Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Wuthering Heights Annotated by Emily Brontë

297 reviews

ladyettejin's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Classism

theoriginaledi's review against another edition

3.0

dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

kleinreads's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is one of those books for reading on eerie autumn days. It is an intriguing look into the nature of… well, one’s nature. Or rather, into the question of nature versus nurture. Though it lacks the same aesthetic of Frankenstein or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, there is something deeply gothic about these characters and their plights—most are as detestable as they are pitiable, and the rest are fodder for their anguish. And in the closing of the story with something as sweet as began it, Heathcliff and all his tortured schemes seem pointless, giving everything the appearance of a self-contained nightmare or illusion, unreal and yet lingering in the imagination.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment

vallestos's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Physical abuse

hadadelamiopia's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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This is so messed up and the fact that most of their children are named after each other is wild.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Death of parent

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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vol 1 is a tragic romance. vol 2 is a mf thriller. heathcliff and catherine r so selfish and annoying. like y’all both love each other ITS NEVER GONNA CHANGE JUST ACCEPT IT ALREADY!!! vol2 ch1-ch2 was so insane. slapped me in the face. the way hareton+cathy+linton are just replicates of heathcliff+catherine+edgar omfg EMILY. FUCK heathcliff he’s such a dick. and all he does is talk as if anybody ever asked??

can’t get over the fact that he held nelly and cathy HOSTAGE!!!!

heathcliff is literally a psychopath.

holding bitches hostage, abusing his son, digging up graves, DAAAAMN!!!!! he dug up catherine’s grave TWICE. not once, but TWICE??? freak. also ik linton was rolling in his grave when catherine and hareton started canoodling lmaooo. cherry on top is heathcliff insisting to be buried next to catherine ever though edgar is also buried right next to her…awkward…

anyways me and miss emily need to have a talk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism

Minor: Kidnapping, Abandonment

loreleianderson's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unfortunately many call "Wuthering Heights" a love story and many are attracted because of that and end up disappointed and hating the book.

The relationship between Heathcliff and Cathrine is an obsession, a passion, a math between two characters who are monstruos, but not LOVE!

Think about something like "they match each other's freak" but the freak here is there selfishness, monstrosity etc...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Religious bigotry

mxine_'s review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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thanks to Kendrick and Heathcliff, i am now trying to fully realize my potential as a hater

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy

sladd215's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Incest

ann_twentyone's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Enjoyed the supernatural elements, the allusion to mental illness and the role of landscape.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting