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Originally Posted by issybird
I don't mind racism in the context of its times; I find it illuminating. However, even though I like period fiction, I'd rather not follow up one month of period fiction with another. And let's face it, She is a classic because it created a genre, not because it's a towering work of literature.
I read Jane Eyre to death when I was a girl, but I suppose it wouldn't kill me to read it again.  That's not a third, though, at least not yet. |
But when the racism detracts from the story, then it's too much (IMHO).
As for
Jane Eyre, it's not for me.