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The structure was indeed odd. I was much more interested in Helen's diary than in whatever Gilbert was going on about. I can certainly see starting the story with the mysterious newcomer to build a bit of suspense, but Bronte chose a clunky way to do it.
Still, I liked this better than Jane Eyre, which I find atrocious; I hated Jane when it was assigned in high school and could not get through an attempted reread a few years ago.
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