How reading Jane Eyre changed my life ✨ Books That Changed My Life #2
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2022
- Hello friends!!!
I'm finally giving you episode #2 in my series where I share with you The Books That Changed My Life!!! Episode #1 was about Anna Karenina, and now today's video is about how reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte changed my life!
I'm fascinated by the idea that the simple act of picking up a book and reading it isn't simple at all, but life changing! They may only change your life in very small ways, but they change it all the same! Come to think of it, sometimes the small changes are in fact the biggest! :)
I hope you enjoy hearing how read Jane Eyre changed my life, and I'd LOVE to know what book(s) changed yours! Please feel free to share that with us in a comment! :)
Sending you my very best wishes,
Carolyn (& Willow) Marie :)
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Reading Brothers Karamazov probably saved my life. It was at a time in my life when I was pretty severely depressed but having Brothers Karamazov to read gave me a reason to stick around. Sorry if this is dark, I just think it is amazing how art can give meaning to life when it doesn't feel like there is much meaning.
Thank you for sharing your experience...im in a similar situation rn...do you think reading Brothers Karamazov would help me as non-Christian
@@eden-cr3bm I think so. It explores a lot of ideas about life and meaning. Some of my favorite characters are skeptics / atheists who are grappling with questions about morality and purpose. Even though Dostoevsky was a Christian, he does not offer a simplistic answer about life. He gives time and weight to secular ideas about meaning and suffering.
@@Bfatbins thank you. I'll start it tonight
It is on my reading list for so long. I hope to get to it sometime this year. Have tried to read it multiple times but it has been too much for me. Like intellectually it felt like it was a level higher than I could appreciate. Since then I hope I have grown up enough to read difficult books and sit with that uncomfortable feeling.
I love this comment. Sitting right there with you. “We tell ourselves stories in order to live” I think is how The quote goes. Sending love in your direction 💙
My expectations of a romantic partner after reading Jane Eyre SKYROCKETED
I always get a small thrill every time I reread Jane Eyre because of the mention of Gateshead Hall, although it's a fictional building I am from the real Gateshead in the north of England, so I feel I have a small personal connection to my all time favourite book.
I saw Sinead O'Connor live in Gateshead in 2008. I'm Australian.
Jane eyre was always been my favorite book. I love it so much. This is the reason why I want to become a writer in the future
I have been in love with reading since I was a young girl. (I am 54 now). For some reason, in my adult years, my mindset was very stubborn, in that, I only wanted to read nonfiction books. For years, up until recently that is all I read. I came across this extraordinary book tube community and saw channels like yours discuss with such love and affection, the power of the classics…Victorian classics, to be specific. I always felt that the language and writing style of that time would be way over my head. Oh I was so wrong. I completely and utterly fell in love with the genre. I could go into so much detail on how ALL of these books changed my life. They open my mind to so many feelings I thought I never had. It is truly hard to explain. My next step, partly because of you, is to read Russian classics that I have been so afraid of. My first step in that endeavor was finishing Anna Karenina. Beyond words. Absolutely magnificent! The bottom line for me is that it’s not one book that changed my life, it is the plethora of books that are known as Victorian Classics…and I have just gotten started!😊. I am so excited for my new and continuing journey.😊😊😊
Charlotte bronte is my favorite author. When I read her prose I feel extreme intimacy and closeness to her. The first time I read Jane Eyre I felt a thousand small eruptions of emotional relief. It felt like everything I was missing emotionally from my parents and friends growing up was given to me from that book. I remember a conversation I had with my mom when I was around six. I was very upset and she sat next to me and explained the problem calmly and soothingly. That was the only time she did that. I feel the way I felt back then when I read Charlotte's prose. I also didnt suspect that language could be so beautiful and rich and convey such depth. A depth beyond everything I have known in real life interactions.
And this is why Jane Eyre is my favorite classic. ❤
Charlotte Brontë is my 7th favorite author and my favorite female author. The only woman to write a book in my top ten books of all time.
7) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë
68) "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
139) "The Professor” by Charlotte Brontë
163) "Shirley" by Charlotte Brontë
20) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë
97) "Agnes Grey" by Anne Brontë
173) "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
The 1943 "Jane Eyre" is the best movie version of this story.
FAVORITE AUTHORS must have two books in the top 100 books of all time.
1) Leo Tolstoy (Resurrection)
2) Ivan Turgenev (Fathers and Sons)
3) James A. Michener (Chesapeake)
4) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich)
5) Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Idiot)
6) C. S. Lewis (The Magician's Nephew)
7) Charlotte Brontë (Vilette)
8) J. R. R. Tolkien (The Hobbit)
9) Isaac Asimov (Foundation and Empire)
10) Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice)
11) Mark Twain (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
12 Anne Brontë (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
13) George Eliot (Silas Marner)
14) Anthony Trollope (He Knew He Was Right)
15) Dr. Burrhus Frederic (B. F.) Skinner (Verbal Behavior)
16) Charles Dickens (Hard Times)
17) Thomas Hardy (Jude the Obscure)
@@ReligionOfSacrifice Do you have a Goodreads acc?
@@Mement0o, Yes, it is "TommyLovesEli" based on the book "Let the Right, Come In" (this would be "Låt den rätte komma in" rightly translated to English of that original Swedish title) known in this American world as "Let the Right One In" or the stupid American remake "Let Me In" where Chloë Grace Moretz was directed to act dumb and so the movie came out dumb, but the Swedish movie with English subtitles was so amazing that I read the book which thus ended my 8 year not reading streak. Tommy is not in either movie, but in the book he exists and though scared of the vampire he is also completely intrigued with a small vampire wanting to pay him money to suck his blood. Tommy burns down churches figuring it all must be lies based on what he now knows.
I love the way how you calmly convey your thoughts. I just completed Jane Eyre today and it was indeed mind blowing. A roller coaster of a journey it was. And your reading is so soothing🥺✨
the intro is so cute 💜 ahh yes, it fills my heart with joy whenever I think about the impact that stories can have in our lives 🥰
loved all those ballet images, how beautiful!! Art truly is magical, isn't it? 🥺
thank you so much for mentioning the Brontëlong, beautiful 🦋 love you so much, and I hope you get to join us whenever you can, of course xx
Pride and prejudice and ACOMAF changed my life. They saved me from suicide. Also your UA-cam channel saved me from my depression and I'm forever grateful 😊🤗
This comment made me tear up. Books helped me in my darkest times as well. It’s such a blessing, the power that stories have. Hope you’re doing well❤️
Oh wow! I don’t even know what to say! I’m honored and extremely happy that you’re doing well and that I could have a small part in that! Your strength is truly inspiring! Sending you my love! ❤️✨
I love this! I’m reading Jane Eyre for the first time currently and this makes me so excited 😊
This was absolutely lovely to watch. Thank you for sharing ✨
100 years of solicitude, the picture of Dorian Gray, Frankenstein and from Almeida Garret "Viagens na minha terra" are the books of my life until now. I have been reading Wuthering Heights anf I am impressed by the details of the narrative. Lovely video, Carolyn,
Lovely video! It's amazing where a good book can take you! Also I loved the ballet segment! My favorite ballet is the Nutcracker for its classic story and amazing music. I also have good memories of going with my mother to see the ballet. I'll have to visit New York one day!
misty copeland as jane?? i'm so jealous!!!! jane eyre really paved the way more for my classics reading as well. i hope you join us in rereading! 💜
This is my all time favorite book! I grew up loving the movie version but didn’t read it until I was an adult. I am re-reading it right now and I am so happy it still touches me so deeply. (Like you had said you were re-reading Anna Karenina) It’s so wonderful to find favorite books, but to have that one special book that stands up no matter when you read it, is very very special. (You have been such an inspiration to me to get back to reading what I love!) ❤️
I found this video after I finished reading Jane Eyre for the first time and I was looking for video reviews. I absolutely loved hearing you talk about this book!! I'm excited to watch more of your videos. Thanks for sharing your excitement with us! :)
I've been waiting to hear about jane eyre from you😍
My favorite book is Lord of the Rings followed very closely by Jane Eyre. If not for Jane Eyre I probably would have never read LOTR or anything else. As a high school senior we were required to read a classic and write a paper on it. We were given a list from which we could chose our book. I for whatever reason (probably the title) chose Jane Eyre. My great love and passion for reading was awakened and I am forever grateful to Jane Eyre. I have re read it many times. Thanks Carolyn for introducing me to other books I probably would have not read without your encouragement. I have loved them all. Thanks for sharing your talent and love of books. Patricia
No book has really changed my life, but the ones I fall in love with certainty leave me with an everlasting impression. Love your videos❤️
Honestly so moving watching this. Jane Eyre was the book that changed my life, for so many reasons. It got me back into reading after I dropped off as a teenager because YA fiction just wasn't for me. Just as with you, it taught me that classics were for me, as I'd previously held a belief I wouldn't be able to understand them. I was lonely as a teenager and Jane gave me strength: 'The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.' I also saw the Jane Eyre ballet and loved it too!
For me, going chronologicaly: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Harry Potter, The Collection of Sylvia Plath's Poems (That was my introduction to Sylvia that completely turned my life around and has been influencing every aspect of it ever since
Hi CarolynMarie, You are such a joy to watch, and listen to. Jane Eyre was one of the first classics I read. I have loved the Bronte sisters since I was very young. I am currently reading "The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall". The books that changed my life are "Alice In Wonderland", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "Great Expectations", "Fried Green Tomato's", "Rebecca",and too many more to mention ! I loved hearing how your Mom loved The Ballet so much, because my entire life Ballet has been a passion.I always wanted to be a Ballerina,but we never had the money for lessons. I watch youtubers who do ballet. A favorite Ballet memory for me ,is when my dear friend Susan took me to see "The Nutcracker". My friend is in heaven now,but every Christmas when I watch the many versions I own on DVD I always remember my friend Susan.Thank you for all your videos,I look forward to each one. Happiness, Cindy
I adored hearing your thoughts on Jane Eyre. You’re so sweet for mentioning the Brontëlong!
Of course ❤️
Jane Austen has been my very dear friend since I read her for the first time when I was 16 yrs old (now 41 yrs). Can’t pick a particular book that changed my life but if I must I guess I’d say Pride and Prejudice as that was my first Austen. But I’ve read her through many seasons of my life- in utter joy and utter heartbreak. She was a particular comfort when my children were born- they were both very premature and each needed lengthy stays in NICU. I honestly felt Jane was reaching through those pages and giving me the biggest hug and support at those times. So lovely to hear you talk so passionately about Jane Eyre- I do love that book as well. I also enjoy the theatre and ballet. When I did my degree many moons ago I did Theatre Studies and Experience of Writing as equal majors. I also did dance and English literature modules as 2 minors in my first year. I dropped them to concentrate on my majors more but I really enjoyed my experience of studying those. I’m taking my children and my mum to see Pinocchio the ballet in February. I saw The Elves and the Shoemaker a few years back by this same company and they are fantastic- really entertaining for the children. Thank you for this video- I’ve really enjoyed it xx
what lovely impact Austen has had on your life! ❤ I personally feel the same too. Austen has changed the way I view the world to such a great extent, gave me so much insight to familial relationships (I read P&P when I was quite young) and how much the world has changed in the last 200 yrs.
I love your cover image for Jane Eyre with the bird cages! I first read Jane Eyre in the early 90’s, at college and instantly fell in love with it, like no other novel that I’d read before or since! I have no idea how many times I’ve read or listened to it, but it’s been a lot and I still cry at the same bits each time! I hope you’ve managed to reread it since this video. It’s a shame to have so many beautiful editions and not read them all.
Hey little (fast growing) family...
I hope everyone is doing alright today.
A book that had a huge effect on me was The Count of Monte Cristo. I read it when I was around 13. It was the first big book that I read, so of course I was impressed when I discovered that books can hold such power over your emotions 😁
I've been reading rather cold works like Blood Meridian and Lord of Dark Places before watching your videos. Restarted Anna Karenina because of you and got the audiobook for Jane Eyre recently as well. They both seem very nuanced and helpful in reflecting upon human relationships
I hope you enjoy your reading of Anna Karenina and Jane Eyre! I completely agree, very nuanced and full of such deep emotion! :)
Tuesdays with Morrie, 100 years of solitude, and The Little prince changed my life and made me passionate with literature and writing! And also the poets such as Emily Dickinson, Emily Brontë, and Rainer Maria Rilke!!
Reading classics was fun and life changing to me because of them! At first reading classics was just a cheap way of reading since their classics, but the more I read, the more I get to know that literature is a vast space for expression of ideas and thoughts(I am also a hobbyist artist so discovering Literature and writing extended my love for the arts!).
Also I'm loving the series so far! Its giving us a window whom the artist and reader you are Carolyn! It is inspiring to hear and listen to your love of the books!
Edit: also excuse my english agshshs since it's not my first language
100 years and solitude and the little prince are 2 of my favorite books of all times!
At the age of 14, I read 'The Electric kool-aid acid test' by Tom Wolfe, my first really grown-up book. Being English I have to admit most of it passed me by but it did make me want to read more books outside of the usual genres of the time (at school it was Dickens, Elliot, etc). Over 50 years later I still regard that book as the one that pushed me down the rabbit hole of world literature. Another book that has stayed with me since I first read it in 1982 is 'What a beautiful Sunday!' by Jorge Semprun, a book about his personal struggles with belief and his journey through his youth. It jumps between years but is easy to follow all the same.
Jane Eyre was my very first classic also! It holds such a special place in my heart. I was always so intimidated by classics. If I am being honest, I still sometimes feel unsure as I dive deeper into the world of classics. But now I look at it as a challenge, something fun! If it wasn't for the wonderful experience I had with charlotte Bronte's writing, who knows where I would be today. The book opened up a whole new world and significantly influenced me. I am currently applying to Emerson college to pursue their Writing, Literature, and Publishing degree. Without an ounce of doubt, I can say that without Jane Eyre, I would never have attempted it. I would be lost. Overall, Jane Eyre gave me confidence and sparked a passion within me when I needed it the most. It was my guide in a way. So I owe a lot to this book. Thank you for sharing your experience!
You seem like a really genuinely nice and kind person, and very smart :)
Your design is so beautiful😩❤️❤️❤️❤️
Aw thank you so much!!! 🥰
I finished reading Jane Eyre a week ago and I loved it! I annotated the book and listened to educational videos about the book. I was fascinated because that is how I feel when I finish a book that I enjoyed!
The Alchemist has an undying effect on my soul! I keep relating to it and it is an amazing journey every time.
Just discovered you...such a beautiful channel. Jane Eyre is one of my all time favourites and I agree it was life changing. For me, I was just starting to dip my toes into classic literature when I read Jane Eyre in grade 10 or 11 and it completely solidified my love of classics. Another one that for me is in the life changing realm is Crime and Punishment. I love both Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in general but Crime and Punishment had a particularly altering effect on me. My third mention (probably too recent to be considered a classic but is certainly destined to be) is Margaret Atwood's Alias Grace.. if you haven't read it yet I highly recommend it. The Netflix miniseries was beautifully done as well and definitely worth watching.
I loved this episode, thank you. I have four important classic books that changed my life. The first one was Little Women, my mom loved the book and suggested I get it at the library. I fell in love with Jo. I wanted to be just like her. She had such spirit and bravery, it really inspired me. (I have read all her sequels too!) The next book was The Great Gatzby, that came from seeing the Robert Redford and Mia Farrow movie adaption, I just fell in love the story. So we were at used book store and I bought the book, I was stunned how short it was, I fell even deeper in love with the story and the poet style of F. Scott Fitzgerald. I have read all of his novels and most of his short stories. (It inspired to keep trying to write, it took him several years to write this masterpiece. The next book Jane Eyre, the only version I had seen before was an old Orson Wells version which turned me off it, but then I saw the Timothy Dalton version in an English class and I really loved it. So I bought the novel and I just fell in love with Jane. She was so wonderful and brave and smart. I even took a Bronte Class at University. The last book was Pride And Prejudice. I came to it late, I was in my late 20's at the time I saw the series with Colin Firth I really loved it. I loved both Darcy and Lizzy, and I saw as I read it that Darcy wasn't really proud he was shy and a bit awkward. Which was adorable. I really dove deep and read not only all her books but all about her. Her letters, her England, her obscure works. I went a bit mad for while. I hope this wasn't too boring. Thanks again.
You are so gifted and such a kind person. Your cover for Jane Eyre is truly beautiful. Greetings from Copenhagen, Denmark.
Aw thank you so much! Greetings from New York 😄
I agree! Reading Jane Eyre has changed my life. My AP Lit teacher suggested this classic, and I immediately fell in love. I found Jane to be highly relatable and everything I aspire to be!
Your cover design is absolutely stunning ❤️
Aww thank you so much! 🥰
Omg I love Anne With An E! It’s my favourite series of all time💗and I always wanted to read the books but I’m trying to find some nice editions in my local bookshop. Also I still haven’t really tried to get into classics because I’m scared lol, but I think I’ll try with some of your recommendations(hopefully I will someday😅)
I am currently re-reading Jane Eyre (for the Brontë readalong) and I can now tell that the writting style of Charlotte Brontë is one of my favorite ! It's one of my favorite book as well and it also own a special place in my reader path as it was one of the first English classic I read in vo. When I was a teenager I thought I would never be able to read books in English and felt as invested in the story as in books written in my mothertongue, but Jane Eyre proved me I was wrong and I am so grateful for that.
The book that have had the biggest impact in my life was some collected poems written by Vladimir Mayakovsky. I first read it 6 years ago back when I was 13 years old, and the edition I owned happened to be a bilingual one. I didn't know the cyrillic alphabet at this time the the russian part looked very mysterious to me, but I love the translated version so much (it was in french btw), that I couldn't but regret the fact that I wasn't able to read it in Russina. Though the translation seemed great, I knew I was missing a lot of the rythm, etc So I basically told myself "Someday I want to be able to read Mayakovsky in vo." After that I started to learn Russian by myself, very slowly, but I loved it. Sometimes I stopped for months, but I always came back to it with pleasure, and it became a real hobby. 6 years later when the time of choosing my path came I had no clue of where to go and what to do with my life, so I just chose to do what I never get tired of and is always fun to me : learning Russian. And here I am freshly came from my province to Paris in order to study Russian at uni.
It's just unbelievable how a book can have such an impact. Funnier is the fact that I discovered Mayakovsky by listenning to a french rap singer who had a song titled "Svetlana et Maïakovski". If I had never known this music, who knows where would I betoday ! The unexpected way life unfolds is creepy and facsinating at the same time 🤯
jane eyre is my favorite book of ALL time, it was my first read of a big classic too, i have no words to describe how this book changed me, as a person and a reader, in my heart this book is perfect hahahaha, i'm always coming back to my copy and reading my annotates (when i was crying a little bit) and my favorites quotes (SO excited to reread this year or maybe next year).
If you enjoyed the Jane Eyre Ballet, I would recommend possibly Eugene Onegin. I saw the ball at the Royal Opera House in London, and it was such a moving experience, and I am sure in New York, it would be even more special. I also enjoy watching The Nutcracker ballet around Xmas time :)
I am just reading Jane Eyre now and this is the most beautiful book in the world💜
I love Jane Eyre as well! I consider it one of my favorite Victorian novels. The first Victorian novel I read was The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. It blew my mind 🥰.
Jane Eyre is my first book that made me interested in literature) Now? after watching your video, I feel like reading it in the original, as I completely fell in love with the way you you read it aloud) (I"m from Russia)
For me a book series that changed my life is the Anne Shirley books. The gave me such a positive outlook and more appreciation for the small things and nature und they reminded me to be silly and dream and have all these fancies and it all together made me more happy and content
I love ballet as well! My grandma took me to see the nutcracker! It was amazing!
The world of ballet came into my own life once upon a time,and in some concrete ways I paid my dues to that art form as I am now doing to the world of literature. As for Jane Eyre, it's proving an enjoyable read.😃
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading." - Logan Pearsall Smith (1865 - 1946)
I finally finished Jane Eyre and it was so beautifully written and so humbling. It is a very approachable classics read if anyone wants to attempt it and should. The book that change my life was A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I read this many many years ago. Although Francie was a very poor young girl she saved pennies she worked hard and aspired to better her life. Now who wouldn’t want to do the same? Yes that is the book that did it for me.
A book that changed my life was The Little Prince, which I know you are a fan of too. And i am currently reading Jane Eyre for the first time ! A Man Called Ove probably had a big emotional influence too.
I was drawn to Jane Eyre when I was about 14 or 15 on a shelf in the school library, and it's been an important book for me since then. It's the only book I own multiple copies of! And it also made me read all the books by the Brontë's.
I think we might be the same person. I read both Anna Karenina and Jane Eyre at fifteen and fell in love with literature - both books have had a massive impact on me, and I think about them almost everyday.
I found "Jane Eyre" first when I was 12. It was epic for me. My first adult classic Book. Love from the first sentence. I re-read this masterpiece every year in spring. Have read it in origin twice. As for other life changing books, In February it's time for "Anna Karenina", in May I re-read "Master and Margarita". "Jane Eyre" showed me the beauty and joy of reading adult classics. It is one of my very special intimate discoveries. But there is also "East of Eden", which has literally saved me. And the author of my life is F. M. Dostoevskiy. His novels is the place my heart lives in:)
Absolutely loved the books by James Herriot, the Yorkshire Veterinarian. These books influenced about all aspects of my life and interests. I read The Good Earth in junior high school which opened my eyes to life outside of my still small world.
Jane Eyre is my fav read of the year. Really the book is just extraordinary 👌🏼
Jane Eyre is my best story ❤❤❤, it's so sensible, so touching heart ❤ and mind
For me, these are my life changing books: all the Harry Potters, the Picture of Dorian Gray, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe and Frankenstein.
Through the Harry Potter books, I was finally able to have true friends. Dorian Gray was the first classic I read and loved, Aristotle and Dante showed me not only the Latinx representation I didn’t even know I was missing but a mirror of my own close family life reflected in its pages. Frankenstein is the one I’ve read most recently and I adored it. It taught me my love of gothic literature.
Wow, what a huge variety! Stay safe.
This makes me want to read Jane Eyre!❤
thank you, this book is amazing for me
I love your puppy❤❤❤
Jane Eyre is my next planned classic to read. It's absurd but I just can't decide which edition to get 😆the penguin paperback, the vintage paperback, and the penguin clothbound are my main contenders....
it's hard to narrow down the books that changed my life! I think maybe White Fang to start when I was a child... Then The Great Gatsby as an adult.
Jane Eyre changed my life as well. I loved to read fictional novels for most of my life, and then I suddenly couldn’t find a single book that interested me. Every novel I would pick up seemed boring and I didn’t finish anything I would start reading. After that continuing to happen for a while, I gave up on reading for fun for about four years. Then someone gave me Jane Eyre for Christmas, and I decided to give it a try. I absolutely fell in love with the book and it became a new favorite for me. Then I started reading as many classic books as I could get my hands on. Now I am a voracious reader again and almost everything I read now is a classic book. Soon I will be finished reading all of the books written by the three Bronte (sorry I don’t have the proper accent over the e, my phone doesn’t have it on its keyboard) sisters, and they are three of my favorite authors. I am SO grateful to Jane Eyre for instilling back into me my love of reading, and a brand new love of classic literature!!! Thank you so much for sharing this story with us of how Jane Eyre changed your life. It was so cool to hear how this book changed your life too!
'The Brothers of Karamazov', 'Notes from Underground' by Dostoevsky and 'The Myth of Sisyphus' by Albert Camus and generally these two writers has changed my life.
You mean ruined your life ...these books ruin your life.. oh but your different ...your not in platos cave , no of course not ..not you..
I read Jane Eyre last October and it blew my mind! 😊
I just finished Jane Eyre and really consider this to be one of my favorites. For some reason I felt like I could feel every emotion between Jane and Mr Rochester and I cried at least 4 times 🥲 It all really took me by surprise how much I love it now.
I never read much until I was approaching mid-20s. I wanted to read 19th century classics and Jane Eyre was my first too. I really liked it and while I'm not nearly as voracious a reader as you I've steadily worked through a great many more novels over the last 20 years. Funny that we had the same starting place in Jane Eyre.
“Into the wild” by Jon Krakauer. It changed my life 10 years ago and I’m so thankful for reading it
Hey Carolyn! Would you be able to list the editions that you have of Jane Eyre ? I was trying to find those myself ❤️ ive never read it and ive been itching to give Bronte sisters another try. ☺️btw i also took Ballet but as a child. I wish i could have continued it !
jane eyre is probably the only book that has had a huge impact in my life. It was also my introduction to classics and i find myself comparing every book with it. I literally scream everytime i see a reference to it
Hi Carolyn- I was wondering if you have read anything by Frank MCcourt- I believe he has three books out, Teacher Man is my favorite. (I highly recommend his books-Autobiographic.
The novel that changed my life is the seven volumes of In Search of Lost Time by Proust.
It is said that two things can change the life and that is war and books. I am witness to the fact book can really change lives in many ways. The book Jane Eyre explains human relations and emotions in a very simple and lucid way. It’s rich vocabulary and style left so indelible imprint in my mind that I wrote some the words in my own way in exam which benefited me immensely and changed my life for good.
I absolutely loved the 2011 Jane Eyre film, I liked the book also. I liked also very much the romantic classic of Dominique by the French writer Eugene Fromentin.
Books that changed my life:
- The hour of the star - Clarice Lispector
- Manuelzão e Miguilim - João Guimarães Rosa
-A hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Percy Jackson (it got me into reading!) - Rick Riordan
- Dom Casmurro - Machado de Assis
- Homens imprudentemente poéticos - Valter Hugo Mãe
Is there an illustrated Jane Eyre? Maybe you should do one as I know it doesn't exist.I also love this book.One of my favourites of all time!
So happy to see a new posting however I am going to see this video tomorrow because I have about 50 pages left of Jane Eyre and I do not want to be spoiled.
Sounds great! Though I wanted people to be able to watch who haven’t even read the book at all, so it’s completely spoiler free! 😄👍🏻
@@CarolynMarieReads thank you I understand your point. Loving your channel so much. You have inspired me to read more classics.
Hi Carolyn, I’ve just been rewatching your video about how reading ‘Jane Eyre’ changed your life and how you have come to love all different types of storytelling mediums.
I was very struck by what you said about how the ballet spoke to you without words, the stills were amazing.
I feel so sure that you would be ‘spoken to’ by watching the 1935 film version of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ it’s such a sumptuous and magical experience, a treat for the eyes and ears and heart. I know that you already love this play. The full film is available now on UA-cam. It is so beautiful, I’ve seen many versions of this magical play performed. This one has for me left an imprint on my heart.
I would love to know what you think of it? Claire B 🤩
Carolyn is always my classic reading pusher. lol
Pride and prejudice is the book that has changed my life. Because of this book I restarted reading in sophomore of high school after 5 years of abandoning reading. It allows me to meet lots of friendly book lovers, high quality UA-camrs like Carolyn and amazing characters in books. I’m a reborn.
Have you ever read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys? If not, you should definitely check it out to get a different perspective on Jane, Mr. Rochester and Bertha Mason. I think you might appreciate it very much ☺️
I have yet to read Jane Eyre and it's because being played as a play in Houston Texas Alley's Theatre Jane Eyre by Jane Bronte
I'll have my vote for Please look after mom by kyung sook shin. It is a simple yet profound story pertaining a family bonding.The title says it all,a mom who cares and nutures her child from the very young,meanwhile when the mother gets lost due to her condition(dementia)at a subway station,her children doesn't know much of her identity.A story that will definitely slash your heart away! Must read ;)
I’m not sure if there is really a book that changed my life ,but i can say that classic novels helped me overcome sadness in some bad days.
I especially enjoyed reading novels that are over 1000 pages ,of course I didn’t read them in English ,I read them in my native language .
The Primal Scream literally changed my life.
For me we the leaving is the book that changed me for ever!
Can you do a separate video for people who loved Jane Eyre but cannot find another book similar to it? What are some similar book to Jane Eyre is what I’m trying to say :) thank u for this video
You should have a podcast!!!
Ever since Jack Edwards' video I can't think Jane Eyre without adding "Laid Bare". I didn't even read the book but it scarred me for life.
Oh my gosh 😂 I watched that too and was slightly traumatized as well hahaha
That probably sounds stupid but 50 Shades of Grey got me into reading classics. Because they always reference „Tess of the D‘Urberville“ , wether Christian is more like Angel or Alec , I wanted to understand what they’re talking about so I bought it and read it and fell in love with it 😊
I think for me it would be The Hobbit, my uncle gave it to me to read when I was very young and that was the book that I read over and over before discovering that there was a whole world out there of fantasy books 📚
my lifechanging reads:
bud, not buddy - Christopher Paul Curtis
I highly, highly recommend watching the Anne of Green Gables movies with Meghan Follows and Colleen Dewhurst. It came out in the 80s.
Oowww yes! I’ve been wanting to watch it for ages, but I’ve had a hard time trying to find it on dvd or online! Hopefully I’ll figure out a way to watch it soon! So glad you recommend it! ❤️
I meant to add that I identified with Lucy in Villette and I was able to understand why i lost someone i needed to lose as she does Dr John
There have been so many books that have changed my life, starting with a million children's books including Winnie the Pooh, but these are the main young adult/adult books:
Series: Harry Potter, Twilight, His Dark Materials, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, A Court of Thorns and Roses
Novels: Wuthering Heights, 1984
I love your videos! Do you read books or magazines while you’re on the toilet? I look forward to your future uploads😊
As a brazilian, my favorite book is probably not known in other countries, but I still want to share. The book that changed my life is "Luciola" by José de Alencar. This book is inspired by the Lady of the Camellias, but I would say it is a way better version of it. The protagonists have more depth and personality, the backstorie of Lúcia is really sad and emotional, I could fell every emotion she felt during the storie like I was living it. She grows a lot as the storie progress, Paulo also grows, both of them learn from each other and get a redemption arc, because they learn what is love, divine love. The book has a lot of catholicism, because it is the main religion here in Brazil, and you can see how Lúcia is transformed (her real name is not Lúcia, it is Maria da Glória, she changed it when she became a prostitute and only embraces her true name and identity in the end). The title of the book, Luciola, is a order of fireflies from the lampyridae family, and it is inspired by the protagonists name and storie, because the insects from this order usually live near mud, and yet they still shine their light in the dark, just like Lúcia. She may be a prostitute that lives a miserable life full of vices, but she still carries a pure heart inside of her soul, and she still has some morals that guides her to the path of salvation, wich is only achieved because she learns how to love Paulo and teaches him how to love in a pure and honest way. I love this book, and it makes me emotional every time I read, it's a classic of brazilian literature. I have no idea if there is any english translation, but at least I got to share this masterpiece here
Huckleberry Finn, Moby Dick, Jane Eyre, A Day in the Life of Ivan Donesevich, The Count of Monte Cristo, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Great Expectations, The Bible, The Odyssey.....
....these are the books that I revisit most often
Books that changed my life and had a huge impact on me;
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
1984 by George Orwell
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
The Color Purple by Alice Walker
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Influential books for me: When I was a kid - Mr. Whiskers. There was one story where the animals came to life. It sparked my imagination. I recently found a copy of this children's read. Surfacing by Margret Atwood. Images of this woman drowning and finding a new life and understanding self. I need to re-read this one. The Social Construction of Reality by Berger and Luckmann. This is not a novel but sociology book about thinking, thought, and reality are social constructs and cultural perspectives of the world. I think everyone should read this book.