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Wuthering Heights by Tatiana M. Holway, Emily Brontë

33 reviews

the_quickening_tree's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Miserable plot, average writing, drags on more than is necessary. A classic, but not an enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Death, and Grief

pau_line's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.25

Halleluja, ich habs endlich geschafft.
Was soll ich sagen, nh...ich hab das buch gekauft, weil ich mal wieder einen klassiker lesen wollte und es schön aussah, aber das buch hat mich schon fertig gemacht.
Ich glaube, ich habe selten ein buch gelesen, in dem ich so gut wie alle hauptchaaktere nicht ausstehen konnte, aber so wars :/
Aber erstmaaal das positive: warum ich das buch weiterlesen wollte, lag mitunter an der "Verpackung" der Geschichte. Ich mochte die Sprache und den Schreibstil, obwohls ein Klassiker aus dem 19. Jahrhubdert ist und auch den Rahmen der Erzählung, die Erzählperspektive wurde interessant gewählt, die Location ist cool, etc

Was das Buch so furchtbar macht, sind die Charaktere. 
Nelly (die Erzählerin) handelt und verhält sich oft so, dass man sie am liebsten schütteln will und ist mitunter verantwortlich für so viel dummes, was passiert, was sie sich da nicht mal eingestehen will.
Catherine und Heathcliff: was soll ich sagen...deren Beziehung ist so giftiig, die sind irgendwie voneinander bessessen (v.a. Heathcliff) und zerstören sich gegenseitig. Catherine ist so oft einfach richtig böse, ich hab sie so NULL verstanden. Und Heathcliff ist noch 100× schlimmer. Trotz der Tatsache, dass man weiß, wieso er sich so entwickelt, konnte uch angesichts seiner Handlungen absolut kein Mitleid haben. Et ist wie so ein Parasit, der alles aus dem inneren zerstört, worunter noch die Generation nach ihm leiden muss, die NICHTS DAFÜR KANN, dass Catherine sich gegen ihn entschieden hat udn Hindley so ein Trottel war. Man, es hat mich so sauer gemacht.
Isabella mochte ich eigentlich ganz gerne und auch Cathy (die Jüngere) war überwiegend okay, auch wenn beide so ihre Momente hatten,bei denen ich so dachtee...was ist mit euch...Manche Charaktere haben sich noch bisschen positiver entwickelt udn das Ende war dann doch zufriedenstellend.

Trotzdem muss ich sagen, es ist supernervig, 400 Seiten zu lesen mit dem einzigen Wunsch, dass die Charaktere doch endlich sterben mögen und man seine Ruhe vor denen hat :((  
Andererseits ist das wahrscheinlich so gewollt und ich fand die Geschichte interessant, in Hinblick auf dieses Dunkle, das zeigt, wie zerstörerisch und rachsüchtig Menschen werden können, wie viel Einfluss andere darauf nehmen können und wie sehr auch andere unter diesem einen giftigen Menschen bzw Zusammenspiel aus zwei Menschen leiden müssen.

OH UND ich weiß, das Buch ist alt, aber es ist abartig, wie viel physische und auch emotionale Gewalt vorkommt, auch zwischen den Erwachsenen, aber auch gegen die Kinder...das war schon sehr erschreckend teilweise

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, and Mental illness

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Confinement, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Classism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Racism

muqs786's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The writing was hard to get into the story..but by some miracle i didn't mind it much.The characters were so flawed..but still somehow i got attached to them.Idk what was about this book?!?! that made me love it..I took my time reading it.Like I didn't force myself. It was my first ever classic..so anyone can understand that I was lil intimidated...But i am so glad i read it✨✨✨
I feel like the writing is confusing so many will not like that or even can get frustrated but for me that wasn't the case...I won't say this is the book that my perspective or altered my brain..but idk how to explain weirdly i really like it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol and Racism

sparodi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.25

This book is completely wild. Maybe I needed to read it when I was younger to cut through all of the child maltreatment and threats against other people and see the supposed love story? I am. Confused. I had to SparkNotes this because I could not remember who was relaying the story. Whew - a trip, and not necessarily one that I would go on again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Child death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Confinement, and Physical abuse

headachesince03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry

hot_water's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Animal cruelty

kingcrookback's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

I'm going to be honest, I don't quite know how I feel about this. I had fun reading, for a given definition of fun that veers more toward "I want to stick this under a microscope and study it like a bug." None of the characters are very likable or relatable, though I don't find that much of a deterrent. I don't need to like or relate to a character to find them compelling. And while I did sometimes find the level of cruelty and violence--especially on Heathcliff's part--upsetting, I don't quite agree with readers who came to the conclusion that Wuthering Heights promotes/romanticizes abuse.

While I do have a sort of academic fascination with WH that'll probably lead me to reading more about it, in terms of actually rereading, I think I'm more inclined to reach for Jane Eyre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism

the_pysselfia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.0

yikes my dude it did not need to be that racist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Incest, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence