Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - Wuthering Heights

A well-written book, which brings to life the cold harsh-natured yorkshire moors through everything from the scenic description, the buildings, the characters and the plot.
For those who believe this is a romance, it is not, and I pray for those misguided.
This is a dark gothic tragedy, each turn of the plot is filled with dark sorrow. It tells the story of repeated cycles of abuse and the different characters as they live and die through it. Each suffer pain and inflict it, only little sparks of hope carry the reader through this tragedy. The love for Catherine that ties the novel together is not a great romance but a twisted dark tale.
It has been excellently written by Emily Brontë, an author who felt such tragedy during her life and after her death. Wuthering Heights is both a horrible trial and a pleasure to read.

Tip: if you have never heard a thick rural yorkshire accent, I recommended looking up videos of old yorkshire poetry before attempting reading (and butchering) Joesph’s accent.

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The start of the novel wasn’t what I expected but I was drawn into the story. It was an enjoyable read, and I loved the prose! The characters could be annoying and most of them are unlikeable but the story and writing kept me reading.

I skimmed over Joseph’s dialogue every once in awhile because I couldn’t understand what he was saying 😂 and it slowed me down.

I have many tabbed pages and highlighted passages! I’m glad I finally read this classic and now I’m curious to read more from Emily Brontë.

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heather_dowell's review against another edition

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dark 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

2.0

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sarasreading's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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

3.5

I DNFed this in high school after one of my English teachers saw me absolutely devour Jane Eyre and told me I would love Wuthering Heights even more. Was that even possible? Turns out nope! I couldn’t stand the distance of the narration, being told secondhand and decades later. I didn’t even make it past their childhoods.

I decided to try again as an adult, to give it a fair shot. And reader, I finished it! I still didn’t enjoy how detached the narrative was from the story. The best part of the book is when Nelly practically disappears, and these toxic disasters get a large chunk of heart-wrenching dialogue. I needed more of that!

I was surprised to find I didn’t hate it, by the end. Every single character was a disaster, which feels very modern somehow. I imagine Emily scribbling this out by a stormy window, candlelight dancing in her wild eyes, as she makes them more and more unhinged. Goodforher.jpg.

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