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A review by holly_jolly
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights tells the story of mainly two generations of characters that bring out the worst in each other.
What kept me hooked at first, were the eerie atmosphere and (MINOR SPOILER) the nightmarish apparition of a woman at Wuthering Heights, a moorland farmhouse, that made me want to find out who that woman was.
Getting to know the characters, I was constantly trying to figure out who of them was the worst. But although I did not like any, despised most and straight up feared some of them, I often felt for them.
Emily Brontë created some exceedingly interesting characters here.
I absolutely love how she managed to turn around this absolute disaster, that kept getting worse and worse throughout the book, in the end.
Furthermore, the book offers opportunities for analysis, e.g. regarding the characters' development and the reliablility of the narrator as large parts of the story are told by a housekeeper.
What kept me hooked at first, were the eerie atmosphere and (MINOR SPOILER) the nightmarish apparition of a woman at Wuthering Heights, a moorland farmhouse, that made me want to find out who that woman was.
Getting to know the characters, I was constantly trying to figure out who of them was the worst. But although I did not like any, despised most and straight up feared some of them, I often felt for them.
Emily Brontë created some exceedingly interesting characters here.
Furthermore, the book offers opportunities for analysis, e.g. regarding the characters' development and the reliablility of the narrator as large parts of the story are told by a housekeeper.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Child abuse