The Professor Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book was just blah. Too much untranslated French, a predictable, boring plot... "

" It was a painful struggle for me to slog through this novel not because it was extremely boring but for disagreeable main character. Also I found the composition awkward in some degree. "

" Recently I bought the Complete Works of the Bronte Sisters on my nook, so I'm making my way through them. The Professor (like The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Charlotte's sister Anne) seemed to kind of drone on and on at the end. It could have used some editing I think. Overall, not a bad story, just a little boring and long winded from a description aspect (more dialogue would have been nice, oh and less French). I still say, if you want a great Bronte story, stick with Jane Eyre for sure, or Emily's Wuthering Heights. "

" Just ok. Understand why it wasn't so famous. "

" This book was another 19th century tale of guy-meets-girl, something goes wrong, he gets her at the end. It's no classic. It tells the story of this down-and-out British fellow who goes to Belgium to become a teacher. As usual with Charlotte Bronte, I found her main character to be somewhat unlikeable. Although the reader wants him to succeed, he is hardly endearing. I had a little trouble believing Bronte's treatment of a male character. Something about it just didn't ring true. I wouldn't recommend this book unless you really have some time to kill. "

" Although this was not my favorite, Charlotte Bronte is still one of my favorite authors. :) "

" If it is the first C. Bronte you read you will enjoy it, but if you happen to read it after Jane Eyre and Villette then you will feel the difference. James Wilby does not hold a candle either to Rochester or M. Paul but again who can? "

" Sweet, provoking, suspenseful, full of ordinary elegance And joy. "

" I had forgotten how much I love Victorian literature. Cheeky women, obnoxious men, and love wins out over all. "

" If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. "

" It took me a while to get into this book but once I had I really enjoyed it, though I wish my french was better as I could not read some bits. "

" I ended getting wrapped up into the story and then felt the end left me hanging. I enjoyed her descriptions of people and experiences and her usage of the Bible and gods name Jehovah. "

" A lot like Villette, except the main character is a man. "

" Had bought this for 99 pence in England a while ago... Very Victorian, very special reading. A must after a visit to Brussels. "

" I did not like this book. I did not like the characters, the setting, the plot-- I just found it dull overall. "

" Another interesting look at the times, but again I was frustrated at the amount of untranslated French. I don't like feeling like I'm missing those bits of dialog. "

" Good book that held my interest enough to want to find out how it ended. Great exercise in broadening my English vocabulary as Charlotte Bronte is not shabby in her choice of words. "

" I read 25% of the book and it was just SO boring. I didn't find any characters interesting and there seemed to be very little plot. For such a short book, I was expecting the pace to be a bit higher. "