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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just need to read retellings of this because the original isn’t the vibe. Basically everyone dies of the fucking plague because that’s what happens in that time, I get it. But literally everyone dies except one of the main narrators and the MC. If a bitch coughs just know she’s dead next chapter. None of the characters are likeable and that isn’t a problem at all, I’m a hater, so this is totally up my alley. Sadly I couldn’t get over everyone conveniently getting tuberculosis and dying when their character arc ended. Don’t get me started on the relationships here either. Everyone just married some bitch next door and called it a day.
Also this is a “gothic” novel but it’s just dreary and bleak. The only ghost is seen one time and then just in the background never to be seen again. I didn’t get the gothic vibe much apart from the atmosphere.
I read this for school and didn’t like it clearly. If there are good retellings lmk✌
Also this is a “gothic” novel but it’s just dreary and bleak. The only ghost is seen one time and then just in the background never to be seen again. I didn’t get the gothic vibe much apart from the atmosphere.
I read this for school and didn’t like it clearly. If there are good retellings lmk✌
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
challenging
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Heathcliffs redeeming quality, if you can call it that, only surfaced in the last two chapters - still, it does not make me like him any more and actually made me dislike him further by being so selfish and spiteful.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a friend told me to read this earlier this year and it took me like 3 months to finish I think lol. it's just a book that required a lot of my focus and to be in a certain state of mind and place to read it. it was never boring or a chore to read. like....I liked this book a lot. the writing's really beautiful and there were a lot of times where I was re-reading pages and lines. I understand the urge to be like oh well all these characters were toxic and did terrible things, but I thought the characters and their relationships with each other were all really compelling anyway so...like on some level, the book is doing that on purpose so it's not like it's actually a defect. if anything, it made the book better. so yeah...i feel like everything that could be said about this book has been said lol
Moors of Passion and Pain
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a wild ride through family drama and raw emotion, earning a solid 3-star rating for its gripping characters but uneven pull. The story, set on the windswept Yorkshire moors, dives into the messy lives of the Earnshaws and Lintons, whose love, grudges, and pain collide across generations. It’s not the grand, sprawling epic I usually crave, with its focus more on personal battles than vast stakes, but the intimate scope still packs a punch. The characters are the heart of it all—complex, flawed, and so real you can’t help but feel their struggles. Heathcliff’s rise from a mistreated kid to a force of vengeance hooked me, and the way everyone chases love through chaos and abuse hit hard. Their emotional weight, overcoming mental and physical obstacles, kept me invested, even when the story dragged.
The redemption and emotional payoffs are strong, delivering moments of love and resilience that land with satisfying weight, though they don’t always reach the soaring heights I hoped for. What held me back was the prose—old English, dense, and way too chatty for my taste. It felt clunky, slowing down the drama and making the read less fun than it could’ve been. I also couldn’t shake the feeling that these folks needed better friends to escape their toxic cycles, and the constant fatal sicknesses in the families raised an eyebrow—almost too convenient. Overall, Brontë nails the character depth and stirs up drama like few others, but the writing didn’t spark joy for me. It left me torn: I liked the story’s heart, rooting for characters who fight to rise above their conditions, but I didn’t love wading through the words to get there.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a wild ride through family drama and raw emotion, earning a solid 3-star rating for its gripping characters but uneven pull. The story, set on the windswept Yorkshire moors, dives into the messy lives of the Earnshaws and Lintons, whose love, grudges, and pain collide across generations. It’s not the grand, sprawling epic I usually crave, with its focus more on personal battles than vast stakes, but the intimate scope still packs a punch. The characters are the heart of it all—complex, flawed, and so real you can’t help but feel their struggles. Heathcliff’s rise from a mistreated kid to a force of vengeance hooked me, and the way everyone chases love through chaos and abuse hit hard. Their emotional weight, overcoming mental and physical obstacles, kept me invested, even when the story dragged.
The redemption and emotional payoffs are strong, delivering moments of love and resilience that land with satisfying weight, though they don’t always reach the soaring heights I hoped for. What held me back was the prose—old English, dense, and way too chatty for my taste. It felt clunky, slowing down the drama and making the read less fun than it could’ve been. I also couldn’t shake the feeling that these folks needed better friends to escape their toxic cycles, and the constant fatal sicknesses in the families raised an eyebrow—almost too convenient. Overall, Brontë nails the character depth and stirs up drama like few others, but the writing didn’t spark joy for me. It left me torn: I liked the story’s heart, rooting for characters who fight to rise above their conditions, but I didn’t love wading through the words to get there.
