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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

70 reviews

neni's review against another edition

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

4.25

 I didn't expect this to be as engaging as it was. Obviously classics can be enjoyable, and I've read classics that moved me ( Jane Eyre, for one), but they're usually more serious in tone and with a more sad/ reflective vibe. 

Wuthering Heights managed to give off that dreamy, nostalgic vibe we associate so much with the Bronte sisters, but paired it with frankly the juiciest family and relationship drama I've ever read lmao. Seriously, the kardashians have nothing on these characters , and I mean that in the best possible way. 

The ammount of toxicity in the relationships and the sheer magnitude of the generational trauma, while not exactly pleasant to read all the time, made for a gripping narrative. There were plenty of moments I actually found pretty funny, just from a "let's see how much of a human disaster this bitch is" perspective. Like a car accident in slow motion: you know shit is about to go down badly but you just can't look away. 

The characters themselves were all pretty unlikable, which surprisingly made it fun to read about ( even if I ended up not particularly caring about any of them lol). 

On a more serious note, I really liked the writing style ( to be expected) and thought the narrative strategy was clever (a character, being the narrator, telling another character the story) and interesting (obviously it's not unique to this book, but I thought it fit the story particularly well). 

One thing that brought the rating down slightly for me was the ending, which gave me mixed feelings. 

On the one hand, I couldn't help but feel the satisfaction of what is basically the closest thing to a "happy" ending I think is possible. On the other hand, I thought Heathcliff somehow got off "too easy" (that bastard of monumental proportions certainly deserved more suffering in my opinion) and the romantic plotline kind of came out of nowhere, in a way that didn't feel very believable. Especially considering the backrounds and the previous behaviors of the affected characters . I wasn't exactly disappointed, per se, but there was definitely a meh feeling. 

Overall though, I really liked this and enjoyed my time reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Racism

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Incest, and Racism

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Bullying

mrt17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

lightning_015's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Incest

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

akira_outofthegravity's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

3.25

This book is absolutely not for everyone. Most of the characters are bad people, all make dodgy decisions, and a lot of bad things happen to innocent people. I like this book as an analysis of generational trauma, neglect, and racism- as it's implied that Heathcliff is mixed race. But if you dislike books where the characters are extremely flawed I wouldn't try this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

corleone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Racism, Physical abuse, and Incest

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

xmargretha's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

I started reading this book thinking it would be this strong romance between these two forbidden lovers, but is was anything but that, I found it a very intense dark book but that is exactly what made it good.

Heathcliff was this very violent, angry and hurt character I feel like the way he was treated as a child really ruined him, even when he was with Cathtrine he would hurt her.

the characters troughout the book you really get to know them and their personality traits, there a  some characters I really hoped that they would make it trough. this books touches on subjects such as child abuse, death and trauma. even though it was a quite a heavy book is was brilliantly written, I am definitely going to reread it and recommend it to other people because it leaves you thinking on certain subjects.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Cursing

Heatcliff was a very vocabulary abusive toward Isabella and Cathrine Linton, there is some disrespect towards women

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

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

Minor: Pregnancy and Animal cruelty