Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

54 reviews

nerdkitten's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Murder, and Rape

sofipitch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

None of the characters are likable but the book is so engrossing. It's like watching a train wreck. It's a great story about how cycles of abuse don't stop till someone decides to be better.

I read this book in high school and decided to reread after discovering Kate Bush's song. It is upsetting a lot of people consider it to be a great romance, the relationship is obviously unhealthy. 

Added incest as a content warning bc first cousins end up marrying in the end, unfortunately not uncommon for England in this time period.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement and Racial slurs

Minor: Incest

a_novaturient_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, and Violence

m_jean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty