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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

lalina's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

trimtim's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

jisungjp's review against another edition

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

4.5

grunzy's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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

2.75

I did not like any of the characters and the plot was single noted. 

misnyder's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chocorb's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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
this book was catastrophic, alarming, maybe even ominous, and im not entirely sure if i like it or not. i certainly don’t care for any of the characters, except perhaps heathcliff.

as much as i like nelly and think she doesn't get paid enough for this, i think she acted a little too rational during catherine 1’s breakdowns. i can see how the latter acted like a brat stuck in a shoujo manga, but her indifference and exasperation felt out of place with the whole situation.

i am not one to say a story was too dark, or that the characters were too flawed because i tend to enjoy those traits in a book. but this? this is not flawed characters, it’s toddlers milling about acting like the world is falling around them. the one problem i had was catherine 1 marrying edgar and causing this whole family line to literally collapse. to think that none of the events in this book would happen if only she stopped acting like the main character for one moment! maybe hindley forced her hand seeing how she cared for heathcliff, that would be a reasonable explanation for marrying someone who you barely act yourself around. it’s the way she didn't even accept she loved heathcliff and tried to gaslight herself. i think im not so much irritated with this book as i am with catherine.

i know everyone hates heathcliff’s guts but i can’t bring myself to. he was brought to a home he never fit into, where everyone hated him, and the one person who loved him abandoned him and called him below her class. i pity him. if circumstances were different, he and cathy would be happy together. the chapter where heathcliff reactors to catherine’s death is so, so tragic, and even though i didn’t like any characters at that point, that scene made me tear up a bit. he never got to feel what it was like to be loved; never knew how to be happy with someone, or that anybody could love him for who he was, even when he was unsure of that himself. he never got to be content with just being himself, kept hating on everyone maybe because he felt like he couldn't bear it. im not saying his actions are forgivable, just that he was in a lot of pain himself.

catherine 2’s story was weird, if not weirder than her mother’s. she wasnt as insufferable, but to this day i wonder what the hell she saw in linton that made her love him. im not saying i condone the toxic relationship, or hate this book because it contains one, just that linton had absolutely no personality whatsoever. i do not understand how their love came to be, like it was so random?? definitely felt hatred for linton and can appreciate the writing for that. he was clearly meant to be a character worth hating. i think the contrast between both their natures is that linton seemed to be heavily influenced by his father and so felt less realistically wronged, and more evil, and thus bringing me to hate him more than heathcliff.


I PHYSICALLY CANNOT STOP RANTING

what i didn't understand was the principles on how cathy 2 could even love linton, i really love the writing and the absolute assortment of emotions i felt with the aftermath of that destructive affair.

hareton, my sweet lil’ boy, you are the one character in this whole saga i actually rooted for. the romance between him and cathy 2 actually had grounds to lay upon, with their constant banter and teasing one another. i suppose cathy 2 left me more confused than annoyed. anyway, hareton, from the moment nelly says he was without a friend and unknown to his misery, was instantly likeable to me. he was never melodramatic, his emotions and reactions were pretty valid considering his whole situation, and he stood up for himself! i especially enjoyed the scene when cathy 2 first meets him and is told he is her cousin. his reaction, the way brontë described it, was just chef’s kiss. i think the way he kept his dignity intact even after everyone tried to shun him was really brave. he never caved in to insults. for someone to have credible feelings in this book that are completely justifiable, you know my guy is special.


for someone who has a lot to say about this book, i still don’t know if i like it or not.

florm's review against another edition

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3.0

Okey, realmente no se como encarar esta reseña. Empecemos por el principio ¿no?
Hacia muchísimo tiempo que quería leer este clásico pero por cuestiones de la vida no fue hasta el día de hoy que pude leerlo. Cabe decir que mis expectativas eran gigantescas porque a pesar de que no lo había leído siempre lo considere como uno de mis clásicos favoritos, todo lo que tenia esta historia me encantaba pero por supuesto hablaba desde la ignorancia porque nunca lo había leído. Ese fue mi error: ir con expectativas extremadamente altas.
Separaría este libro en dos partes: una que me encanto y otra que no soporte.
⭐️La pluma de la escritora, es excelente. La capacidad que tiene de relatar una historia narrada por un personaje que es secundario a la historia en si hacia un completo extraño que nos termina contando la historia a nosotros. Es un poco lioso de explicar pero en el libro es llevado a cabo de manera esplendida y me maravillo muchísimo porque nunca había leído algo narrado de esta forma. Nunca se vuelve complicado de entender. Lo que si, la trama a veces pierde intensidad y se vuelve un poco aburrida.
⭐️Los personajes. Yo sabia que me iba a encontrar con personajes que la mayoría de la gente detestaba pero siempre he tenido mas cariño hacia el/la protagonist@ malo que hacia el bueno. Este no fue el caso y no fue solo con los protagonistas. No soporte a nadie del libro. Y si, entiendo que era otra época, que las cosas eran muy diferentes pero he leído libros escritos en esta misma época y con autores incluso mas viejos que Emily, y me han gustado sus personajes. No digo que estén mal trabajados pero es un poco chocante no poder empatizar con nadie en la historia, y cuando digo nadie es NADIE. Ni siquiera el doctor. Si, tenemos al malo malisimo y al que "seria" el bueno pero este ultimo me pareció un pelotudo, disculpen por la palabra pero es que lo describían como el bueno pobre hombre y era un inútil que por una cara bonita había sufrido un montón de años.
También me molesto mucho que toda la historia (de amor) es narrada por un personaje que a mi punto de vista es demasiado racista, machista y religioso, una mala combinación. Porque apreciamos como todo el tiempo defiende a el hombre rubio, de ojos claros, educado y desprecia a la mujer y al hombre sin educación y de color.. Que si, que eran insoportables esos dos personajes pero todos lo eran y cuando tuvo la oportunidad de cambiar su personalidad no lo hizo por creencias estúpidas. En fin, que si, que era otra época pero no soporto a ese tipo de personas.
Heathcliff. ¿Como describir lo que siento por este personaje? Es una mezcla de lastima, asco e incomprensión. Lastima porque lo criaron de una forma horrible y eso ayudo a que sea de la forma en que fue. Asco porque los horrores que hizo no tienen ningún tipo de perdón e incomprensión porque pudo haber tenido una vida tan buena pero eligió la venganza y no supo cuando terminarla, segado por su toxico amor hacia Catherine y ésta no es que ayudo mucho a que él pudiera progresar.
En si las dos historia me gustaron, lo que se volvió un poco pesado fue el medio. El espacio que hay entre las dos historias, porque cuando termina una tienen que dar un tiempo para que los personajes crezcan y puedan seguir narrando la siguiente historia, ese espacio se me volvió lento y aburrido pero entiendo porque tuvo que estar ahí.
El final me gusto, ciertas cosas no me las veía venir porque pensé que iba a terminar de otra manera pero en fin, no es malo.
¿Cual es mi conclusión? Hay ciertos aspectos que me hacen querer ponerle 5 estrellas y lo haría pero recuerdo que mientras leía la historia hubo muchas veces que quería ponerle 2 estrellas. No me voy a dejar llevar por mi aversión a los personajes y voy a darle una calificacion que tal vez en un futuro cambie.
¿La recomiendo? La verdad que ni idea, todavia no termino de decidir si me gusto pero tengo que admitir que nunca leí nada como esto.

chitti's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Lovely gothic novel… Hareton is really underappreciated

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ceocampo's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

dorkjrdan's review against another edition

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5.0

i've never seen a town full of such stupid people in my life... i love it!!