Ember in the Ashes was fantastic! Can't wait for the 2nd one, A Torch Against the Night! LumberJanes was ok, it's big with teen girls, I thought it was a little over the top. 8y
Chelsea An Ember in the Ashes is great! 8y
Ubookquitous Loved _Slammerkin_! Donahue is a brilliant writer. 8y
KNightser I loved An Ember in the Ashes! 8y
Kristy_K Love An Ember in the Ashes. And the sequel is out next month! 8y
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TirzahPrice
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Not pictured: at least three other books I also bought while at residency at VCFA. Yeah, I had to check my bag but the books are in my carry on.

Reviewsbylola Slammerkin is phenomenal! 8y
Bibliogeekery 💜 Slammerkin! 8y
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Jane is a Koreanish orphan of sorts living in Queens who becomes an au pair for a Brooklynite odd couple and their adopted Chinese daughter. Within this seemingly light coming-of-age novel, Park also packs in the human side of immigration, adoption, and families of all kinds. -Melinda

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KatyAliceReads
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I'm a sucker for a modern retelling. I loved this concept... But it wasn't great.

I might be biased because of the way the novel treated an ambitious academic woman. I might be biased because I love Jane Eyre.

Plus, there are parts that just cringe-worthy.

On the whole it's just a "meh"z

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To continue my real time reactions to this traumatic sex scene.

THE SOCCER SHORTS RETURN!

Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂😂😂😂 8y
BookMusings Soccer shorts usually don't even have pockets do they? 8y
KatyAliceReads @BookMusings Not that I know of... Ed was wearing some sexy soccer shorts, custom designed for adultery. 8y
iread2much Now I don't want to read this book...that's just crazy. 8y
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KatyAliceReads
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😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

Megabooks Seriously I have to read this! It is cracking me up! 8y
StephTKO 😳 8y
BookMusings The best part is that instead of describing the sight of it, smell or even the feel of it, she describes the only possible thing that she can not know... The taste. Eww. 8y
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KatyAliceReads @BookMusings RIGHT?! This is easily one of the worst sex scenes I've ever read. 8y
Gezemice I am cringing now 😳😣 8y
sprainedbrain Oh my gosh. 😳 8y
iread2much There needs to be a face palm emoji for this post 8y
WordWaller Lovely 🙄 8y
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KatyAliceReads
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IT GOT LESS SEXY!!!

I literally said "gross" out loud while reading.

WordWaller That is disgusting. Like, what!? 8y
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This is supposed to be sexy...why did I just suffer a full body cringe?

Soccer shorts...

thebookmagpie I added this as to read but believe me, not on the strength of that man's soccer shorts 😜 8y
KatyAliceReads @thebookmagpie it gets less sexy... Soooooo cringey. 8y
thebookmagpie I just saw your other post... "Fermented" is not a word that ever needs to be within 1000 miles of a sex scene ? 8y
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BookMusings Haha! In a piece I wrote a while back, I used soccer shorts on a guy as one of the things that made him super unattractive... 👍 8y
WordWaller Hahahahahhahahahhahaah 8y
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KatyAliceReads
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This book is making me SO mad.

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A book is starts in New York in the year 2000
A book mentions the World Trade Center in the first chapter
As a book reaches its midway point it's almost September 2001...

Now I'm not a fancy, big-city writer, but that sounds like someone is telegraphing their protagonist's life-changing moment.

KatyAliceReads I'm just guessing here... I haven't actually gotten that far... 8y
Megabooks I'll seriously have to pick this book up sometime when I'm in the mood to read something funny/bad! 8y
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KatyAliceReads
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I'm not very far into this one, but the feelings are mixed.

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AnnieMay
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A contemporary retelling of Jane Eyre set in New York & Korea with a women's studies professor as the Bertha character what's not to love?

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ClairesReads
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I'm a sucker for a modern retelling of a classic and this one didn't disappoint. Set in Flushing, Queens, Korean orphan Jane is every bit as engaging as the original. The strength of the novel is its originality, a narrative which draws you in on its own merits.

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ClairesReads
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Just started and loving this modern retelling of Jane Eyre. Jane Re is a half-Korean, half-American orphan from Flushing, Queens. 50 pages in it has grabbed my attention ✌🏻️

BestOfFates I loved that book! 8y
ClairesReads @BestOfFates loving it so far too! 8y
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Finally some time to sit and read

MrBook 😻😻😻 8y
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