This book felt like a slow walk through the countryside with a friend. I admit, it is the first writing of the Brontë sisters I have read and it's left quite a high standard for the others. Anne has a talent much like other writers of her time (Virginia Woolf and George Eliot come to mind) to take that which is commonplace and make it beautiful without being flowery or over romanticize. Agnes's humility and meek spirit made her almost a side character in her own story, especially during her time in the Murray household. I found her so charming and was shocked by the way she was treated as a governess. I always thought they would have been highly esteemed given the nature of the position, but that seems to not be the case.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Anne Brontë's storytelling. I'm not much of a fan of her sisters' writing, even though they are more popular; I think I actually enjoy Anne's writing the most.
Your comment on Agnes being "a side character in her own story" is so funny and accurate. Even in the close of the novel, (**spoiler**) her acceptance of the proposal seems so unembellished; just a simple agreement, though we know she's be concealing her feelings throughout the story. I'm not sure why I had expected a confession of love from her; it would have been out of character!
This book felt like a slow walk through the countryside with a friend. I admit, it is the first writing of the Brontë sisters I have read and it's left quite a high standard for the others. Anne has a talent much like other writers of her time (Virginia Woolf and George Eliot come to mind) to take that which is commonplace and make it beautiful without being flowery or over romanticize. Agnes's humility and meek spirit made her almost a side character in her own story, especially during her time in the Murray household. I found her so charming and was shocked by the way she was treated as a governess. I always thought they would have been highly esteemed given the nature of the position, but that seems to not be the case.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Anne Brontë's storytelling. I'm not much of a fan of her sisters' writing, even though they are more popular; I think I actually enjoy Anne's writing the most.
Your comment on Agnes being "a side character in her own story" is so funny and accurate. Even in the close of the novel, (**spoiler**) her acceptance of the proposal seems so unembellished; just a simple agreement, though we know she's be concealing her feelings throughout the story. I'm not sure why I had expected a confession of love from her; it would have been out of character!