You might be a Bronte Fan if…..
- You own and/or have seen several filmed adaptations of the novels.
- You own and or/have read all of their novels.
- You own and/or have read biographies or fictional stories based on the lives of the Brontes.
- You are annoyed when Charlotte and Emily are mentioned, but Anne is not.
- If you are a straight female or a gay man, you fantasize about Edward Rochester or Heathcliff.
- Visiting Haworth, the Bronte Parsonage, Haddon Hall, and/or the Moors is on your travel bucket list.
- You mourn over dead leaves.
- You follow the careers of the actors who have played Bronte characters, even if some of their post-Bronte choice of roles were questionable.
- You can easily rank your favorite adaptations of the novels and the actors who played the various characters.
- You saw the Jane Eyre musical.
- Your annoyed when people confuse any of Brontes with Jane Austen. Jane Austen is not the sequel or the prequel to Jane Eyre.
- You side with Emily Bronte in the debate about who is a better writer.
- You were thrilled when you assigned to read one of the novels in school.
- And finally, every time you finish one of their novels, you silently thank them for being bold enough to share their genius with the rest of the world.
So true! I totally agree
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Incredibly accurate list. Especially the arguing that Emily was a better writer!
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I don’t agree that Emily is a better writer. Her writing is the best of the best, but sometimes I don’t want to read something so dark or dramatic.
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I find amongst romance fans especially she is often shortchanged, mainly because Wuthering Heights is such a polarizing story. As a result, I’ve had to stand up for the quality of her writing more than once. Dark and dramatic, yes, but nonetheless superb. Though I totally agree about sometimes not being in the mood for it.
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