Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

138 reviews

sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

honestly not sure why people love this book so much.. or why Heathcliff is as romanticized as he is; hella problematic person. Also we’re just okay with first cousins marrying each other as well ? 
It’s an easy read & has fairly good pacing, but I also found it difficult to ascertain which character (Lockwood or Nelly) was speaking in the first person since so much of the story is told from Nelly’s point of view.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Incest

Minor: Misogyny, Animal cruelty, and Sexism

kaanda's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Every character except the two main narrators are insufferable in the best way. The pettiness and drama kept me engaged throughout while the despicable treatment of certain characters made me care. A super fun, but frustrating read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexism

fran_gc9's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Qué libro más raro pero me ha gustado mucho, no le doy 5 estrellas porque me ha costado un poco engancharme. Me encanta que sea una conversación entre la criada y un extraño. Algunas escenas son realmente incómodas y me sorprende que una mujer escribiera así en esa época (ahora entiendo por qué tuvo que usar un pseudónimo masculino). Mis personajes favs son Hareton, Edgar y Dean. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

chelly_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Death

mousecat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcoholism

actiaslunasaturniidae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Violence

kattyenn's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

all of these people are horrible, god bless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Domestic abuse

book_bear's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wonderfully dark and intense! I really enjoyed it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

donnabrenton88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Was a very slow and heavy start, being vaguely familiar with the story hindered more than helped. The arrival of Mrs Dean around chapter 6/7 helped me to finally get in to the story. Whilst deemed a tragic love story it felt more tragedy than love. I did enjoy the story and found immense hatred for many characters. The horror and hopelessness is well written amd the story had me until the end. The rating wasn't five stars as I felt the ending felt a little rushed and happy which felt out of kilter. All in all a good immersion into the classics and one I'd read again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

ayphyx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Everybody in this book fucking sucks and it’s great (except for you Hareton <3). This book is so much more enjoyable as a book about the cycle of abuse than a traditional romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Racism, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Blood