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libbywiz's review against another edition
1.0
Another book I tried to read and couldn't finish. Like Lady Chatterly's Lover, just seemed overwrought.
ee_em_em_aye's review against another edition
3.0
What I knew about Wuthering Heights before reading it can be summed up in four words:
Healthcliff
Cathy
Moors
Drama!
I blame Kate Bush and her Wuthering Heights song for raising my expectations to expect a dark, brooding but oh-so-hot Heathcliff, a hopeless but understandable Cathy, darkness (but beauty) and a whole lot of romping around the moors. I guess in a sense that’s what I got but then why did I feel so blah while reading? You may argue that I might just enjoy a happier novel but I loved our winter read (Anna Karenina), which was equally hopeless and bleak. However, Anna Karenina had moments of breathtaking writing: passages where I’d just stop and think, ‘wow’ or that were so fantastic I felt immediately spurred on to get through the next block of Russian politics.
Wuthering Heights felt a little like a Wellington winter – one of those ones where it rains and blows all the time and everything feels weighted by dampness but you strive on because you know Spring is coming. Funnily enough, Spring did come at the end of Wuthering Heights - it just brought me no joy.
Judging by what the reading group contributed to our Good Reads discussion, I wasn’t alone. There were a couple of, ‘yay I finished!’ comments and these from Penny and Pat:
Penny said, “While reading this book I keep thinking ‘yep, just another woman who doesn’t conform to society, goes crazy, dies and then comes back to haunt the living…neat.’ If I want to read about a woman going crazy in the time period, I’ll re-read Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper - I liked that one!”
Pat said, “Wuthering Heights was not what I expected. I expected less inside hysterics and more wandering on the moors. Oh well. I never found a character to like.”
Others did like it and indeed, I have friends on Good Reads that have given it 5 stars. I think overall there’s two key items that will effect anyones reading experience of Wuthering Heights:
The age you were when you read it. Anyone I’ve met who has read the book as a teenager, loves it.
Supporting information in your edition of the book. Some people had a genealogical table and a translation of what Joseph’s character was saying: take note future publishers of this work.
All in all I felt that my Wuthering Heights experience was a little meh* and I’d love to hear from people who adore the book so you can explain to me why (I’m interested, not looking for an argument).
Healthcliff
Cathy
Moors
Drama!
I blame Kate Bush and her Wuthering Heights song for raising my expectations to expect a dark, brooding but oh-so-hot Heathcliff, a hopeless but understandable Cathy, darkness (but beauty) and a whole lot of romping around the moors. I guess in a sense that’s what I got but then why did I feel so blah while reading? You may argue that I might just enjoy a happier novel but I loved our winter read (Anna Karenina), which was equally hopeless and bleak. However, Anna Karenina had moments of breathtaking writing: passages where I’d just stop and think, ‘wow’ or that were so fantastic I felt immediately spurred on to get through the next block of Russian politics.
Wuthering Heights felt a little like a Wellington winter – one of those ones where it rains and blows all the time and everything feels weighted by dampness but you strive on because you know Spring is coming. Funnily enough, Spring did come at the end of Wuthering Heights - it just brought me no joy.
Judging by what the reading group contributed to our Good Reads discussion, I wasn’t alone. There were a couple of, ‘yay I finished!’ comments and these from Penny and Pat:
Penny said, “While reading this book I keep thinking ‘yep, just another woman who doesn’t conform to society, goes crazy, dies and then comes back to haunt the living…neat.’ If I want to read about a woman going crazy in the time period, I’ll re-read Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s ‘The Yellow Wallpaper - I liked that one!”
Pat said, “Wuthering Heights was not what I expected. I expected less inside hysterics and more wandering on the moors. Oh well. I never found a character to like.”
Others did like it and indeed, I have friends on Good Reads that have given it 5 stars. I think overall there’s two key items that will effect anyones reading experience of Wuthering Heights:
The age you were when you read it. Anyone I’ve met who has read the book as a teenager, loves it.
Supporting information in your edition of the book. Some people had a genealogical table and a translation of what Joseph’s character was saying: take note future publishers of this work.
All in all I felt that my Wuthering Heights experience was a little meh* and I’d love to hear from people who adore the book so you can explain to me why (I’m interested, not looking for an argument).
nandeli's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
arielleslibrarycard's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
4.0
I think that as a book and a classic, this book had the elements that made me rate this a 4 star read: characters who were morally grey and complex that make them hatable but also relatable, unreliable narrators that tend to make hasty assumptions and generalizations (and also save face), an atmosphere that is so well established that it not only grips your imagination but also parallels the story and adds symbolism to the characters, all mixed with themes of intense forbidden romance, seeking vengeance, manipulation, and deceit.
While I do have high praise for this book as a literary work of art, I personally did not enjoy reading it as much as I had hoped to — and this book unfortunately, kind of put me in a slump. I was not highly swept up in any of the love stories nor was I highly invested in the characters (or the narrators).. Again it was not anything the author did or didn’t do, but it was really just not to my preference, I guess; it was just an “okay” read for me.
Would I still recommend it though? Yes, I believe everyone should read it at least once in their lives because it does deserve to be called a classic.
While I do have high praise for this book as a literary work of art, I personally did not enjoy reading it as much as I had hoped to — and this book unfortunately, kind of put me in a slump. I was not highly swept up in any of the love stories nor was I highly invested in the characters (or the narrators).. Again it was not anything the author did or didn’t do, but it was really just not to my preference, I guess; it was just an “okay” read for me.
Would I still recommend it though? Yes, I believe everyone should read it at least once in their lives because it does deserve to be called a classic.
girlbqss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
theopenbookslady's review against another edition
4.0
Hay dos cosas que me gustan mucho:
Las historias clásicas ubicadas en épocas pasadas a la mía, y el drama.
Esta novela es un conjunto de ambas con el bonus del humor satírico y el gore.
Cumbres Borrascosas fue sin lugar a dudas un viaje en montaña rusa donde nunca paraba de ocurrir algo, todos los personajes te atrapaban con sus personalidades y desatinos, pero nunca te terminaban de enamorar, al contrario, lo que hacía que me quedara pegada todo el rato leyendo este libro, era precisamente que me caían tan mal todos, que deseaba ver como de horrible los trataba la vida en castigo bien fuera por sus malos comportamientos y actitudes, o por la ignorancia e idiotez que demostraban a la hora de actuar.
Y es que mientras unos se presentaban como la peor calaña de la vida, otros te desesperaban por lo idiotas y ciegos que estaban, era increíble ver a Isabelle, Hareton y Edgar sufrir por personas que NO LOS QUERÍAN, pero ahí estaban ellos de borregos detrás de sus ídolos que solo sabían tratarlos mal.
Heathcliff es un odioso de primera, y desde la página inicial lo detesté, Hindley es horrible, Catherine y su hija Cathy eran insufribles en muchos comportamientos (Aunque Cathy por momentos llegaba a agradarme) y Linton era el colmo de la victimización.
Por otro lado teníamos a Joseph, el católico creyente que a pesar de ser un simple sirviente, se creía por encima de todo el mundo y no era capaz de respetar ni siquiera a quienes le daban techo, comida y trabajo, al contrario, trataba mal a todos y se creía el dueño, amo y señor incluso de sus propios jefes, la insolencia hecha ser humano; y por el otro tenemos a Nelly, la única de toda la historia con un poco de sentido común que logró agradarme a pesar de su amor por el chisme (Su único pecado), a la que compadecía por todo lo que tuvo que aguantar durante tantas generaciones de mocosos malcriados, y a quien admiraba por esa paciencia infinita que manejaba.
Este libro fue en cierto modo, y a pesar de su grosor, un respiro entre mis demás lecturas, pues a pesar de ser intenso y contener mucho drama, se me hizo demasiado fácil de leer, entretenido y me sentía tan a gusto entre sus páginas que lograba distraerme por completo de cualquier otra cosa que tuviera en medio.
Hasta me hizo cuestionarme si tengo algún gusto culposo por lo tóxico, porque para amores tóxicos, Emily Brontë nos dio hasta para repetir y no pedir más.
Sin embargo tengo que darle 3.5 estrellas porque siento que hubo partes que se pudieron desarrollar mejor, sucesos que quedaron inconclusos o inconexos, y personajes que se agregaron sin necesidad alguna y su aporte era casi innecesario a la trama. Por todo lo demás, fue una lectura muy disfrutable.
Las historias clásicas ubicadas en épocas pasadas a la mía, y el drama.
Esta novela es un conjunto de ambas con el bonus del humor satírico y el gore.
Cumbres Borrascosas fue sin lugar a dudas un viaje en montaña rusa donde nunca paraba de ocurrir algo, todos los personajes te atrapaban con sus personalidades y desatinos, pero nunca te terminaban de enamorar, al contrario, lo que hacía que me quedara pegada todo el rato leyendo este libro, era precisamente que me caían tan mal todos, que deseaba ver como de horrible los trataba la vida en castigo bien fuera por sus malos comportamientos y actitudes, o por la ignorancia e idiotez que demostraban a la hora de actuar.
Y es que mientras unos se presentaban como la peor calaña de la vida, otros te desesperaban por lo idiotas y ciegos que estaban, era increíble ver a Isabelle, Hareton y Edgar sufrir por personas que NO LOS QUERÍAN, pero ahí estaban ellos de borregos detrás de sus ídolos que solo sabían tratarlos mal.
Heathcliff es un odioso de primera, y desde la página inicial lo detesté, Hindley es horrible, Catherine y su hija Cathy eran insufribles en muchos comportamientos (Aunque Cathy por momentos llegaba a agradarme) y Linton era el colmo de la victimización.
Por otro lado teníamos a Joseph, el católico creyente que a pesar de ser un simple sirviente, se creía por encima de todo el mundo y no era capaz de respetar ni siquiera a quienes le daban techo, comida y trabajo, al contrario, trataba mal a todos y se creía el dueño, amo y señor incluso de sus propios jefes, la insolencia hecha ser humano; y por el otro tenemos a Nelly, la única de toda la historia con un poco de sentido común que logró agradarme a pesar de su amor por el chisme (Su único pecado), a la que compadecía por todo lo que tuvo que aguantar durante tantas generaciones de mocosos malcriados, y a quien admiraba por esa paciencia infinita que manejaba.
Este libro fue en cierto modo, y a pesar de su grosor, un respiro entre mis demás lecturas, pues a pesar de ser intenso y contener mucho drama, se me hizo demasiado fácil de leer, entretenido y me sentía tan a gusto entre sus páginas que lograba distraerme por completo de cualquier otra cosa que tuviera en medio.
Hasta me hizo cuestionarme si tengo algún gusto culposo por lo tóxico, porque para amores tóxicos, Emily Brontë nos dio hasta para repetir y no pedir más.
Sin embargo tengo que darle 3.5 estrellas porque siento que hubo partes que se pudieron desarrollar mejor, sucesos que quedaron inconclusos o inconexos, y personajes que se agregaron sin necesidad alguna y su aporte era casi innecesario a la trama. Por todo lo demás, fue una lectura muy disfrutable.
matia149's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
5.0
lh365's review against another edition
3.0
So NOT a romance book. I hate all of the characters except for Lockwood and that’s only bc he has no personality to hate
that_punk_yarner'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? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
A tragic love story and grandkids trying to heal the trauma. It’s a good classic read no matter how much my brother hates it.