Shirley (Abridged) Audiobook

" Wonderful novel by Charlotte Bronte. I'm surprised it's overlooked... "

" I really liked many of the characters. The plot was choppy. But, considering all the deaths that Charlotte dealt with, its to be expected. However, the ending was a little too Jane Austen for my taste. "

" I want to be Shirley when I grow up. Period. "

" Read this about a year ago. Why does everyone like Jane Eyre so much and no one knows this one? This is much better as far as that goes. "

" Yeah, I'm a ways in and I can't finish this one either. It just isn't gripping me like Bronte usually does. I'll pick it up again one day. "

" Less high-brow than Villette, still suffers from the same repressed feminism, but the heightened romance helps overshadow any pretensions. "

" I enjoyed this book, but of the three books of hers that I've read, it's my least favorite. If I didn't have the "must finish every book I start" rule, I may not have continued reading; the beginning moves entirely too slow for my taste. About half-way through the book, I was thoroughly enjoying it, however. "

" 1995 edition (different cover - paperback) "

" This is another good one by Charlotte Bronte. Definitely not in the same league as Villette or Jane Eyre, but infinitely better than anything Anne or Emily Bronte wrote. "

" It's good after you make it through the first chapters... "

" took a while to get into, and was something I really had to concentrate to follow. Still highly enjoyable though "

" Finished, finally. Towards the end I just never felt like picking it up and reading. Her writing is beautiful, but... "unromantic as a Monday morning" - my ass. It's twice as romantic as Jane Eyre, and slow as a result. "

" Lovely, I suddenly feel obsessed with Charlotte Bronte. "

" A moving look at the position of women in the early nineteenth century which captures the pain of loneliness and the fear of having no purpose in life. "

" I love this book! All of the characters are fun and it's just great. :) "

" My absolute favorite Bronte book. Not as well known and actually was hard to get into, but once I persevered through the first 4-5 chapters, it was well worth it. You just have to read it for yourself. "

" Enjoyed it a lot better than Villette, for sure. "