This book was decidedly not as well-crafted as Charlotte's Jane Eyre, but I guess I have to give it points for addressing a taboo subject at the time: infidelity. There is nothing remotely risque in these pages, however - all of the characters the reader gets to know in-depth are exceedingly moral and chaste, to the point where it seems over-the-top annoying. TELL HER YOU LOVE HER ALREADY!!! The basic story was interesting, and I acknowledge that it is a product of it's time, but I found the lengthy diary entries boring and the lack of personality in the narrator frustrating. Definitely not my favourite of the Bronte sisters' works.