#widesargassosea

[lissreads]

"I have said all I want to say. I have tried to make you understand. But nothing has changed." . I forgot how much I like this book. #widesargassosea #jeanrhys #quote #bookstagram #feministlit

[ktienh]

#lockdownbingo 1 of 8 Prompt: Award-winning Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys ⭐⭐ Yea, not keen on this exploration of Mrs Rochester before she's mad Bertha. I've always felt sorry for her but this story made me see Edward Rochester in a completely different light and not one particularly likeable. Yes, I know... people learn and people change still it just made me feel that he didnt deserve Jane after all 😒 Overall though, it is just as literary-ly strange as I thought it was going to be... a twisted tale on the darker side of human nature which I really didn't need at this moment in time. #WideSargassoSea #JeanRhys #historicalfiction #pastiche #mrsrochester #madbertha #Janeeyre #ausbookishfeatures #ausbookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CSgk84Rg9bL/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bibliobethblog]

📖BOOK REVIEW 📖 Hi everyone, hope you’re all doing well. Just a quick post from me today to tell you about the latest Penguin clothbound classic in my collection that I finished reading. Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys tells the story of one of the characters from Jane Eyre. I thought this was a fascinating premise for a novel and even though it’s quite short in length, it manages to pack a remarkable amount of drama within the pages. It’s clear that the author has a talent for telling a story and setting a scene although sometimes I did feel like things were slightly rushed, probably due to the length of the novel. However I could not deny the beauty of the characterisation, particularly of our main character. On finishing the book I felt I had much more insight which invoked both sympathy and understanding for the character and her struggles. Even though Charlotte Bronte did not envisage this specific past for her character, I might look at her a different way next time I read Jane Eyre! #bookstagram #bookworm #bookreview #widesargassosea #jeanrhys #penguinclothboundclassics #janeeyre #charlottebronte #beautifulbooks 🌟 🌟🌟💫 3.5 stars https://www.instagram.com/p/B_0U-jAArQb/?igshid=12b48gmoi6rcl

[hello-thereadingnerd-blog]

Do you hear the desperation in these words? Identity and alienation are two themes running parallel in this novel. Antoinette, as a Creole woman, faces rejection, oppression, and alienation on the social, cultural, and racial planes. She is the "white nigger", the "white coakroach". Everytime she tries to own an identity, she is brutally stripped off of it: she loses her house, family, relations, and self. " Who I am and where is my country and where do I belong and why was I born at all?" As much as she tries to belong, she remains unaccepted by the emancipated blacks and the white Englishmen. "I was glad to be like an English girl" thus becomes a desperate attempt at seeking inclusion. But, for her husband, she is only the 'other'. Interestingly, with the novel's focus on Antoinette, it does not name her husband, who only remains as the symbol of the oppressive colonial and patriarchal systems. This issue of the loss of self has been upheld by the use of the mirror imagery; held captive at Thornfield, she makes a heart-wrenching speculation, "there is no looking glass here... who am I?" What is your take on the character-building of Antoinette? #quoteoftheday#quotestagram #widesargassosea #jeanrhys #penguinrandomhouseindia #penguinindia #janeeyre #charlottebronte #postcolonialliterature #feministliterature #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #sundaypost #sundayreading #characters #identityinliterature #femalevoicesoftheworld #femalevoiceinliterature #instabooks #igbooks #fangirl #bookaholic https://www.instagram.com/p/B8nZmjLhuF5/?igshid=1g9tdfwy75it3

[generallygothic]

"𝕰𝖛𝖊𝖗𝖞𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖜𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘, 𝖔𝖗 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐." - Jean Rhys 🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷🕷 With 'Jane Eyre' on my mind, I recently picked Jean Rhys' 'Wide Sargasso Sea' (1966) up on a whim at the library. I opened it one evening. I was hooked. I paused to sleep. Awoke. Opened it again. And was done. It is short at under 200 pages, but size isn't everything, folks, and that wasn't the reason I couldn't put this book down. Whilst the concept of a continuation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 narrative was initially alluring, it is purely Rhys, and her writing, that maintained my attention. She has a captivating ability to create a world simultaneously vivid and unfamiliar with such clarity. Through flowers, names, and mirrors I will discuss the novel in greater detail at generallygothic.com once the day of pancakes or fat or average Tues is but a fond & syrupy memory. (For a notification of the new post, +follow the blog/keep an eye on stories!) . #generallygothic #gothic #gothicpsyche #widesargassosea #jeanrhys #janeeyre #charlottebrontë #charlottebronte #bookstagram #books #booknerd #bookworm #classicliterature #classics2020 #caribbean #caribbeangothic #spookynerd #mentalhealth #literaryanalysis #bookreview #review #library #librarybooks #bookquote #blogger #pancakeday #shrovetuesday #mardigras #fattuesday #blogpost https://www.instagram.com/p/B9BUBqSABK-/?igshid=1mcnl1tl0g6jq

[paradiselostix]

«... Now they have taken everything away. What am I doing in this place and who am I?» (from Part Three) ~ #Finished: Wide Sargasso Sea by #JeanRhys My rating: 9/10 ~ Short, but very impressive and unforgettable. I am totally fascinated by it. Besides the beautiful use of language, exotic imagery and depictions of some islands of the West Indies, I can't think of anyone who can't feel for Antoinette. It is about her tragic story starting in the Carribean island Jamaica as a slave owner's daughter and ending up in Thornfield Hall, which readers of Jane Eyre will know. Rhys, best known with this novel, makes us hear the voice of "the madwoman in the attic", glorifies and immortalizes her. The novel is unique because it shows different perspectives, doubles the realistic sides of both itself and Jane Eyre, bringing a new depth in Charlotte Brontë's immortal work, and making the characters feel as if they lived in real life. ~ *spoilers* (1) And Rochester... His name doesn't actually appear in the novel, we know him from the small details only the readers of Jane Eyre will know until Part Three. Referred to as "my husband" and "that man" Rochester, though having irredeemable faults, is neither the antagonist nor a truly evil man as he was interpreted by feminists in my opinion. One should think at least he kept Antoinette with herself. No wonder he was so stern in Jane Eyre after all he's been through! What is heartbreaking that Antoinette really loves Rochester A LOT, and probably one of the most devoted lovers I've ever read. On the other hand, Rochester loves her at first, however, his love is not a real one, and he can't be sure most of the time. ~ «... Then I turned round and saw the sky. It was red and all my life was in it.» (from Part Three) ~ #bookreview #WideSargassoSea #AntoinetteCosway #AntoinetteMason #Rochester #EdwardFairfaxRochester #Christophine #whitecockroach #obeah #berthamason #janeeyre #rhys #book #books #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw6LIgCHIQA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h3wc23bsbqk1

[paradiselostix]

«"The Lord make no distinction between black and white, black and white the same for Him. Rest yourself in peace for the righteous are not forsaken."» (from Part One) ~ «... We are cross-stitching silk roses on a pale background. We can colour the roses as we choose and mine are green, blue and purple. Underneath, I will write my name in fire red, Antoinette Mason, née Cosway, Mount Calvary Convent, Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1839.» (from Part One) ~ #CurrentlyReading: Wide Sargasso Sea by #JeanRhys. This short novel is really brilliantly written, and I can say I am enjoying it more than I did Jane Eyre! I say Jane Eyre, because these two books are related with a great intertextual connection. I am halfway through the book, and whatever happened so far is actually sad, and it feels like something more tragic is coming (it is not hard to guess for those who have read Jane Eyre). The story of Antoinette Mason, née Cosway, is really heartbreaking. I am really curious about how it will end, and I think I'll finish it tomorrow. ~ «"Rose elle a vécu," I said, and laughed. "Is that poem true? Have all beautiful things sad destinies?"» (from Part Two) ~ #WideSargassoSea #AntoinetteCosway #AntoinetteMason #Rochester #EdwardFairfaxRochester #Christophine #whitecockroach #obeah #Coulibri #Granbois #berthamason #janeeyre #rhys #book #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #novel #currentread #reading #read #instabook #literature #bookclub #bookworm #booktube #classics https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw1Twk_nQho/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iuilz5dh4r6k

[stu-face]

Kinda makes sense to start this today #worldbookday #internationalwomensday #widesargassosea #jeanrhys #book #booklover #bibliophile #bookstagram #bookworm #bookblogger #bookme #bookphotography #goodreads #epicreads #books #booknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuQgjxlTgy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o008j86wtyxc