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dharma_s's review against another edition
DNF
I tried, truly I did. I kept coming back to this book, and I even tried the audiobook version. But unfortunately nothing worked for me, and I found myself reading the same paragraph over and over again.
I tried, truly I did. I kept coming back to this book, and I even tried the audiobook version. But unfortunately nothing worked for me, and I found myself reading the same paragraph over and over again.
aesthjks's review against another edition
3.0
es un 3.5
la ambientación increíble y el ritmo muy bueno pero se me ha hecho tan repetitivo..... personajes insoportables y desagradables gritando todo el rato estaba deseando terminarlo :( si la edición que me regalaron no fuera tan bonita jamás me lo habría leído entero
la ambientación increíble y el ritmo muy bueno pero se me ha hecho tan repetitivo..... personajes insoportables y desagradables gritando todo el rato estaba deseando terminarlo :( si la edición que me regalaron no fuera tan bonita jamás me lo habría leído entero
teavampyr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
warro's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
It started of dark and intriguing and the origins of Heathcliff's and Catherine's romance was exciting but it fell off pretty fast despite Brontë's fine writing. A frivolous love story that lacks in details surrounding the romance like class, the human condition and gender. The narrator, Mrs. Dean is hardly discussed with her relation to class and her own self-development, the love story between Heathcliff and Catherine is irreponsible and neither finds the means to navigate their love or accept the grief in the impossibility which felt lacklustre and shallow. Their sop-story dialogue without action felt annoying after the first 50 pages, and I could not care less for their children's story thus far as all the characters felt haughtily adrift from reality. Many areas that can deepen and add complexities that will intensify the romance were not explored, leaving it as a shallow inconsequential love story built from youthful narrow-mindedness.
aylas_journey's review against another edition
1.0
I can't stand it another paragraph longer. I'm giving up halfway through.
smithhailey05's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kmthood's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-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
hated everyone but edgar <3
emmajarvis's review against another edition
4.0
Well this was a lot darker than I thought it was going to be. Heathcliff was WAY more evil than I imagined. Despite how terrible he was, I still managed to feel bad for him. And I still really enjoyed this book overall. The setting and characters were just so atmospheric and really drew me in from the beginning of the book. I was so invested in the lives of all the characters and found their whole situation fascinating. I have to say I'm glad I didn't live in the 19th century their lives were DEPRESSING.
I will definitely be rereading this at some point because I feel like I probably missed some things as I spent like half the book just trying to figure out who was actually talking lol.
I will definitely be rereading this at some point because I feel like I probably missed some things as I spent like half the book just trying to figure out who was actually talking lol.
julia_gets_lit's review against another edition
4.0
Wuthering Heights
Genre: Classic fiction, Gothic fiction, Tragedy
This is one big, fat slice of period piece drama. Perhaps even melodrama, but it is still thoroughly digestible because… it’s somehow believable. Bronte knows how to weave a story of childhood trauma into the psyche of the characters so that as we the readers watch them grow up, a wonderful character disaster of explosive volcanic proportions occurs. That is something so unnerving about this novel - that the characters were EVIL - diabolical even, but I still felt connected in an intimate way. Truly, sometimes this novel was more of a psychological thriller than a classic romance. In fact, I would NEVER classify this novel as a romance. There is just too much dysfunction. Heathcliff himself made my blood CURDLE. And Catherine actually spooked me so much I had a very vivid, unsettling dream after reading before bed.
This book touches on quite a few deeper topics: comparing the merits of wild unconventionality to decorous civility, touching on intergenerational abuse, exploring the politics of grand estates in the U.K. in the late 1700s, exposing the oppression (both physically and socioeconomically) of women. The whole story is told from the perspectives of the servants/tenants of the two featured estates/families in this novel, which offered a very interesting lens for the whole narrative. I haven’t read a ton of classics - so this may be why - but I’ve truly never read anything like this very sophisticated, twisted, thoroughly readable soap opera.
Roses: Recommend for people who like an escape back into time, a taste of tragic drama, an exploration of dysfunctional people, and prominent female characters
Thorns: Two of the main characters (Catherine Sr. and Heathcliff) are ridiculously selfish and their “romance” is actually extremely anxious attachment with a fun sprinkling of co-dependence. However, I think this was kind of the point. Bronte be like: they deserve each other. Also sometimes the older English would slow my reading (but I kind of liked the charm of it!).
4.0 stars
Genre: Classic fiction, Gothic fiction, Tragedy
This is one big, fat slice of period piece drama. Perhaps even melodrama, but it is still thoroughly digestible because… it’s somehow believable. Bronte knows how to weave a story of childhood trauma into the psyche of the characters so that as we the readers watch them grow up, a wonderful character disaster of explosive volcanic proportions occurs. That is something so unnerving about this novel - that the characters were EVIL - diabolical even, but I still felt connected in an intimate way. Truly, sometimes this novel was more of a psychological thriller than a classic romance. In fact, I would NEVER classify this novel as a romance. There is just too much dysfunction. Heathcliff himself made my blood CURDLE. And Catherine actually spooked me so much I had a very vivid, unsettling dream after reading before bed.
This book touches on quite a few deeper topics: comparing the merits of wild unconventionality to decorous civility, touching on intergenerational abuse, exploring the politics of grand estates in the U.K. in the late 1700s, exposing the oppression (both physically and socioeconomically) of women. The whole story is told from the perspectives of the servants/tenants of the two featured estates/families in this novel, which offered a very interesting lens for the whole narrative. I haven’t read a ton of classics - so this may be why - but I’ve truly never read anything like this very sophisticated, twisted, thoroughly readable soap opera.
Roses: Recommend for people who like an escape back into time, a taste of tragic drama, an exploration of dysfunctional people, and prominent female characters
Thorns: Two of the main characters (Catherine Sr. and Heathcliff) are ridiculously selfish and their “romance” is actually extremely anxious attachment with a fun sprinkling of co-dependence. However, I think this was kind of the point. Bronte be like: they deserve each other. Also sometimes the older English would slow my reading (but I kind of liked the charm of it!).
4.0 stars