Reviews - Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

3.72 AVERAGE

g1lly_tamar_k_denham's review against another edition

5.0

A hauntingly beautiful classic I read at school. Very descriptive in specification of brooding landscapes. Dark house and wind swept mores

the_birk's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

I would call it a rather strange book, with some quite absurd characters. I would say that Emily does a good job in expressing all the strong emotions of the characters and allows them to go through the story with little touch of insanity here and there. I really liked the setting with the two houses (mostly) isolated from the rest of the world and with its wild nature. A good motivation for me was the description of the houses and the nature outside which was quite captivating with its atmosphere. I felt like I did not quite get the plot fully,

but I felt satisfied with the ending, a bit twisted regarding Heathcliff and the sweet union of Cathrine and Hareton (the only characters who was fairly relatable and worth my empathy)

. it’s quite a grim story full of traumatic events happening around the characters with Heathcliff in the center and with Cathy right next to him, like a single matchstick next to a handful of dynamite. Neither are likable, I even go towards hate for these characters.

The escalation of such thirst for revenge is quite extreme but I quite like how it sort of creeps into the plot over time. I liked the whole ghost thing, but I wished it would appear more throughout the book.

It was a nice visit to Wuthering Heights, now I will dust off my jacket and try something a bit more bright, perhaps pride and prejudice or something.