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Once again reading retellings of classics, but wait! I have actually read and enjoyed Jane Eyre. As the title suggests, this is the story from Edward‘s perspective. We meet him as a young boy, and follow him up to and through the story we know of him meeting and falling in love with Jane. Your heart will break for him as a boy, you may dislike him as a young man, he may/may not redeem himself; thoroughly enjoyed it.

I really should be doing all the things on my to do list but I‘m reading more Jane Eyre adaptations instead.

Such a good adaptation— I like when a book is unapologetic about an antihero. Painting Rochester in full color is the great triumph of this book. Highly recommend to fans of the original. Shoemaker perfectly captures the Victorian tone without becoming ponderous.

19-20 Jun 23 (audiobook)
Jane Eyre told from the perspective of Mr Rochester, from his childhood, progressing through his difficult relationships with his father and brother and marriage to Bertha, and then the well-known story.
It isn‘t terrible but it did feel a little like fan fiction. And I don‘t like the fact that having read it, in future I will probably be confused as to what is actually in the Brontë text. Yep - I am a literary snob.

Well it was neat to see background on Rochester and what makes him tick

This was an interesting and thoughtful book that showed another side of a character not as well known, and one of the books that I recently accomplished reading. Trying to come back and post on LITSY again, just to show that I haven‘t forgotten. #recentlyread

Loved this backstory to Jane Eyre‘s Mr. Rochester! I felt quite plausible and stayed true to the characters in the original.

Oh my goodness, Sarah, what a sweet surprise I had in my mailbox this morning! Thank you so much for being so thoughtful and spreading more #LitsyLove in the world! I look forward to reading this, but more importantly, I appreciate the sweet gesture of it. 💕🤗😘

Now, one burning question, how DO you find a list of those who have stacked a certain book on here?! 🤷🏻‍♀️ Please share your wisdom! 😊🤣

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Most of the book prior to the events of Jane Eyre and pretty good and original. Afterwards it kind of drags on.

This was a really good read. Tells us the back story of Mr Rochester and then his thoughts on the events featured in Jane Eyre. I loved seeing it through his eyes.

Lots of #LitsyLove received and letters written ready to send out. Am loving this so much.
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Well that was my totals for Saturday and Sunday. Adding on Fridays and I managed 12 hours 45 mins. Which is better than I thought I'd do. Well done all #24B4Monday
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This was my total for day 1 of #24B4Monday challenge. I'm actually quite impressed as was a busy day so hadn't expected to read so much. My aim is 12 hours. Hope everyone is going well. I also finished my first book.
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Some good parts and some boring ones

#bookandlunch supper leftovers = my lunch!!! Reading the next book club book on this sunny and warmer day!!

Wow! So many books and goodies in my Easter basket! @Booksnchill what a basket! I love it all. I've wanted to read the tagged book and Jane Steele for awhile. Love the Provincial Lady, such a cute edition. Egg! So funny. And I love a food memoir! You made the bookmark? Adorable.It's all so wonderful and thoughtful. Thank you so much! Happy Easter! #easterbasketbookswap

Congrats to @MaleficentBookDragon on her milestone! Thank you for hosting a giveaway as well ❤ These are my top four most wanted books at the moment! #Litsyisthebestus #1234giveaway

A difficult one and I waver between a so-so and a pick. It's a slow start but there's a little too much of Rochester's early life that seems unnecessary. Jamaica is better and Shoemaker doesn't ignore the fact that Rochester's fortune is at least partly built on slavery. Inevitably the best parts follow his return to England and the arrival of Jane. There are some lovely and intriguing details added to the story we love but there are also some 👇

Pink, red, and white. (Plus an outtake in the next post) #riotgrams day 13. @bookriot

#5in2018

Here are five books that I might read in 2018 ... but it is entirely dependent upon my reading fickleness. 😆

Thanks for the tags, @LeslieO @robinb and @jdtchicago ! ❤️❤️❤️

Lots of VISITORS in these books read in 2017.
#ReindeerReads Day 8. #visitors @Jess7

An interesting take on the traditional Jane Eyre story. He has just met Bertha. Can't wait to read on!

As a child, I liked Jane Eyre better than Pride and Prejudice but as an adult I became aware that the plot is ... weird. This book is a fix it that shows events from Rochester 's point of view and makes some of his choices more understandable. I wish I had reread Jane Eyre first though as I spent a lot of time wondering 'is this part original?'

Currently reading Mr Rochester after my first ever read of Jane Eyre. I'm in a bit of a slump (not caused by the book) and I'm getting through this one super slowly though I am enjoying it and the little nods the author gives to the original source throughout 🤗📚

Since Jane Eyre is one of my all-time top favorite books, how could I resist a back-story about Mr. Rochester? I did enjoy this one and it sort of pulled at my heart strings. The development of interest in Jane was a little sparse. I've recently heard of a couple other Jane Eyre spin-offs...TBR🤓!

Mr. Rochester goes back to the library in less than a week. So I'm putting #lengthylit read of It🤡to the side for a couple days. Just so happens, I noticed he is a #sideprofiles #jubilantjuly

This #sideprofile is on my TBR #jubilantjuly @RealLifeReading

☕️Don't care for either. I'll take iced coffee with almond milk 📚I tentatively choose books by the cover, but judge by the first page 🏖Beach, because there are snakes 🐍 in the Forrest! 🤓Realistic. 🌹Both of these guys can be jerks, but I think I could manage Mr. Rochester. @Kalalalatja #BookishWouldYouRather

Once I got to the part that overlaps Jane Eyre I wanted to refresh my memory by rereading part of the original and then I got absorbed. So I ended up reading them together - alternating chapters basically. It was fun to read it that way.

Day off and I know how I'm spending a few of those hours! #happyreading #newbook #historicalfiction #mrrochester #historicalnovel

Saw this book on one of the lovely bookstagram accounts I follow and it sounded too good to pass up! Fingers crossed! #bookreccomendations #mrrochester #sarahshoemaker #janeeyre #hardbackbooks #librarybook

5 chapters free, I've never seen this before!

I love a retelling and can not wait to get stuck into this one. #kindlegogo http://etsy.me/2rKGmh #janeeyre #bookgogo

This is how I vacation.

Livin that ARC life, in which I take home amazing books and never have time to read them. 😭

I adored this book. I totally understand that you have to use your imagination, because this is obviously one person's idea of Mr. Rochester and his story, but this be who Mr. Rochester is forever more. If you disliked him before, then I doubt you could after this. It felt very much in the style of Bronte.

A retelling of Jane Eyre from Mr. Rochester's POV. I am in.

#TBRTemptation! Working in a #indiebookstore can be deadly on the wallet! What books are you eyeing with longing today?

#libraryhaul Checking out Victoria the Queen for maybe the third time...third time's the charm to read it, right? First time for The Animators, and Mr Rochester just came out. My book pile is getting bigger again. #somanybookssolittletime

New #bookreview at www.theirregularreaderblog.wordpress.com! Mr. Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker retells the classic story of Jane Eyre from Edward Fairfax Rochester's point of view!

It's colder and cloudy today, the perfect weather for Mr. Rochester!

So excited to get this today! I didn't even know about it. I noticed it on my coworker's shelf and became very jealous. I wondered why he was reading it! LOL. Later I mentioned it and he gave it to me! Yea! Not sure when I'll get to it but I'm pretty excited. I hope I like it better than last year's Jane Eyre alternative, Jane Steele. Why is there no "book boyfriend" sticker? ;)