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A review by mucsiog
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I can’t fully comprehend how Emily Brontë was just so ahead of her time — writing not only about the cycle of abuse and how it’s perpetrator did it all as a cruel act of revenge, but to also write it in such a strange format where it is told twice and thrice removed is so uniquely artistic.
This was a 317 page read for me, but it felt triple that with how dense of a prose it has. The characters are multi faceted and extremely complex all the while being utterly unlikeable — but I couldn’t help but love them all. A thunderous chain of events that ends once Heathcliff meets his end, it makes me wonder how much knowledge Brontë had of the complexities of mental illness and the human psyche. While I am very exhausted now after reading this, I definitely don’t regret it. I can’t exactly form words about how I feel about Wuthering Heights, only that I have this great appreciation for it.
This was a 317 page read for me, but it felt triple that with how dense of a prose it has. The characters are multi faceted and extremely complex all the while being utterly unlikeable — but I couldn’t help but love them all. A thunderous chain of events that ends once Heathcliff meets his end, it makes me wonder how much knowledge Brontë had of the complexities of mental illness and the human psyche. While I am very exhausted now after reading this, I definitely don’t regret it. I can’t exactly form words about how I feel about Wuthering Heights, only that I have this great appreciation for it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence