Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

47 reviews

miss_vonnegut's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

How can I love a book this much and absolutely detest pretty much all of the characters? My guess is that the writing was so engaging and well done that it somehow works. I was hooked from the first chapter and read it in about a week. (Usually, classics take me longer.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Classism

cinthiaurora's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

Great book. Emily Brontë’s writing is so gorgeous at some points that it takes my breath away. Trying to read Joseph’s dialogue gives me a headache though. 

Wouldn’t necessarily say she ending is unsatisfactory but it is frustrating how Mr. Lockwood’s character was truly obsolete all along. Nelly is also kind of a frustrating character because she’s such a passive narrator. Her will never influences the outcome of the story. I know it’s because she’s a servant, but you’d think she’d have at least some influence over her own actions. Her primary purpose really IS to just be there and observe, and occasionally be used as a tool to move the plot along. Kind of depressing for a character who’s dialogue narrates literally the entire book.
Also, most of the characters are extremely unlikable but you’ll love it if you know that already going in. 

Final note; I disagree with the general  consensus that this book is slow-paced. Someone dies or gets married nearly every chapter, and there’s several years long time jumps… I don’t know how much faster it can really get. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

heather_dowell'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

leapyear_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

i absolutely adore the descriptions of the moors. i got to say that emily brontë is an absolute genius at setting the tone by describing emotions in faces when there are no dialogues. there is not one person i like in this book even though i greatly empathise with each and every one of them. A MASTERPIECE OF WRITING! 
now, the things i didnt love about the book: the part of the book where the affair between catherine linton and linton is dealt with is just dragged on for too long…they should have been left side characters rather than create a new generation of protagonists. also, heathcliff is literally an abomination of a human and his violence really made me cry, BUT THEN every time he talks about catherine i see him as a person again. damn your genius miss brontë.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Classism

tonihdd3's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

lochlynwolfe's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

luciiee's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

cinderrunner's review

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

lotus440's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

nancybooks24's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship