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mrkrabsdaughter's review against another edition
3.0
It’s scary how much I think about this book.
Whenever I see a family I am like, How many of their family members have died? Which one was the orphan the father brought home?
So confusing though, trying to keep track of the characters.
Whenever I see a family I am like, How many of their family members have died? Which one was the orphan the father brought home?
So confusing though, trying to keep track of the characters.
kelseythestrange's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
tess__v's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
futurama1979's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a discussion on class, on race, on gender, on human nature, but most importantly, on love and how it can possess one, all framed in some of the most beautiful prose of the era.
A lot of people's biggest qualms with Wuthering Heights is that "all the people in it are horrible and they just do awful things to each other", and I just can't buy that. Yes, a lot of awful things are done. But each behavior is founded in something(societal pressure, abuse, etc.) that, to me at least, makes most of the characters' actions at least a bit sympathetic. Or maybe I'm just sappy and want to like everyone?
Anyway, if you want a compelling, strange ghost story of a love story, full of an entire cast of developed, fleshed out characters, look no further than here. Brontë dissects a handful of societal issues through the extremely unique lens of Cathy and Heathcliff's relationship and how it impacts both families on the moors for generations.
A lot of people's biggest qualms with Wuthering Heights is that "all the people in it are horrible and they just do awful things to each other", and I just can't buy that. Yes, a lot of awful things are done. But each behavior is founded in something(societal pressure, abuse, etc.) that, to me at least, makes most of the characters' actions at least a bit sympathetic. Or maybe I'm just sappy and want to like everyone?
Anyway, if you want a compelling, strange ghost story of a love story, full of an entire cast of developed, fleshed out characters, look no further than here. Brontë dissects a handful of societal issues through the extremely unique lens of Cathy and Heathcliff's relationship and how it impacts both families on the moors for generations.
emilia___'s review against another edition
adventurous
fast-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
5.0
shivansh_k's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
'To have a ramble at liberty' ; 'at the double fault of falsehood and violence' ; 'avarice is growing with him a besetting sin', 'giving some loose to my indignation' ; 'smote him speechless'.
Emily Brönte is truly the literary genius that Virginia Woolf calls her. Brönte endows to every character novel expressions that belong to her prose only. The dynamic of relationships is always shifting and the balance of goodwill on precarious footing.
And though both are mercurial, detestable people, one thing that sets apart Cathy and Heathcliff is that he is married to property, a distinction quite apparent.
Emily Brönte is truly the literary genius that Virginia Woolf calls her. Brönte endows to every character novel expressions that belong to her prose only. The dynamic of relationships is always shifting and the balance of goodwill on precarious footing.
And though both are mercurial, detestable people, one thing that sets apart Cathy and Heathcliff is that he is married to property, a distinction quite apparent.
oricrowley15's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ninnicannotspell's review against another edition
I hated the characters, not one of them intrigued me. They could all die for all I cared. Tragic love can be beautiful and make for a great story, but if you can't feel anything for the cast their pain mean nothing.