My Google Diary for A Breath of Eyre

A Breath of Eyre

by Eve Marie Mont
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When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont.

From My Review:

As I was getting about a third of the way through the book, I started to feel like it was all very predictable.  It wasn’t veering much from the Jane Eyre story at all.  There were a lot of lines that came directly from Jane Eyre.  Just as I was about to give up, the author threw a twist in there that I did not see coming.  It was the kind of twist in a story that changes everything and gives you chills.  I was glued to the book after that.  And the story grew into so much more than a retelling…. Read More

Love the Opening Quote

…”and best of all, to open my inward ear to a tale that was never ended – a tale my imagination created, and narrated continuously; quickened with all of incident, life, fire, feeling that I desired and had not in my actual existence.” – Charlotte Brone, Jane Eyre

Characters

The creepy cousins

“My cousins were eyeing him with interest, too.  Ashley and Devin were thirteen-year-old twins who resembled the creepy sisters from the Shining movie…” – pg 8

O.o They are wearing frilly dressy and holding hands and somehow it’s the creepiest thing I’ve ever seen.

Emma’s Dad

“[My dad was] handsome in a Gary Cooper way, meaning he could look rugged or elegant, depending on the context.” – pg 10

This would be the rugged version… Very nice.

Mildly Famous Celebrities Mentioned

Carl Sagan

“And that’s your dad?” I said, pointing to the other photo.

She snorted at me like I was a moron.

“That’s Carl Sagan.”

“Oh.” Long, awkward silence during which I felt like a complete idiot.” – pg 24

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Charles Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author. He wrote the book Contact that was made into a movie.  That movie was killer awesome.  How cool that it was written by a real scientist?

Woody Guthrie

“Or roam the country singing songs like Woody Guthrie.” We both gave him blank stares. “Don’t tell me you don’t know who Woody Guthrie is.” – pg 40

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LOL I don’t know who Woody Guthrie is, either.  He was a famous folk singer who sang a lot about the Great Depression. His most famous song was “This Land is Your Land.”  He traveled a lot and got the nickname “Dust Bowl Troubadour.”

Nick Carraway

“[Owen] was dressed in a black tux, his hair slicked back to look like a 1920s idol, like Nick Carraway or Rudolph Valentino.” – pg 157

Nick Carraway is a character in The Great Gatsby.  This is a poster of Toby McQuire looking mighty fine as Nick in the new Gatsby movie.

Rudolph Valentino

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Rudolph Valentino is a sexy Italian actor from the 20s who died young.

Books Mentioned

Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell.  According to Goodreads: “WIDELY REGARDED as the finest literary biography ever published…” I have honestly never heard of this book.  But I should give it a try, eh?  It’s only 1400 pages.

The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe. I definitely want to read this one.  I love Gothic romances.

Music Mentioned

“Gravity” by Embrace. Cute love song, especially in the context of the book!

And there is a fun quiz at the end of the book.  If you got lost in a book, which literary character would you be? It was fun to take. If anyone cares, I was Elizabeth Bennet :)

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