In November, it was back to a Victorian gothic novel. This time the romance novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
I chose this novel because I was interested in a romance novel, having read few if any at all in my lifetime. In fact, I cannot recall ever reading one. Another reason I read this book was because I read that the writing was first rate. Rather than taking a writing class, I think the next best thing is to read as much as possible. The idea being, listening/reading books like this will help me with my writing skills, not just by improving my writing with the words I use but story structure as well.
In the meantime, I got engrossed in the story. The audio version was close to 20 hours long and was a companion during the rush hour commute. Some days I would find myself walking to the car and wondering, "What did little Jane get herself into now?"
While the writing was, what I consider, very formal, the story still held my attention and wrapped up nicely as it progressed throughout the book; so I would consider the storytelling to be very good. The last chapters in particular drew out the most emotion in me and passed the fastest.
