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challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"๐๐'๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐,' ๐จ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐; ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐; ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐. ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ: ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ข: ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐พ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐!"
Wow, where to start. So this WASN'T the lovely gothic romance l was expecting and had been led to believe. Having slogged through this book for the last 6 days I feel as if I need to be contacting some kind of customer service department to after refund for the time I just wasted reading this book.
If I hadn't agreed to Buddy read this with another person I would probably have stopped reading after two or three chapters. The language is difficult, yes but considering the time period in which it was written you can understand why it is so difficult to read. That was the type of language that they use and that was the type of language used in novels and the written work so I can overcome that and look past it and after a while you do stop seeing the different language than what we used today but still the themes and plot of this whole novel in my honest opinion ridiculous and there is no way a book of this calibre would stand should it be released in the modern day.
The entire cast is full of selfish, evil, narcissistic assholes who show no respect to anybody else and with no self-respect at all for themselves. The whole novel is basically a combination of child abuse, over indulgence, emotional abuse, and unrestrained anger issues . None of this is healthy and that is amplified by the fact that almost every single character in this book ends up meeting and timely demise in one form or another.
I can understand why people call it a classic and, I suppose, if you enjoy reading about social classes and interactions between people of different classes and the way the world seemed to work back in those days, then you'd probably have a field trip with this book. But for any normal person, either going into this believing that is a romance or, looking for a nice classic book to read, I would recommend that you pick up something by one of the other Brontรซ sisters because Wuthering Heights is not enjoyable, not remotely intriguing, nor interesting, and has no other pull to it other than the fact that people have bigger it up for centuries.
That is the only reason this book is still around and still being talked about - because Emily is connected with Charlotte and Anne so the Brontรซ name stands out and holds her above the rest. And for the fact that this book has been around for centuries so people assume it is a classic and portrays a perfect picture of the world back then. I do not find this to be true and in all honesty, I would never recommend this book to anybody.
Wow, where to start. So this WASN'T the lovely gothic romance l was expecting and had been led to believe. Having slogged through this book for the last 6 days I feel as if I need to be contacting some kind of customer service department to after refund for the time I just wasted reading this book.
If I hadn't agreed to Buddy read this with another person I would probably have stopped reading after two or three chapters. The language is difficult, yes but considering the time period in which it was written you can understand why it is so difficult to read. That was the type of language that they use and that was the type of language used in novels and the written work so I can overcome that and look past it and after a while you do stop seeing the different language than what we used today but still the themes and plot of this whole novel in my honest opinion ridiculous and there is no way a book of this calibre would stand should it be released in the modern day.
The entire cast is full of selfish, evil, narcissistic assholes who show no respect to anybody else and with no self-respect at all for themselves. The whole novel is basically a combination of child abuse, over indulgence, emotional abuse, and unrestrained anger issues . None of this is healthy and that is amplified by the fact that almost every single character in this book ends up meeting and timely demise in one form or another.
I can understand why people call it a classic and, I suppose, if you enjoy reading about social classes and interactions between people of different classes and the way the world seemed to work back in those days, then you'd probably have a field trip with this book. But for any normal person, either going into this believing that is a romance or, looking for a nice classic book to read, I would recommend that you pick up something by one of the other Brontรซ sisters because Wuthering Heights is not enjoyable, not remotely intriguing, nor interesting, and has no other pull to it other than the fact that people have bigger it up for centuries.
That is the only reason this book is still around and still being talked about - because Emily is connected with Charlotte and Anne so the Brontรซ name stands out and holds her above the rest. And for the fact that this book has been around for centuries so people assume it is a classic and portrays a perfect picture of the world back then. I do not find this to be true and in all honesty, I would never recommend this book to anybody.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Death
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence
Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
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
How badly can people hurt each other? So badly!! And everyone's sad!! Do they learn from their mistakes? Absolutely not! It's horrific and it stays with you!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief
challenging
dark
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
I almost can't believe I've finally read this. It's a book I've meant to get to for about 10 years and it's been another three since I actually bought it because it was on sale in TKMaxx.
It's always a strange experience reading a classic for the first time because there's so much cultural context which/that comes along with it. I only had a vague idea of the story because I've never seen an adaptation so it challenged a lot of my preconceived notions about it. I knew it was gothic but somehow didn't imagine it would be so unrelentingly miserable. I was expecting the characters to be unlikeable but didn't know the plot was solely made up of people being awful to each other. I was also under the impression that Heathcliff had some redeemable qualities which made him a troubled but nevertheless still romantic lead but I didn't feel that was the case.
At first I was pretty confused about how all the characters were related but luckily this edition includes a family tree. While it does sort of spoil what happens, it actually made me more intrigued to see how the story would unfold. I don't think I'd have been that interested in the plot had I not had some idea of how it as going to end.
So while I can't say I really enjoyed it that much, I am pleased I've finally read it.
It's always a strange experience reading a classic for the first time because there's so much cultural context which/that comes along with it. I only had a vague idea of the story because I've never seen an adaptation so it challenged a lot of my preconceived notions about it. I knew it was gothic but somehow didn't imagine it would be so unrelentingly miserable. I was expecting the characters to be unlikeable but didn't know the plot was solely made up of people being awful to each other. I was also under the impression that Heathcliff had some redeemable qualities which made him a troubled but nevertheless still romantic lead but I didn't feel that was the case.
At first I was pretty confused about how all the characters were related but luckily this edition includes a family tree. While it does sort of spoil what happens, it actually made me more intrigued to see how the story would unfold. I don't think I'd have been that interested in the plot had I not had some idea of how it as going to end.
So while I can't say I really enjoyed it that much, I am pleased I've finally read it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent
dark
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Rape
challenging
dark
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm sorry but I don't get it- why is this book good? They just bully and abuse each other, mostly for no reasonable reason! Reading this was just giving me anxiety and making me uncomfortable!
Even though I didn't really enjoy reading this book, I still got through it quite quickly which says something about the writing and/or translation, so good job there!
Even though I didn't really enjoy reading this book, I still got through it quite quickly which says something about the writing and/or translation, so good job there!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Incest