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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

13 reviews

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

3.75

I disagree with the people saying that this is not a lovestory (although the predominant theme is revenge). I genuinely believe that Heathcliff loved Cathrine I and vice-versa. But they all were such toxic, irresponsible and egocentric people without boundaries that the being together only made it worse.
Most of the other characters even the narrator(s) are deeply flawed human beings.
I think the most "likable" are probably Catherine II and Hareton.
In oder to really appreciate this book, I recommend doing a bit of research on it first and listing to other people's thoughts on the book. I'm probably going to give this a higher rating after I reread it.

“He shall never know I love him: and that, not because he’s handsome, but because he’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made out of, his and mine are the same.”

“If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.”

“I have not broken your heart – you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”

“I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it."

“It was not the thorn bending to the honeysuckles, but the honeysuckles embracing the thorn.”

“I have to remind myself to breathe – almost to remind my heart to beat!”

“Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.”

Some info-graphics I really enjoyed: https://www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2018/jul/30/emily-brontes-wuthering-heights-in-charts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm and Murder

melissa3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

nerdkitten's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy