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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

115 reviews

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.

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

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

444lex444ndr444's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

makerealityvanish's review against another edition

3.0

I did not love it nor did I enjoy my reading experience with this, but I cannot say that it is a bad book. I despised most of the characters (which I guess we're supposed to). At times it felt confusing

(I still don't understand why most of them died

and I had to use a family tree to keep track of the relationships between the characters. On the good side it is very well written and atmospheric. It was probably a good book, just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Violence

ghostsversion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

This book really was… something. Compared to Agnes Grey, this was like going from learning how to swim to diving in the middle of the ocean. This is of course a different type of book so it isn’t really a shock. I was shocked though when finding out that

the POV of this book were a Mr Lockwood and Ellen Dean, and not at the very least Catherine Linton nee Earnshaw.

It was a really interesting read and I might have rated it higher if not for

the excessive amount of incest and the constant racism and stereotyping of Romani people.

Also to the people who consider this a romance, I hear you and I somehow get you but please don’t go looking for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

flor_peredo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

lp961's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Racism, and Classism

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism