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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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haleyreadsxo's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

allisonwunderland's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

kitkat8267's review against another edition

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5.0

This was my first time rereading one of my all time favorite books since I first read it for High School required reading my senior year. I remember how at that time it felt like there weren't as many good books out (I had yet to discover Sarah J Maas, or I heard of her but her books were too expensive and I was poor and didn't go to the library) and then came this book. This was probably the first book ever I was required to read for school that I actually loved. I loved the language and how such a monster could be seen as so enticing. And rereading it again, even though I say that the Twilight series is probably what started me down that road of mysterious and edgy heroes, Wuthering Heights was the bigger catalyst to it. Because Heathcliff it messed up. Like grave robbing to be near Cathy messed up. Its astounding but very interesting and still enticing. I wanted to reread it once again after all of the Reylo as I know some people see Wuthering Heights in that ship. And it's honestly not wrong. I can see how some people are enticed with Heathcliff and others bad. I think that ship is something that can be seen in both this novel and my other beloved Pride and Prejudice. Maybe there is a correlation between how people view the main characters and if they see it as a toxic relationship or not. It would be a very enticing thing to see. Do people see a Kylo as a sick and twisted Heathcliff or a charming and shy Mr. Darcy. That is my input of rereading it again at this time, still on my withdrawal of the Reylo love.

moo_nyx's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

jeanieweber35's review against another edition

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4.0

oh to have a dumb, hot boyfriend who is also your cousin

lleticia's review against another edition

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5.0

Pensei em diversas coisas para falar sobre esse livro, mas sinceramente não consigo nem escrever, simplesmente amei, me fez sentir tantas coisas tão diversas e me fez refletir muito, não poderia pedir nada além. Achei que não conseguiria gostar do final, mas amei, deu uma acalmada no coração e fez sentido!

kabrahams's review against another edition

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3.0

My feelings on this book are complicated, as with most classics. On the one hand, when reading it you can definitely grasp the profound influence it had and continues to have on gothic fiction (one of my favorite genres), but on the other hand, it's impossible to escape just how racist it is towards Heathcliff. His identity and ethnicity are never revealed, but he is constantly othered and compared to a beast. While other characters that suffer the same abuse as him (particularly blonde, pretty Catherine) are allowed to play the victim, he is consistently vilified by his insatiable desire for revenge. There are certainly white characters that are shown in less than favorable lights (there are very few purely good characters), particularly if they are low class or uneducated, none of them are as bad as him and he seems to be blamed for "making" a lot of them bad as he continues the cycle of abuse that was visited first upon him and Catherine.

One of the things that I am both intrigued and annoyed by is the unique narrative style. We follow the perspective of a stranger that comes to Wuthering Heights after most of the eventful events of the narrative have already unfolded, and hear the story from a housekeeper who is often relating long passages from someone else. It makes for a very convoluted and removed tale.

I also want to vehemently oppose any notion that this is a romance, particularly a romance between Catherine and Heathcliff, for a number of reason, but particularly as she dies so early on in the story. (Yes, I know she returns as a ghost, but not in any significant way.)

I'm excited now to reread What Souls Are Made Of, which was my reason for this reread. I think it will give me a lot of interesting thoughts.