Reviews - Wuthering Heights

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Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë

3.72 AVERAGE

jimhart3000's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

qendresa's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective fast-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

lisasreadingcorner's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gabijareads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucyanne_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zozo_'s review against another edition

3.25

dark 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

The whole book was basically a description of a man going mental after losing the „love of his life“, being a domestic abuser and inflicting (mostly) emotional terror on people in his power. Or, following the abuse he suffered at the hands of his adoptive brother in childhood, Heathcliff is on a never ending revenge spree that only stops after he has died. I really struggle to understand how people find this in the slightest way romantic. Fresh after reading, I‘m still mostly horrified, maybe after some time I can appreciate the layered writing and detailed descriptions of the characters better.

Maybe I would have been more convinced of the appeal of the violent, obsessive and dark vibe if we could have had a better look into Heathcliff‘s thoughts and motivations, enabling us to emphasize with this undoubtedly morally DARK DARK GREY character. Up to the end I kept waiting for this moment of deeper understanding. Without the possibility of indulging in his revenge through feeling his feelings, Heathcliff’s actions began to feel repetitive and tiring over the course of the book.
Suspense was definitely successfully built, and I wasn‘t bored when reading this slow-paced story that spans over almost 40 years.