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leoniefnd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
charlote_1347's review against another edition
3.0
My opinion of this novel is divided. The author's prose and world-building were extraordinary and had me hooked on every word. Her style included just enough imagery to erect a clear image of Wuthering Heights and its surrounding moors, but she did not overload the reader with useless information. The perspective threw me at first because I'd only ever heard things about this novel and I assumed that it would be from Cathy or Heathcliff's point of view (and of course it isn't). The narrator turns out to be Mrs Dean and, in a smaller part, Mr Lockwood. While I was unsure about that to begin with, I grew to like the author's method of narrating as the story continued. What I didn't like, no matter how hard I tried, were the characters in this novel. The only three I came remotely close to liking were the two above mentioned narrators and Hareton, and my esteem for Hareton only matured from intense dislike in the final chapters. I pitied Hareton when Catherine mocked him for his attempts at learning but I couldn't get behind his cause completely because of his rudeness and temper. That problem was practically eradicated in the final chapters when the two made their peace, so it was easier to admire his determination and stubbornness and his ambition. As for the other characters, I can say almost to a word what I hated about them: spite. Catherine, part two, was a self-indulged little girl from start to finish who showed no consideration for the efforts and toils of those around her - I understand that this might have been a consequence in large part of her upbringing but it was frustrating nonetheless. Edgar was a spineless baby, content to sit back and let Heathcliff tread all over him. Isabelle I'd sooner not start on, since she was a child that was cruelly deceived and left to sleep in the bed she made. Linton was a selfish, egotistic weasel who used his poor health as an excuse to be an absolute horror. He emotionally blackmailed those around him and downright abused the servants and other household members at every chance he got. It was easy to understand the other characters intense dislike of his nature and attitude. And of course, who can forget Cathy and Heathcliff, the worst ones of the lot? Cathy with her abominable temper and her complete disregard for anyone else's feelings except her own and Heathcliff's? And Heathcliff himself, the rotten douche that uses his childhood issues as an excuse to torment everyone in his proximity all in the name of revenge; a revenge that isn't even enacted on the people that did him wrong, seeing as they're dead. Every character was dark, dismal and grim - a reflection of everything bad in the world with any redeeming features buried too deep to be unearthed. Reading 'Wuthering Heights' was a depressing ordeal - one I would repeat if only to encounter Bronte's unique and talented writing again.
miliiiiii's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mayke's review against another edition
4.0
I'm glad I finally read this book (part of a buddy read). Unfortunately it wasn't a favourite. There's not a lot of happiness in this book, and the characters weren't likeable to me. Up to the next classic.
Update: I changed the rating from 2 to 4. Over time this book keeps coming back to me. I think about it at times. Its sticks. I need to read it again sometime to maybe get more out of it.
Update: I changed the rating from 2 to 4. Over time this book keeps coming back to me. I think about it at times. Its sticks. I need to read it again sometime to maybe get more out of it.
harriet6079's review against another edition
5.0
I've been wanting to read this for some time and I really liked it. I found the style of the story interesting, the way in which it was told.
toutesleschosesmarguerite's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
dannyr112's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
venysnizel's review against another edition
1.0
To this day, Wuthering Heights is the only book I've never been able to make it through. Nor could I make it through the movie. I had to rely on Spark Notes to get me through it, and while it remains one of my grandpa's favorite books ever, I will never understand the brooding Heathcliff, the dark moors, or anything else that the Bronte's have to say. Ugh.