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A review by marherzing
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
5.0
wow...well to be honest i knew nothing of what to expect in this book, however, i did think it to be a romance, which i can clearly say now that it is certainly NOT a romance novel. while love is a component of this book, it is so very much more than that. while at first i was thrown by the multiply perspectives and storytelling of this book, i grew to love it so very much. i havent read a book quite like it, where multiple narrators are used except for those whom the novel is directly about. while i think this type of storytelling can sometimes create distance between the main characters and the reader, i feel that was the very purpose. it added a sense of mystery to the novel, never knowing the main characters true motivations or character.
there are many things i would like to say about this book and how i think it so perfectly encapsulated human nature. this book dives into topics about grief, love, grudges, revenge, and how your surroundings of both people and environment can change and form individuals. while throughout the story i found Heathcliff a terrible individual, many moments, especially near the end, made me feel for his grief and the way his heart hardened for everybody around him. multiple quotes in a similar vain to "‘I cannot continue in this condition! I have to remind myself to breathe—almost to remind my heart to beat!" had my heart absolutely breaking for this beast of a character.
through the storytelling of mrs. dean, the primary caregiver, allowed the reader insight into seeing how circumstances shaped and hardened him. the reader then gets to witness these patterns repeating to next the generation because of Heathcliff's actions of revenge and grief felt very cyclical, possibly touching on generational trauma before the term ever existed. i understand why this novel has been heralded and studied for generations, as it feels incredibly before its time. i think this novel shows that no person is ever truly good or truly evil, but live somewhere inbetween. i don't think i realized how much i loved this book before writing this review.
there are many things i would like to say about this book and how i think it so perfectly encapsulated human nature. this book dives into topics about grief, love, grudges, revenge, and how your surroundings of both people and environment can change and form individuals. while throughout the story i found Heathcliff a terrible individual, many moments, especially near the end, made me feel for his grief and the way his heart hardened for everybody around him. multiple quotes in a similar vain to "‘I cannot continue in this condition! I have to remind myself to breathe—almost to remind my heart to beat!" had my heart absolutely breaking for this beast of a character.
through the storytelling of mrs. dean, the primary caregiver, allowed the reader insight into seeing how circumstances shaped and hardened him. the reader then gets to witness these patterns repeating to next the generation because of Heathcliff's actions of revenge and grief felt very cyclical, possibly touching on generational trauma before the term ever existed. i understand why this novel has been heralded and studied for generations, as it feels incredibly before its time. i think this novel shows that no person is ever truly good or truly evil, but live somewhere inbetween. i don't think i realized how much i loved this book before writing this review.