Agnes Grey Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I had never read any of Anne's work before and I was pleasantly surprised to find it very level-headed, straightforward, and honest. Nothing at all crazily romantic like her sisters'. "

" I liked this book, but not as much as I loved "Jane Eyre" or "Whuthering Heights". It's a more of a quite romance. "

" More evidence that the Bronte sisters could sure write. This account of working as a governess wouldn't make anyone want to take on the job. Anne Bronte talks about religion in a moral rather than judgemental way that shows how to determine whether or not one has character. Her emphasis on the way one treats animals and people of a lower class should make this required reading today. "

" I really enjoy all the Bronte sisters books! "

" This book was written by the youngest of the Bronte sisters. It was a fascinating look into the world of a governess of the early 1800's. I feet like this book should be read by anyone going into or studying early childhood development since this book examines the days child rearing practices. It wasn't the most riveting book as a novel but for me it was more interesting as a look at the early 1800's and the social practices of that time period. The introduction was also interesting since it gave amazing information about the dynamics of the Bronte sisters. "

" It's like Anne Bronte just sat down and starting writing. She wasn't sure where she was going or what the point of the scene she wrote had to do with anything -- she just wrote -- or so it seems. The first third of the book has nothing to do with anything. The latter two thirds are about Agnes Grey hanging out with extremely forgettable characters and taking a really long time to fall in love with a boring curate. Agnes Grey herself is rather dull. She's always doing what is right, and while that is great, it is boring and the character even admits she is very unhappy. It's not quite reaching it's point when the happy people are the "wicked" ones. By the end I was thinking -- wow, I'm really lame if I can't get a guy but a chick like Miss. Grey can. It's definitely not the well-plotted, point-filled writing of say J. Austen and the whole thing is entirely forgettable, unless one is discoursing about awful books. "

" Agnes Grey was a bit slow-going for the first half of the book. Consisting mostly of descriptions of her charges as a governess for two different families. Once she meets the young curate, Edward Weston, things become a bit more interesting. Overall, a good read. "

" Listened to the audio--quite good. "

" This small novel does not share the same depth and complexity of characters and of plot of most of the Bronte sisters' works. However, it is still enjoyable enough. "

" This was a sweet romance, but it just didn't have much to grab the reader. I would venture to say that Anne is the weakest writer of the Bronte sisters. "

" I really wanted to like this book. But after getting a third of the way through I have set it aside. So much telling and I was never able to connect to the main character. Sigh.... "

" having my only other "classic" read about governesses be by another bronte sister, this was an interesting comparison. a bit dry, and not a lot of action, but definitely interesting to see the relative harsh treatment of a governess, in comparison to the cinderella story of jane eyre. "

" A nice story. Lovely and very well written. "

" it started off rather dark and interesting, and i was excited to see where she went with it (hadn't read any of anne's works up until this point). i was slightly disappointed that the book followed similar plot/story lines as it unfolded; nonetheless, still a good read. "

" a gentle book.The first Bronte book I have read since reading Jane Eyre many years ago. "

" This book was rather depressing and boring. The ending was somewhat happy but it was not happy enough to make up for the majority of the depressing/boring parts. "

" It is a good book, a very sober look at the rich people of its time. "

" I listened to the audiobook "

" Realistic, though maybe too... Conservative and pious. Still, beautifully written. "

" Finished this book and immediately went to find the BBC movie. There isn't one. Tragedy. "

" A quiet little classic from one of the Bronte sisters. Not as developed or as involved as the works of her sisters but enjoyable all the same. "

" I tried...I really did. It just wasn't working for me. When there's no driving plot, it's hard to stick with it. :/ "