Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Wuthering Heights (Original Edition) by Emily Brontë

118 reviews

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent

toffishay's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Wuthering Heights has a real place in my heart. I read this for the first time in high school and loved it, but hadn't read it since. I've completed my first re-read now a decade later and I still love it. I can acknowledge now that it is far from a perfect story. It really lags in the second half, as many readers would note. But as messy and terrible as Cathy and Healthcliff are, they are so compelling as characters! Healthcliff deserves his comeuppance, but he gets such a hard rap in life that you understand why he might want revenge. And Cathy is trapped by expectation, but also doesn't fight for Healthcliff, despite her headstrong personality. They are doomed by circumstance as much as they are by their own actions, which is so frustrating and so well done. From a purely atmospheric perspective, this is a perfect Gothic romance. The revenge that spans multiple generations, the doomed romance, the moors! If you want the vibes of wandering alone through the world, then this book is a great way to spend your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

autisticmisabel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

rebeccafarren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

mahitdzmare's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kinda racist and weird with the incest, but still liked the gothic moral depravity of it all….

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Incest, Racial slurs, and Racism

aegireads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

hard to get through the incredibly thick racist subtext of everything about heathcliff

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

ariel_is_a_dreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved it. So much drama.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Classism

alexpullen02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Racism, and Death of parent

nancybooks24's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

magpi3's review against another edition

dark 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement