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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
A brilliant portayal of some of humanity's worst instincts - this a tale of sorrow, depravity and revengeful malevolence evocatively portrayed. To depict it to be a romance novel would be a travesty.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Heathcliff was subjected to horrible racism and surrounded by shitty, angry people who hated him from the moment he was born and they were still absolutely shocked when he turned out to be a cranky guy?
I didn't think I was really getting a higher meaning out of it, beyond the obvious stuff, but I still enjoyed it. About halfway through reading, I saw a tumblr post that basically stated that the fun is in the fact that all the characters are unlikeable, and I realised I was trying too hard to figure out how it would all play out in accordance to the morals I'm used to in books.
I respect Bronte for making them all a bit horrible and absurd. Heathcliff is the most evil being to walk the planet but didn't Hindley (??? I'm writing this a good while after reading it, and I found the names confusing even at the time) dangle a baby above a flight of stairs? Aren't Catherine Jr (again, don't scold me on the names) and Hareton basically Cathy Sr and Heathcliff 2.0?
Bronte taught me that moody classics don't have to always be solemn, with the textbook balance and struggle of good & evil. At any point in time (and especially upon isolated moors, I've gathered), you'll always find repulsive people getting up themselves into some outlandish tangle of drama or another. So why not indulge in that a bit?
Left me with a feeling of general disappointment and distaste for the human race. Great book.
I didn't think I was really getting a higher meaning out of it, beyond the obvious stuff, but I still enjoyed it. About halfway through reading, I saw a tumblr post that basically stated that the fun is in the fact that all the characters are unlikeable, and I realised I was trying too hard to figure out how it would all play out in accordance to the morals I'm used to in books.
I respect Bronte for making them all a bit horrible and absurd. Heathcliff is the most evil being to walk the planet but didn't Hindley (??? I'm writing this a good while after reading it, and I found the names confusing even at the time) dangle a baby above a flight of stairs? Aren't Catherine Jr (again, don't scold me on the names) and Hareton basically Cathy Sr and Heathcliff 2.0?
Bronte taught me that moody classics don't have to always be solemn, with the textbook balance and struggle of good & evil. At any point in time (and especially upon isolated moors, I've gathered), you'll always find repulsive people getting up themselves into some outlandish tangle of drama or another. So why not indulge in that a bit?
Left me with a feeling of general disappointment and distaste for the human race. Great book.
Emerald Fennell saw the word ‘ejaculated’ while flipping through a copy of this casually and designed her entire production around that.