The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte Audiobook

" I liked this book far more than I thought I would. Well written, an honest but sympathetic look at the life of the Bronte family, through small triumphs and tragedies. I found it illuminating and interesting, and truthful, and I appreciate having a better understanding of the real life behind the author of "Jane Eyre". "

" Syrie James has done a tremendous job capturing the life of Charlotte Bronte and the love between Charlotte and Arthur. A beautiful love story with passionate dialogues. A great book for romantics! "

" I'm like charlotte bronte, so this was very interesting to me. If you're not a fan, not so much. "

" I could almost give this book 5 stars because I was impressed with how taken I was with it from the very first page. This is impressive because I've never read a Bronte novel and was expecting this to be really long and boring. But it wasn't. I don't feel like I missed anything by not reading Bronte works before. I felt like the author did a great job weaving this history of Charlotte Bronte together and making it interesting and a page turner. I loved the telling of her love story and the tenderness of her husband. I hated the pain she had to go through in losing so many loved ones, but the author told it in a way that made it painful yet riveting. If you are interested at all in any of the Bronte works, I think you would really like this book. "

" I loved this book! I love Jane Eyre, and this is Charlotte Bronte as I wanted her to be. It seems Charlotte's life was as interesting as that of the characters she created. "

" pretty good, a tad cheesy. did inspire me to read a biography of Charlotte Bronte, as well as her other books and her sister Anne's book. These three sisters are truly inspirational and loveable. It really made me want to read Jane Erye again, which is one of my most favorite books of all time. "

" Charlotte Bronte's life story was as worthy of a novel as any Victorian novelist's fictional characters. "

" Any book by or of the Bronte Sisters is a great book to me. I enjoyed revisiting the Parsonage in Haworth and seeing the sisters there with their father and brother. The story of their look at the various curates and how Charlotte eventually marries one, Arthur Bell Nicholls. "

" I am really enjoying this so far. It makes me want to reread Jane Eyre. "

" I don't know how true to life this book is, but it was an interesting read. "

" I liked this book a lot. It made it even more interesting that it was based on mostly fact, and it made me want to read the books that were talked about in the book. "

" While I enjoyed some of the historical aspects of this novel, I was not quite enthralled with it. I do think that if my high school students read it first, they might actually read the Bronte novels with more openness. It definitely has it's place as a historical novel. "

" This was fabulous. I liked it better than the Jane Austen diary, possibly because I know less about Charlotte. I thought the tone was dead-on, and the story is utterly engaging. "

" Loooooved this book. Made me want to research the Bronte sisters after and see how much was true! "

" Overall quite good. Did get a bit slow here and there. "

" I never wanted this book to end! Syrie James is a brilliant author. This book is now added to my list of "Must Read In A Lifetime". "

" I'm about 3/4 through this book and am loving it. I'm ready to re-read Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, Villette....all of the Bronte books again. "

" I loved reading about Charlotte Bronte's life and found it to be inspiring and revealing. Highly recommend this book to fans of all Brontes. "

" This was my second book from Syrie James. Another very enjoyable book. "

" I'm generally not one for "period pieces," or historical novels, but I liked the author's approach, which involved creating her novel out of actual letters written to/from the Brontes. An interesting look into the mores and constraints of the day. "

" After reading this very interesting story about Charlotte Bronte, it makes me eager to reread Jane Eyre. "

" Actually learned some things about Charlotte Bronte that I hadn't known before - such a tragic life for such a talented lady. "

" Having recently re-read Jane Eyre, it was very interesting to read about the life of Charlotte Bronte. Her own life makes such a fantastic story. The way her life ends is so heartbreaking. "

" Enjoyed this insightful (although perhaps not very accurate) recollection into the life of Charlotte Bronte. If you can take abit of literary licence then you would enjoy it too. "

" Fun read! I love period books. "

" I'm like charlotte bronte, so this was very interesting to me. If you're not a fan, not so much. "

" Syrie James has done a tremendous job capturing the life of Charlotte Bronte and the love between Charlotte and Arthur. A beautiful love story with passionate dialogues. A great book for romantics! "

" This was fabulous. I liked it better than the Jane Austen diary, possibly because I know less about Charlotte. I thought the tone was dead-on, and the story is utterly engaging. "

" April 2011 selection for the MSJA Book Club. Everyone enjoyed this fictionalized memoir of Charlotte Bronte. I was inspired to re-read Jane Eyre and read Anne Bronte's books. "

" I thought it was o.k., just o.k. "

" Very disappointed with James' second novel. The author's first foray into the secret lives of women writers (see: The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen) was much better as it captured Austen's personality and style of writing. I couldn't "feel" Charlotte Bronte in this novel. "

" An easy way to learn more about the bronte sisters - a great weekend read. "

" I kinda loved this...and am about to read James' other book the Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen. Though I found she rushed some parts, it is a lovely depiction of her life and her strained and then realized love with Arthur Nicholls. "

" I really don't like the idea behind the book. A supposed "lost" diary of Charlotte Bronte. It read just like a novel, not a diary. Oh well, that's my only issue with the book. It was a fun read and I loved learning a little more about her life. "