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A review by samip7
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really went into this half-expecting I may not enjoy it. It's been awhile since I've read a classic and I have never given this one a shot before but I'm really glad I did. I can absolutely see why this story is a literary classic and I could probably go further on about it analytically, but truthfully, I read it for pleasure so...
I think it's a very harrowing tale that covers a lot of topics that would be very controversial in bringing up at the time it was originally written. It does a fantastic job of creating characters that are for the most part, very unlikeable and yet you are intrigued in their stories and how they will fare throughout. It's definitely not a romance by any means, but there remains some very powerful sentiments throughout in terms of love, obsession, codependency, etc.
Overall, it's definitely a slow read that you really have to settle into to get through, but once you're there, it really hooks you.
I think it's a very harrowing tale that covers a lot of topics that would be very controversial in bringing up at the time it was originally written. It does a fantastic job of creating characters that are for the most part, very unlikeable and yet you are intrigued in their stories and how they will fare throughout. It's definitely not a romance by any means, but there remains some very powerful sentiments throughout in terms of love, obsession, codependency, etc.
Overall, it's definitely a slow read that you really have to settle into to get through, but once you're there, it really hooks you.