Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

105 reviews

katastrophiclly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Incest

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

aguattery's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The passion that Emily Bronte was able to write is insane. Heathcliff is so detestable but I want to give him a hug. I can see why it's a classic romance and it gave us some iconic lines. 

Because it is 19th century literature (and my first time reading from that century) it was a little difficult to get through. It was also often difficult to tell whose POV we were reading at some points. 

I know it's fairly normal for this time but why is there so much incest?!?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Incest

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

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

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, and Blood

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

bubothereader's review against another edition

2.0

• Abhorred this book on my reread. 
• There's not one redeemable character in this entire book. 
• The "passion" I used to find endearing, is frustrating to me now.
• The incestuous nature of Victorian literature still grosses me out. He's your cousin. Barf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

tokenkobold's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

What a wild ride

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism and Terminal illness

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Incest

dani007k's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity and Kidnapping

gwas007's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

courtneyfalling's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was my favorite book for a while in high school, and years later, it's still my favorite classic. It's so melodramatic (I've been jokingly calling it an original soap opera), with a lot of great quotes and open-ended angst. I also feel like it brings up issues of race, gender, childhood, literacy, and property ownership with surprising insight for its time period (though those moments can be jarring on their own). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Blood