Author: Charlotte Bronte (English, 1816-1855)
Originally published: 1857 (written 1846)
Page count: 197
Dates read: 2/10/21-2/20/21
2021 book goal progress: 6 out of 38
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Description on back of book:
The Professor was the first novel that Charlotte Brontë completed but was rejected by multiple publishers. Told from the point of view of William Crimsworth, the only male narrator that she used, the work formulated a new aesthetic that questioned many of the presuppositions of Victorian society. It describes his maturation, his loves, and his eventual career as a professor. The story is based upon Charlotte Brontë's experiences in Brussels, where she studied as a language student in 1842.
First sentence:
"The other day, in looking over my papers, I found in my desk the following copy of a letter, sent by me a year since to an old school acquaintance."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 6
Writing Style - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 6
Logic - 7
Enjoyment - 7
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Review:
Reading category: Bronte
Read my other Bronte Sister book reviews.
Read my other book reviews for my 2021 goal HERE.
Description on back of book:
The Professor was the first novel that Charlotte Brontë completed but was rejected by multiple publishers. Told from the point of view of William Crimsworth, the only male narrator that she used, the work formulated a new aesthetic that questioned many of the presuppositions of Victorian society. It describes his maturation, his loves, and his eventual career as a professor. The story is based upon Charlotte Brontë's experiences in Brussels, where she studied as a language student in 1842.
First sentence:
"The other day, in looking over my papers, I found in my desk the following copy of a letter, sent by me a year since to an old school acquaintance."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 6
Writing Style - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 6
Logic - 7
Enjoyment - 7
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
There were some parts, towards the beginning, that I didn't really like, but, overall, the book is alright. I had a negative bias towards to book, to begin with, because I had heard several mixed reviews from others and I knew the book was from the perspective of a man - but the book overcame those. I actually ended up really enjoying reading the book from a man's perspective and it has a happy ending! I very much related to the main female character, so that was a plus, too. There wasn't anything particularly great about the story, but there also wasn't anything bad in it either - it was a pretty middle-of-the-road read to me.
Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Charlotte Bronte have the last words:
"At the very crisis when I had tried my last effort and knew not what to do, Fortune looked in at me one morning, as I sat in drear and almost desperate deliberation on my bedstead, nodded with the familiarity of an old acquaintance - though God knows I had never met her before - and threw a prize into my lap."
I wasn't even aware of this being one of Charlotte Bronte's works. Good to know. :)
ReplyDeleteThere's still nothing quite like Jane Eyre, though.
DeleteI read this (well, technically listened to) last year because I found an audio download from my library. I didn't have high hopes but was surprised by how much I liked it. Not as good as Jane Eyre, naturally, but I did like it more than Villette. I should really put Shirley on the TBR list this year and finish all works!
ReplyDeleteShirley was pretty good. I have a review on that one, too.
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