A review by kleinreads
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

dark emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

This is one of those books for reading on eerie autumn days. It is an intriguing look into the nature of… well, one’s nature. Or rather, into the question of nature versus nurture. Though it lacks the same aesthetic of Frankenstein or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, there is something deeply gothic about these characters and their plights—most are as detestable as they are pitiable, and the rest are fodder for their anguish. And in the closing of the story with something as sweet as began it, Heathcliff and all his tortured schemes seem pointless, giving everything the appearance of a self-contained nightmare or illusion, unreal and yet lingering in the imagination.
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