Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

75 reviews

nerdkitten's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy

rini's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy

ok7a's review against another edition

4.5

dark tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Racial slurs

sofipitch's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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None of the characters are likable but the book is so engrossing. It's like watching a train wreck. It's a great story about how cycles of abuse don't stop till someone decides to be better.

I read this book in high school and decided to reread after discovering Kate Bush's song. It is upsetting a lot of people consider it to be a great romance, the relationship is obviously unhealthy. 

Added incest as a content warning bc first cousins end up marrying in the end, unfortunately not uncommon for England in this time period.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Racial slurs

Minor: Incest

eareeves12's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I picked this up again as a buddy read with friends, wanting to give it another chance after hating it in high school. Reading it again in my 30s is an entirely new experience, and I would now highly recommend it! First- this NOT a romance! More of a glimpse into a claustrophobic family plagued by generational trauma and resentment. I would say that it is helpful to have some knowledge of the author and her (tragically) short life and family history to put this story in some context. Also having knowledge of the racially charged language of the time used to describe Heathcliff as a biracial/POC lends an entirely new perspective to the story, that unfortunately was lacking in my initial read in school. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Violence