Reviews

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

nealagrace's review against another edition

5.0

THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD. OKAY YEAH. EVEN BETTER ON SECOND READ.

jmfejeran's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.5

mdudalis's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wuthering heights easily became one of my favourite books of all time and i cant wait to reread it! i could talk about it for hours and hours but i'm just gonna give it five stars and never move on just like i know emily brontë intended!!!
WUTHERING HEIGHTS I LOVE YOU 

alchase23's review against another edition

2.0

A classic but I just didn’t get the passion :| the prose was descriptive but felt misogynistic in its portrayal of women, men, and marriage

meganfitz7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i feel like surface level it was not bad at all but it was just such a drag to read emily brontë should have tried writing like a normal person. also every single character was constantly either abhorring someone or mortally ill, sometimes both. i get it was old timey england but wow no one could make it to forty but nelly dean huh? nelly is so me though like telling someone’s entire history basically unprompted. happy im done and now i guess i can be pretentious and tell other people i’ve read it.

mitskacir's review against another edition

2.0

This was my first Brontë book, and wow, this was a slog. I'm glad I listened to the audio, as Joanne Frogatt does a wonderful job, and I don't think I could have persevered if I was reading myself. These characters are so dismal, every one of them dislikable (except perhaps Ellen, the narrator, although she too often makes dubious decisions and does little to interfere in the abuse all around her (I know she is hired help and not in much of a position to do so, but still)). I read this just after reading Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and every character made disagreeable Mr. Darcy seem like a the most amiable, gracious, and romantic man in the world.

theoriginalallison's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jvmilks's review against another edition

3.0

I tried over half a dozen times to read this book and never made it past page 30. This time the first portion of the book captured my attention, so I kept reading. By the end, the book seemed to drag with an anticlimactic finish. Well-written, but not a classic I will likely revisit.

angelinaogaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

laavelify's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.75