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Texts from Jane Eyre
240 pages
A witty, irreverent mashup that reimagines classic literary characters navigating the modern absurdity of text messaging.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like scrolling through the most unhinged, brilliantly curated group chat in literary history. The pace is inherently brisk, driven by the rapid-fire format of text messages that perfectly capture the passive-aggressive, clever, and strange personalities of classic characters. The mood is relentlessly playful and hysterical, stripping away the stuffiness of classic literature to reveal the raw, often ridiculous humanity underneath. The prose is sharp and deeply character-specific, from passionate all-caps outbursts to suggestive digital temptations. It is an irreverent, whimsical experience designed for readers who love books but delight in seeing their favorite dramatic figures dragged kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century.
- Mood
- lighthearted
- playful
- hysterical
- strange
- Tone
- witty
- irreverent
- whimsical
- clever
- passive-aggressive
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- literary parody · modernizing classics · character satire · digital communication
- The writing
- Delivered entirely through punchy, hilarious, and character-specific text message formats, complete with all-caps outbursts.
- The arc
- A consistently humorous and irreverent journey through the absurdly modernized minds of classic literary figures.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic literature but do not take it too seriously, and anyone who appreciates sharp, internet-savvy humor.
Content notes
- car accidents
About the book
A whimsical collection of text conversations in the styles of favorite literary characters imagines what Scarlett O'Hara might say to tempt Ashley away from Melanie, Mr. Rochester's passionate all-cap missives to Jane Eyre, and Daisy Buchanan's orders while driving.
"Hilariously imagined text conversations--the passive aggressive, the clever, and the strange--from classic and modern literary figures, from Scarlett O'Hara to Jessica Wakefield. Mallory Ortberg, the co-creator of the cult-favorite website The Toast, presents this whimsical collection of hysterical text conversations from your favorite literary characters. Everyone knows that if Scarlett O'Hara had an unlimited text-and-data plan, she'd constantly try to tempt Ashley away from Melanie with suggestive messages. If Mr. Rochester could text Jane Eyre, his ardent missives would obviously be in all-caps. And Daisy Buchanan would not only text while driving, she'd text you to pick her up after she totaled her car. Based on the popular web-feature, Texts from Jane Eyre is a witty, irreverent mashup that brings the characters from your favorite books into the twenty-first century"--
Description from Open Library.
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