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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Wow, I seriously wasn't expecting to like this book upon finishing it... right up until literally almost the end. What a magnificent and horrible story. After I painstakingly figured out who was who in the mishmash of Heathcliffs and Earnshaws and Lintons and Catherines, I was rewarded with a strong dislike for every single character* (*except one who stole my heart). They're all* petty and seemed quite contrived, until certain events turned what I thought of as Wuthering Height's unnecessary violent and unhappy embellishments into a more than adequate commentary on the mechanisms of intergenerational wealth and cycles of violence. And then, against all odds, this dense, thorny, tangled mess of a book grew itself a romantic subplot that I was very pleasantly surprised by.
Also, I was practically beside myself reading the deeply atmospheric descriptions of the moors about Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, especially because they have enriched my experience and appreciation for the spring-to-summer blooms in North Carolina.
I am excited to see what parts of this story will linger on, not unlike the unquiet slumbers of sleepers in quiet earth.
Also, I was practically beside myself reading the deeply atmospheric descriptions of the moors about Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, especially because they have enriched my experience and appreciation for the spring-to-summer blooms in North Carolina.
I am excited to see what parts of this story will linger on, not unlike the unquiet slumbers of sleepers in quiet earth.
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
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
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Trifft die richtige Stimmung, Charaktere größer als Dostojewski. Angenehm tragisch und abgekapselt. Wenig Orte, wenig Akteur*innen. Beruhigend abgeschlossen. Liebe, Tod, Aussichtslosigkeit, Hoffnung, Schmerz.
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I understand why we read this book. I guess. It's a good framework to build off of. Sure. But GODDAMN is it boring! Mind numbingly, stomachache inducingly, tear invokingly boring. Most people seem to not like this book because the main characters suck so much but I LOVE an evil main character. Someone who just truly is the worst. But Catherine is annoying (and boring) and Heathcliff isn't evil in a fascinating way, he's evil in a what the fuck kind of way. Also, he's boring. The good parts of this book were the parts where Heathcliff monologues about his devotion to Catherine. If the book was *actually* full of angst and stolen glances and torrid love affairs and professions of love, I think I would have liked it. But instead, it was about uhhh nothing? If this book had been maybe 7 pages I might have liked it but who knows.