Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

113 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

Watching a bunch of fading landed gentry behaving badly has a kind of vicious Real Housewives feel to it which could be fun at times. These people could not bear to let anyone else be happy and were constantly cutting off their noses to spite their faces.

However, it's kind of blunted a bit by the distance the literary device used to tell gives it (some parts are like Lockwood relating a letter written by Cathy as narrated to him by Ellen) and the ending sort of runs out of steam.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

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

nerdkitten's review against another edition

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

5.0

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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, and Death of parent

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

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

rini's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Grief

sofipitch'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement and Racial slurs

Minor: Incest

thatroedude's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

How badly can people hurt each other? So badly!! And everyone's sad!! Do they learn from their mistakes? Absolutely not! It's horrific and it stays with you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief

ingrids's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I'm sorry but I don't get it- why is this book good?

They just bully and abuse each other, mostly for no reasonable reason!

Reading this was just giving me anxiety and making me uncomfortable!
Even though I didn't really enjoy reading this book, I still got through it quite quickly which says something about the writing and/or translation, so good job there!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, and Incest

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.

isadorawonder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

i thought this story was going to be something else and was pleasantly surprised to find it wasn’t. there’s an overarching tone of misery that’s follows this book, which is one reason it is so excellent. everyone speaks ill to everyone, Heathcliff above all, and it’s set (mainly) between two houses which are secluded away from the main town. typically, unpleasant characters would annoy me but the intention of them being unpleasant adds so much to the atmosphere, which is the main reason i decided to read this book. warning to future readers. if you don’t like reading about rich people or misery, this is not the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

suicide