Title: Villette           

Author: Charlotte Bronte          

Genre: Classic Literature        

Publisher: Arcturus Books        

Format: Paperback 

Pages: 480

Rating: 3/5 stars 

Synopsis (Goodreads):

With her final novel, Villette, Charlotte Brontë reached the height of her artistic power. First published in 1853, Villette is Brontë’s most accomplished and deeply felt work, eclipsing even Jane Eyre in critical acclaim. Her narrator, the autobiographical Lucy Snowe, flees England and a tragic past to become an instructor in a French boarding school in the town of Villette. There, she unexpectedly her feelings of love and longing as she witnesses the fitful romance between Dr. John, a handsome young Englishman, and Gineva Fanshawe, a beautiful coquette. The first pain brings others, and with them comes the heartache Lucy has tried so long to escape. Yet in spite of adversity and disappointment, Lucy Snowe survives to recount the unstinting vision of a turbulent life’s journey – a journey that is one of the most insightful fictional studies of a woman’s consciousness in English literature. 

Review:

This was a classic that I was very excited to try, but was unfortunately disappointed in! For some reason Charlotte Brontes books, other than Jane Eyre, which I loved, just cannot hook me the way I want!

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Villette takes place mainly in Belgium where a young woman, Lucy, becomes a teacher at a school! There she makes connections with her students, as well as some others from her past!

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Ultimately, I just couldn’t connect with the characters. Lucy was sweet and kind, but basically nothing really happened with her! And then another main characters, Polly, was just so annoying! Like I get she was a child, but she was so selfish, and just wanted the attention! The interesting part was this book was partially based off of Brontes life when she was in Belgium, so I found that interesting! Overall, just an alright read!

Happy reading!