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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

31 reviews

poirot's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

noa_eah's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I think it’s my favorite book. I loved the story so much. The characters are not really lovable but they are so attaching.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, and Death of parent

serenfletcher_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Deserving of the hype and its status as a classic within the English literary canon. Unlike with most classics, whilst reading this book I did not find its pacing to be an issue. There are some beautiful quotes throughout this novel, but my favourite aspect of it has to be the dynamics between characters and generations. Wuthering Heights also provides incredible insight into the Gothic genre. For a work of fiction, this novel is fascinating. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

ellietomczynski's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

Words alone cannot describe the heart-wrenching experience of reading this powerful, beautiful book. It was not a pleasant read but an important one that has changed the way I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, and Death of parent

melissa3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

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, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, and Death of parent

scruffie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I found this one very slow paced and reading it was quite the grind. Exceptionally dark though, so I naturally loved it.

Say what you will about the villain but I was impressed by his perseverance and how he uses the very same systemic techniques that oppressed him to oppress others, effectively perpetuating the misery.

Made me think of Philip Larkin's words:

"Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself."

Sidenote: I'd generously say that I understood about 30% of what Joseph says in the book. Didn't make a difference, really.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy

mme_carton'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Incest

heatherdavies's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I have been intimidated by books from the 19th century as I was concerned I could not understand the lingo, the slang, etc. However at times wordy and using old slang Wuthering Heights is incredibly easy to read. It helped to have the glossary in the back especially for the cleverly written Northern dialect. The story is gripping and I love that it is told from Mrs Dean as we may never know her bias of those involved. 

What I understood from the culture around this story was that it was one of love, and romance. Well I believe those who created movies, songs, etc of this novel's contents were incredibly amiss in doing so and therefore misrepresent this story in it's entirety.

If you are nervous about 19th century novels like I was, I urge you to give this one a shot as it is absolutely an incredible story that I wish I had given a chance to sooner.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

chrysalis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing. It’s has the same vibe as twilight. Total chaos. Every character is a horrible person doing chaotic things and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Reminds me of twilight.