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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

321 reviews

sjanders178's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent

dizzzybrook's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death

Minor: Incest

matarte's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

znvisser's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Unfortunately I didn’t care as much for the original generation as I did for their children and their effects on these children, and as I also didn’t care about Lockwood and it took a while for Nelly to grow on me, I didn’t really start to enjoy this until later on (although I did appreciate the narrative structure). Slow start but happy to have read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism

anastasiag's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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heathcliff is a dick lmao cathy is a VICTIM whatever happened to emily in her life i just want to give her a hug bc damn she went there wow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism, Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping

grade9fixer's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Pretty good,

I don’t like how a certain relationship forms near the end though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Xenophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

jenstarfury's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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Just horrible things happening to horrible people 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism

geographygabby's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Kidnapping

sjking's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Minor: Death

adoto's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark 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

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This is a tough one. I didn't expect to love this book (I have not enjoyed any books by the Brontë sisters so far) but I thought I would at least like it. I think the writing style is beautiful -- I want to buy a physical copy just so I can underline the parts I loved. I understand what this book is trying to say about generational trauma and cycles of violence. I get that the characters are meant to be detestable. The through-line between the two generations is clear and I do think Emily Brontë is an incredible writer. 

But this story did not speak to me. I did not fall in love with this book. I did not feel for any of the characters; it was just an awful person telling the story of other awful people being awful to each other, and I didn't root for any of them. I saw the story here without feeling it. 

The evocative writing is perfect, but it was such a grind. I don't know if the Brontës are for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence