Villette Audiobook (Unabridged)

" I have a real problem rating some books that I appreciate without necessarily enjoying. Villette falls into this category. Bronte makes good and innovative use of a heroine, who, in suppressing her feelings, becomes an unreliable narrator. As a character study of determination in the face of loneliness and disappointment the novel works; as a description of the vulnerability of a single working woman in a nineteenth century foreign environment, it is without doubt, very accurate. As a well-structured dramatic novel with engaging characters and interesting plot, it falls down in my eyes. "

" I'm reading this on my Kindle along with a few other books. I like this book because of all the French language in it, but sometimes the descriptions are overly ornate and long and frankly boring. Overall it is a good read, teehee. "

" I thought this book started out slow and then picked up about halfway through the book. I loved the second half of the book. I loved the characters and the surprises. A lovely book. Interesting ending. "

" My favorite from all the Brontes; I think this is Charlotte's triumph. "

" Gave me a chance to refresh a bit of French. A good novel for rainy days. "

" I like the book so far, except for all of the parts in French. "

" Really quite good. My professor described it as Jane Eyre on crack, which seems apt. A very emotionally charged book. "

" Interesting read but a bit grim. Lucy Snowe is a great character - very stoic and independent for the time. Descriptions quite florid in places. Found some characters very irritating, probably because I can't switch off my modern eye. "

" Very similar to Jane Eyre, only this one has no happy ending. "

" What a good read, have never read a book like this one. Absolutely unique "

" Charlotte Bronte flung it at me, I grasped and at first I had a good hold but alas, I lost grip and Villette fell, forever lost. "

" A wonderful book well worth taking the time to read :) "

" If you don't know French, you may miss a lot. "

" Rather cumbersome to read. I was not as engaged as with her other books. "

" It's a great book, quite long but worth it. However, to me this novel is not better than Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. "

" my favorite Bronte book, the one almost no one has heard of....the despair and hope were riveting "

" I found this book quite engaging at the beginning of reading it but then it slowed down. I think I may pick this book up again in the near future and will eventually finish it but until then I give it a two star. "

" Overblown and Romantic(capital 'R'); that said, if you skip the pages of hysterical description and feelings, a pretty good lil story. It's no Jane Eyre, but then, what is? "