Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Edition) by Jean Rhys, Judith L. Raiskin (Editor)

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  • Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
  • Pub. Date: November 1998
  • ISBN-13: 9780393960129
  • Sales Rank: 23,159
  • 270pp
  • Series: Norton Critical Editions
  • Edition Description: New Edition
  • Edition Number: 1
 
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A sensual and protected young woman, Antoinette Cosway grows up in the lush, natural world of the Caribbean. She is sold into marriage to the coldhearted and prideful Rochester, who succumbs to his need for money and his lust. Yet he will make her pay for her ancestors' sins of slaveholding, excessive drinking, and nihilistic despair by enslaving her as a prisoner in his black British home.

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This book is terribleby Anonymous

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March 24, 2009: its just crap, dont bother

WSS: 'horrifying excuse for a book'by Anonymous

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August 02, 2005: Ladies and Gentlemen, be warned, Wide Sargasso Sea is a horrifying excuse for a book. To understand the story better it's best to read Jane Eyre, although after reading it I was still thoroughly confused with WSS. After I had read Jane Eyre, which I had completely fallen in love with, I had the highest expectations for this book, however I felt it did not grab me and pull me into it, it left me bored and tired as well as confused, and left me feeling empty. Whereas in Jane Eyre I could hardly put the book down at times, the characters and the story captivated me, and I was rarely confused by what was going on. I felt completely satisfied after reading a classic book such as Jane Eyre, which I had heard about at random times throughout my life. Save your money and spend it on a book that's worth while. You have been warned.


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