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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

76 reviews

mme_carton'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

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: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

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

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

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

yasmin_raev's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Confinement

harperhugodarling's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I needed about a month to process this book, and I watched video after video trying to understand why people like it. I think I might understand now, the unreliable narrator and the theme of the cycle of abuse, were what I was missing. It isn't a favourite, but I am glad I read it in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

aseaoftomes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

Ok so I have a complicated relationship with this book. Basically I wasn't a huge fan. 

This is a Gothic Romance novel that takes place in the moors that follows a sort of star-crossed romance between Catherine and Heathcliffe. 

I really liked the writing of this. It was really descriptive and gorgeous. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the book. 

I also loved the setting. Misty, foggy, chilly moors? Please and thank you. I love Gothic novels for so many reason, but the setting is almost always one of my favorite things. 

The plot was fine. Nothing spectacular. And it had some elements I really didn't like. 

Finally, the characters. I didn't like most of them a lot of the time. Some were interesting at times, but overall I wasn't a huge fan of them. 

Overall, I'm glad I finally read this, but it wasn't my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault