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Wuthering Heights Annotated by Emily Brontë

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Haunting and probing, a reread of a book that baffled me in youth but is more welcome now. Stand out atmosphere and conflict, with lines and dynamics that have captivated for decades. 

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing is gorgeous but there is so much abuse 😬.  Who's reading this and swooning??? I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to parse a classic book, that the writing would be too convoluted for me but actually it's very readable. The main difficulty I had was with Joseph who is written in the dialect. I had to read it out loud to understand what was being said. 


 I enjoyed the book, but definitely as horror not a romance. Honestly I'd be more comfortable if it was revealed that there was some eldritch monstrosity in Wuthering Heights that was turning people mad and killing off those who interact with the Earnshaws. But no, it's intergenerational abuse, and early modern medicine. 

The two families are unhinged. Like okay, people are commenting that Heathcliff is unhinged because he is, but think of Isabella for example.
You're sneaking out of your house at night to elope to a man, and the first thing you see is him attempting to hang your pet dog. And you just brush it off as that's Heathcliff for you. What?!?


Nelly Dean deserves better. She has had to put up with so much. I'm glad that she's glad at the end of the book. 

 Pop culture view of the book and this book couldn't be further apart. Still a great read. Would recommend reading it however I'm not sure if I'd want to watch a film of the book. 

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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loveable characters: No
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Diverse cast of characters: No
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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
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Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this was messy af. So many punchable characters. 😭 Tho I guess most of them were not meant to be likeable in the first place 

 edit. okay. After giving it some time, I'll bump this up to 3 stars. While the plot is indeed messy, I did enjoy the drama of it all. 

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