Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

49 reviews

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

aegireads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

hard to get through the incredibly thick racist subtext of everything about heathcliff

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Classism, and Chronic illness

headachesince03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

yikes my dude it did not need to be that racist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Incest, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

3.75

I disagree with the people saying that this is not a lovestory (although the predominant theme is revenge). I genuinely believe that Heathcliff loved Cathrine I and vice-versa. But they all were such toxic, irresponsible and egocentric people without boundaries that the being together only made it worse.
Most of the other characters even the narrator(s) are deeply flawed human beings.
I think the most "likable" are probably Catherine II and Hareton.
In oder to really appreciate this book, I recommend doing a bit of research on it first and listing to other people's thoughts on the book. I'm probably going to give this a higher rating after I reread it.

“He shall never know I love him: and that, not because he’s handsome, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same.”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“I have not broken your heart – you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”

“I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it."

“It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn.”

“I have to remind myself to breathe – almost to remind my heart to beat!”

“Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.”

Some info-graphics I really enjoyed: https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/jul/30/emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-in-charts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Murder and Self harm

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Racism

mrt17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

creatures2010's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Death

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

3.25

This book is absolutely not for everyone. Most of the characters are bad people, all make dodgy decisions, and a lot of bad things happen to innocent people. I like this book as an analysis of generational trauma, neglect, and racism- as it's implied that Heathcliff is mixed race. But if you dislike books where the characters are extremely flawed I wouldn't try this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

ofthewillows's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Misogyny