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ejthephoenix's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy, Medical content, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Addiction, Grief, Incest, and Cursing
riverofhorton's review against another edition
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Misogyny, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
eva_vva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Self harm
eranada's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Grief and Animal cruelty
seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting
Minor: Death of parent
the_quickening_tree's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Death, and Grief
headachesince03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry
aegagrus's review against another edition
3.75
The story itself is a tale of manipulation -- most famously Heathcliff's vengeful machinations, but not exclusively. Emily Bronte explores the tragic perversity bred by manipulative relationships, and the heartbreaking alienation in which such relationships often conclude. Throughout all of this, her treatment of child and adolescent characters is particularly notable. Her young characters are not passive objects of manipulation by their elders. They are indeed manipulated in particular ways, and Bronte is deeply sympathetic about this. They are also players with unique agency, and very often the instigating forces moving the story along, for good or for ill.
Wuthering Heights is deservedly a classic. Bronte's highly evocative descriptions of the Yorkshire moors lend a significant gravitas to the work, as do her unflinching depictions of the emotional nadirs in her tragic saga.
Bronte's use of illness (chronic and otherwise) as a strong narrative propellant may feel too neat to the modern reader. It is worth noting that the relationship between physical health and moral/emotional health would have been thought of differently by the Victorian reader (which is perhaps why it is never quite clear whether illness is a cause or an effect). The novel's ending may also come across as an unnecessary concession which detracts from its otherwise unflinching character. This may be so, but if Bronte's ending is a concession to anything, it is in all likelihood nothing more than a concession to the literary environment of her time.
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
the_pysselfia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Incest, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence
columbidae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Racism and Incest