overbooked207's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Classism, Racism, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Incest, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Ableism, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Death, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Bullying, and Alcoholism
maryy19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Death, Incest, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Classism, Misogyny, and Child abuse
Minor: Racism, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
leapyear_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
now, the things i didnt love about the book: the part of the book where the affair between catherine linton and linton is dealt with is just dragged on for too long…they should have been left side characters rather than create a new generation of protagonists. also, heathcliff is literally an abomination of a human and his violence really made me cry, BUT THEN every time he talks about catherine i see him as a person again. damn your genius miss brontë.
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death, Grief, Incest, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Bullying, Classism, and Alcoholism
cultbyproxy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this novel is a dark illustration of the thin line between love and hate and how rage can become one’s undoing. we follow heathcliff and catherine in their life story as each inflicts unspeakable heartbreak on the other and miscommunication leads to a chess game of vengeance unleashed on their descendants.
“… they may bury me twelve feet deep, and throw the church down over me, but i won’t rest till you are with me.”
the perfect illustration of this novel for me would be invisible string by taylor swift, the notion that heathcliff and catherine are tethered to one another by their childhood infatuation turned obsession and a “love” that is destined to be their undoing. with the world against them, and eventually them against each other, we see how misery creates company. how heathcliff’s revenge plot becomes a complex chess game that catalyses everyone’s downfall, even his own.
i have not broken your heart — you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.
is the entire premise of their story, as each character’s actions directly lead to their own unhappiness. vengeance runs thick and cold, like a raving river, fuelled by uncontained rage and unaddressed emotion; each victim by circumstance lives long enough to become a villain by choice.
the only character that i was rooting for from the moment of their introduction to their very end was hareton, and his story i find joy in. the perfect way of changing course and allowing history to not repeat itself, to put an end to a generational tale of manipulation and i find it to be brontë’s slim offering of an apology for an entire tale of hate and agony.
“it was a strange way of killing: not by inches, but by fractions and hairbreadths,”
p.s. thank you for the birthday gift marcíano 🤍 i pray our story does not suffer the same fate as heathcliff and catherine.
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Incest
Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Confinement, and Misogyny
Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, and Alcoholism
lochlynwolfe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Sexism, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty
toffishay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse and Death
Minor: Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism
lectricefeministe's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Violence, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
aegireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Classism, and Chronic illness
headachesince03's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence
Moderate: Eating disorder and Religious bigotry
pysselfia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Incest, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Racial slurs, and Violence