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nixxer's review against another edition
I was thoroughly bored and was told it doesn't get much more interesting. Maybe romance is not for me
zoekerpics's review against another edition
4.0
the entire world is a dreadful collection of memoranda that she did exist, and that i have lost her.
booksbrewsbanter's review against another edition
dark
emotional
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I think this is the fastest I’ve ever read a Brontë book. I was immediately swept up, and couldn’t put it down. I had no preconceptions about this book, and I'm really glad that I went in with little to no knowledge. The characters are everything, each so flawed and imperfect that is makes for a compelling story where no one is without blame. And though in the book, they may have seemed abnormal, I only found such characteristics made them more human.
I also enjoyed the narration from a third party character, as it skews the story to make the reader wonder how much is truly unbiased, and how much of the story are we missing. There is so much more I want to say, but I'll just end it with this last bit... Do not read this book if you are looking for romance. I would not categorize it as a love story, but perhaps it could be a story about love. There is so much more to the way our characters act, and the 'whys' behind said actions. I found it to be a passionate story, reflecting on human nature, that doesn't shy away from the dark.
I also enjoyed the narration from a third party character, as it skews the story to make the reader wonder how much is truly unbiased, and how much of the story are we missing. There is so much more I want to say, but I'll just end it with this last bit... Do not read this book if you are looking for romance. I would not categorize it as a love story, but perhaps it could be a story about love. There is so much more to the way our characters act, and the 'whys' behind said actions. I found it to be a passionate story, reflecting on human nature, that doesn't shy away from the dark.
deep_love's review against another edition
4.5
Once on a journey long ago, while I rested at an inn I was told a tale by the kindly landlady, who spoke of how the inn was once inhabited by a family, and one of the children had told the landlady about how she had married a strange man, and that strange man had loved another, and that other had once read a book about a man who is told a story by a woman who used to work for a family who
sammisshelves's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
celestecorrea's review against another edition
5.0
"- Sabes o que estou a ler? - ergueu o livro e mostrou-me a capa: intitulava-se O Monte dos Vendavais. - Fala de quando não se consegue ter aquilo que se quer ou não se quer aquilo que se tem. Ou pelo menos acho que é assim. Não é uma coisa bonita."
Elena Varvello, A Vida Feliz
Elena Varvello, A Vida Feliz
celestecorrea's review against another edition
5.0
É sempre como se fosse a primeira vez - a cada releitura desta obra-prima -, que volto a estas charnecas ventosas onde as paixões são odiosas e os ódios apaixonados.