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Wuthering Heights Annotated by Emily Brontë

164 reviews

lleer's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping

yvespiders's review against another edition

3.75

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I decided to re-read Wuthering Heights 20 years after I first read it. The second time around, I feel like I have a much better understanding of Emily Brontë's intentions and I have developed more of an appreciation for this novel. I no longer see it as a romantic love story; instead, I see it more like a poetic, gothic story about social class, the vicious effect of childhood abuse on oneself and later generations, and the futility of vengeance. The story is not the most comfortable to read; most of the characters are hateful and there were certain parts that surprised me with its brutal violence. But Heathcliff's character arc and his reflection towards the very end of the book made this masochistic read worth it in the end. 
 
I hesitate to call this a timeless masterpiece, which is why my rating isn't that high. There were some aspects that made this dated and insufferable at times. For instance, I LOATHED the dialogue from Joseph (I generally hate it when authors write out a character's dialect) and I skimmed through those parts. And though frame stories were not uncommon during Brontë's time, the jump from one narrator to another was handled clumsily, in my opinion. However, I think the book offers great commentary on the human condition and I appreciate the fact that this book was so different from other novels that came out at the time same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Violence

l_gs's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Gaslighting

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism

eggfriend's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Grief

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark tense medium-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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This book is completely wild. Maybe I needed to read it when I was younger to cut through all of the child maltreatment and threats against other people and see the supposed love story? I am. Confused. I had to SparkNotes this because I could not remember who was relaying the story. Whew - a trip, and not necessarily one that I would go on again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol

headachesince03's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Religious bigotry

hot_water's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Physical abuse

jessthanthree's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

romie_chat's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional sad medium-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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to anyone who has read this book and considers it a romance, are you okay?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence