books_because_why_not's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
2.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty
tammykuffo'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? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Death, Classism, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Racism, Mental illness, Incest, Grief, Bullying, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Child death, Child abuse, and Alcoholism
contrapasso's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Incest, Racial slurs, Violence, Abandonment, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, and Racism
birtelesemann's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Bullying, and Death of parent
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
heather_dowell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Emotional abuse
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
luciiee's review against another edition
- 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
2.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Physical abuse
captureeverychapter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
This is the first classic book that I picked up. I was quite hesitant because let's be real classic books are intimidating. I had to put down the book for two - four days? 'cause I'm having a hard time understanding some of the words, it's prose but i strived and read back and repeatedly read all of the writings I didn't understand and then eventually with my trusty dictionary I got the hang of it. It wasn't easy going through it but no ounce of regret because this is a great story and I fell in love with it.
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
lotus440's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, and Emotional abuse