Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

239 reviews

elenaaurora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

domestic abuse, alcohol abuse, class, education, money, revenge, love, work, the mountains, ghosts and tomb stones. 
don’t read this if you’re sad or too sensitive. 
 catherine haunting the narrative for the whole book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Alcohol

the_cute_shadowy_one's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.25

The writing is gorgeous but there is so much abuse 😬.  Who's reading this and swooning??? I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to parse a classic book, that the writing would be too convoluted for me but actually it's very readable. The main difficulty I had was with Joseph who is written in the dialect. I had to read it out loud to understand what was being said. 


 I enjoyed the book, but definitely as horror not a romance. Honestly I'd be more comfortable if it was revealed that there was some eldritch monstrosity in Wuthering Heights that was turning people mad and killing off those who interact with the Earnshaws. But no, it's intergenerational abuse, and early modern medicine. 

The two families are unhinged. Like okay, people are commenting that Heathcliff is unhinged because he is, but think of Isabella for example.

You're sneaking out of your house at night to elope to a man, and the first thing you see is him attempting to hang your pet dog. And you just brush it off as that's Heathcliff for you. What?!?

Nelly Dean deserves better. She has had to put up with so much. I'm glad that she's glad at the end of the book. 

 Pop culture view of the book and this book couldn't be further apart. Still a great read. Would recommend reading it however I'm not sure if I'd want to watch a film of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Racism

justinenoon82's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

Despite (or perhaps because of) having deeply unlikeable characters, it's a masterpiece of psychological complexity and passionate storytelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty

The story deals with themes of revenge across generations, featuring the death of several main characters including Catherine. The abuse cycles through the generations, with Heathcliff becoming an abuser after being abused himself. The ending suggests hope for the younger generation despite the darkness that came before.

mangonana's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

toonkatie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Xenophobia

atlascore's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, and Classism

andysanzz_'s review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

stephanieanneauthor's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

4.0

I'll admit, I avoided this one for a long time because I'd heard it was a depressing love story. Then, I recently started seeing it pop up on posts about gothic horror and heard that it had dark and disturbing moments. This was enough to pique my curiosity and get me reading. And it is certainly a dark and disturbing gothic love story. It is filled with characters I love to hate, which just goes to show how incredibly well written it is. Honestly, I was hoping for a much more depressing ending, but overall I'm glad I finally read this classic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

noura's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Racism

Minor: Incest