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shawnofsulfur's review against another edition
Not an audio book for me, will return to a physical copy at some point.
emerlot's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
frances_the_red's review against another edition
2.0
Melodrama deluxe. I hated every single one of those whiny, selfish, arrogant characters.
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Konstanter Gedanke beim Lesen: Bitte lass Hirn vom Himmel regnen!
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Konstanter Gedanke beim Lesen: Bitte lass Hirn vom Himmel regnen!
mdevlin923's review against another edition
4.0
Follows Heathcliff as he grows up in the Earnshaw family, falls in love with Catherine (who marries Linton), and decides to exact revenge on all those who have slighted him...even his own child and niece and nephew.
Moral of the story: be nice to your family and friends and don't become so obsessed with vengeance that you take it out on innocent people.
Moral of the story: be nice to your family and friends and don't become so obsessed with vengeance that you take it out on innocent people.
tesshalim's review against another edition
Just couldn’t get through it. Maybe I’ll revisit one day.
meliraineri's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
c3sca4's review against another edition
challenging
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I had to read it for my nea, never again
good book to analyse, not neccarily enjoyable tho
good book to analyse, not neccarily enjoyable tho
thenovelbook's review against another edition
2.0
This is my second read of this book. I can't imagine that I will ever read it a third time, but it was interesting to read it in context after being much more aware of the Brontes' lives and personalities.
Do I like the story, or the characters? No. I very much do not. It feels like people are often behaving in unnatural ways, and it's a struggle to relate to... well, to any of them.
But do I think that there are some interesting things going on with narrative technique? Sure, and I would certainly listen to viewpoints and analysis that would help me understand it a bit better.
What is most intriguing to me is that, since Emily Bronte left hardly any letters or other written work, this novel is one of the only windows we have to get a glimpse of her. And yet it's difficult to tell, at least for me, whom she sympathizes with, whom she agrees with, what her values are, etc. Whereas when I read Charlotte Bronte's books, I feel her pouring her entire heart into her characters and inhabiting them.
So, my main takeaway, rather frustratingly, is that Emily Bronte is and will remain... a mystery.
Do I like the story, or the characters? No. I very much do not. It feels like people are often behaving in unnatural ways, and it's a struggle to relate to... well, to any of them.
But do I think that there are some interesting things going on with narrative technique? Sure, and I would certainly listen to viewpoints and analysis that would help me understand it a bit better.
What is most intriguing to me is that, since Emily Bronte left hardly any letters or other written work, this novel is one of the only windows we have to get a glimpse of her. And yet it's difficult to tell, at least for me, whom she sympathizes with, whom she agrees with, what her values are, etc. Whereas when I read Charlotte Bronte's books, I feel her pouring her entire heart into her characters and inhabiting them.
So, my main takeaway, rather frustratingly, is that Emily Bronte is and will remain... a mystery.