Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

91 reviews

nyssa_jo's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

mia7's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, and Death of parent

lightning_015's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Incest, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying and Child abuse

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, and Alcohol

ajparmentier's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

Truly my feelings on this book are divided. Just about every minute I spent reading this book was dreadful. It was very hard to keep going. I find stories with unlikable characters very difficult to read, and this book has no likable characters on which to pin my hopes. Additionally, the sheer amount and depth of the domestic and child abuse and the racism (though nothing exceptional for the period) made it very hard for me to keep reading.

And yet every time I put the book down, I found it hard not to think about. The layers of narration, the parallels and contrasts between the characters, the vivid portraits of such flawed individuals, the complicated social dynamics in such a small and isolated community. All of these things are a fertile ground for discussion and dissection. I've found that I much more enjoy analyzing the story than reading a single word from the page, and as long as I am doing that and not subjecting myself to people who find the "romance" of the characters particularly *romantic*, that I can find something of value in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Racism

corleone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ofthewillows's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Misogyny, and Death of parent

shelby_amato's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I never expected how dark and even scary this classic was. Worth reading for its rich scenery and increasing your knowledge of the classics, but will leave you sad and a bit disturbed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

scruffie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I found this one very slow paced and reading it was quite the grind. Exceptionally dark though, so I naturally loved it.

Say what you will about the villain but I was impressed by his perseverance and how he uses the very same systemic techniques that oppressed him to oppress others, effectively perpetuating the misery.

Made me think of Philip Larkin's words:

"Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don't have any kids yourself."

Sidenote: I'd generously say that I understood about 30% of what Joseph says in the book. Didn't make a difference, really.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Pregnancy

libbymoony's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, and Kidnapping