I like your thoughts on Brontë - something i’ve thought about is comparing the way their stories pan out to Austen.. I feel like both Charlotte and Emily (i haven’t read Anne) try to be more realistic and gritty. I find that I prefer Wuthering Heights over Jane Eyre because WH doesn’t redeem toxic men like JE lowkey does😂
Besides your interest in Flynn, I gotta recommend Margaret Atwood to you. She has some interesting stories like The Handmaid’s Tale + Oryx & Crake - both stories are dystopian but HOW they are dystopian is so different (they both follow a frame structure). She has other stuff but i’ve only read those works.
I agree, I think the Brontë sisters aren’t afraid of an unhappy ending compared to Austen. WH was more gut wrenching I think since literally no one ends up happy, so in JE I was just like at least she’s happy and she’s not with her cousin lol.
Also the rec was spot on because I’m reading Atwood right now! I’m reading Alias Grace, and I’ve watched some of the Handmajds Tale (I have to take breaks because it’s hard to watch). I’m not super far into AG yet but it’s been pretty interesting so far, unsure what to think of the main character.
I like your thoughts on Brontë - something i’ve thought about is comparing the way their stories pan out to Austen.. I feel like both Charlotte and Emily (i haven’t read Anne) try to be more realistic and gritty. I find that I prefer Wuthering Heights over Jane Eyre because WH doesn’t redeem toxic men like JE lowkey does😂
Besides your interest in Flynn, I gotta recommend Margaret Atwood to you. She has some interesting stories like The Handmaid’s Tale + Oryx & Crake - both stories are dystopian but HOW they are dystopian is so different (they both follow a frame structure). She has other stuff but i’ve only read those works.
I agree, I think the Brontë sisters aren’t afraid of an unhappy ending compared to Austen. WH was more gut wrenching I think since literally no one ends up happy, so in JE I was just like at least she’s happy and she’s not with her cousin lol.
Also the rec was spot on because I’m reading Atwood right now! I’m reading Alias Grace, and I’ve watched some of the Handmajds Tale (I have to take breaks because it’s hard to watch). I’m not super far into AG yet but it’s been pretty interesting so far, unsure what to think of the main character.
Never read “The Girls” but I love stories that have parallel plots and it sounds super interesting so I definitely have to check that one out!
Yeah I think you’d like it!