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A review by hannahchair
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
4.25
Quite a bit of the plot indirectly addressed, but at times i find it a little difficult to catch up on, such as Healthcliff’s sudden death at the end, which I found much better addressed in some film adaptations.
Interesting choice of using Nelly as the narrator, the most neutral and sane character you can get from the book.
For a 18th century back, it is very action-packed and violent with the love shared by Catherine and Healthcliff, which resulted in a grappling read that one would yearn for more. The films have definitely expanded on their childhood for better backstory. Though personally i did find the little Cathy story a little too long compared to the original Cathy. Again I prefer the films’ take on this.
One interesting theory I keep coming back is the debate whether Emily Brontë had been a wise young woman or a hopeless romantic, there are certain romanticised elements of Healthcliff and Catherine’s relationship that I don’t quite agree with, whether in modern stance or their time, such as the complete shunning of both Lintons. And I’d like to take a stance of both, the delicacy of this is, you see traces of a carefully thought of plot and explicitations of intense love, but also elements I fail to comprehend, whether is Cathy and Heathcliff’s nativity or Bronte’s.
Interesting choice of using Nelly as the narrator, the most neutral and sane character you can get from the book.
For a 18th century back, it is very action-packed and violent with the love shared by Catherine and Healthcliff, which resulted in a grappling read that one would yearn for more. The films have definitely expanded on their childhood for better backstory. Though personally i did find the little Cathy story a little too long compared to the original Cathy. Again I prefer the films’ take on this.
One interesting theory I keep coming back is the debate whether Emily Brontë had been a wise young woman or a hopeless romantic, there are certain romanticised elements of Healthcliff and Catherine’s relationship that I don’t quite agree with, whether in modern stance or their time, such as the complete shunning of both Lintons. And I’d like to take a stance of both, the delicacy of this is, you see traces of a carefully thought of plot and explicitations of intense love, but also elements I fail to comprehend, whether is Cathy and Heathcliff’s nativity or Bronte’s.