Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë with Diane Johnson (Translator)

464 pages • first pub 1847 (editions)

fiction classics literary romance dark emotional slow-paced

Description

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Wuthering Heights, first published in 1847, the year before the author's death at the age of thirty, endures today as perhaps the most powerful and intensely origina...

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Community Reviews Summary of 81,191 reviews

Moods

dark 88%
emotional 58%
sad 46%
mysterious 44%
tense 44%
challenging 30%
reflective 23%
adventurous 7%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 60%
medium 36%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 22% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 32% | No: 27%

Loveable characters?

No: 62% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 69% | Yes: 14% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.7

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