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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
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
"whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same" and the thing their souls are made of is pure evil <3 this being labeled a romance book/love story is actually peak comedy. this is a story of hatred most of all. emily is a talented writer but still i kind of struggled to get through this because it was mostly just a bunch of unlikeable people being absolutely vile against each other. i went from "damn why is everyone so mean against poor heathcliff what did he do wrong" to "can this heathcliff man just die already" real quick. happy cathy got some redemption in the end.
challenging
dark
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
challenging
emotional
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
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was crazy. Everyone was just being abused and dying for 300+ pages and then maybe there was a happy ish ending for 2 characters only in the last 15 pages? I really don’t think Emily Brontë was well. That was not pleasant or enjoyable to read. It was unique though I’ll give her that. I bet people really were not a fan of a woman writing like this in her time.
I would not read again but am glad I read it just for context in the world since it’s such a notable book and is interesting to think about in context of the Brontë sisters lives.
I would not read again but am glad I read it just for context in the world since it’s such a notable book and is interesting to think about in context of the Brontë sisters lives.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So much to think about in this truly incredible but truly distressing novel. That Emily Brontë wrote all of this in her 20s and published it at 30, right before her death, is truly astounding. I am hardly smart enough to convey my thoughts appropriately, but will say this: there are elements of this book that will stay with me for a long, long time. "I love my murderer, but yours? How can I?" will be chief among the quotes that sticks like a thorn in my brain. While not the most dramatic of Heathcliffe and Cathy’s words, it goes a long way to helping the reader understand that love and hatred are one and the same in this novel.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent