A review by harperhugodarling
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I needed about a month to process this book, and I watched video after video trying to understand why people like it. I think I might understand now, the unreliable narrator and the theme of the cycle of abuse, were what I was missing. It isn't a favourite, but I am glad I read it in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Grief