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A review by calypsomarie
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë
5.0
This book surprised me. I thought I hated Gilbert Markham, and his weird letter, and when I saw that the middle of the book was going to switch to Helen's diary, I was thrilled; but Helen was kind of boring! I know this must have been a revolutionary book; I know Anne Brontë is a very skilled writer; but Helen is so pious, and so good, and her standing up for herself against the worst man possible probably has less of an impact in 2024 than it did in 1848. When the book switched back to Gilbert and his weird thoughts, I was actually happy.
I didn't particularly like Helen or Gilbert, or even Huntingdon the villain, which is probably why I was not in love with this novel, even though it was pretty good. I loved Jane Eyre and her uncharitable thoughts and extreme passions; I liked Oblonsky, the fun-loving villain of Anna Karenina; and like every human, I swooned at Darcy and Elizabeth finally realizing they were in love. So, this book is important, and good, and if you've read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, you may as well give it a go, but it wasn't my favourite.
I didn't particularly like Helen or Gilbert, or even Huntingdon the villain, which is probably why I was not in love with this novel, even though it was pretty good. I loved Jane Eyre and her uncharitable thoughts and extreme passions; I liked Oblonsky, the fun-loving villain of Anna Karenina; and like every human, I swooned at Darcy and Elizabeth finally realizing they were in love. So, this book is important, and good, and if you've read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, you may as well give it a go, but it wasn't my favourite.