A review by deborahplace
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë

5.0

I don't think a book has ever physically affected me this much before. Let me explain. I was so invested in Helen's journey that whenever something awful happened to her (like 90% of this book is her depressed, anxious, and tormented) I would feel sick to my stomach. It affected my own mood. I thought I was having my own depressive episode. But no, I just really felt for Helen. I loved the initial mystery of Helen and why was she living with her son in Wildfell Hall. I loved that she stuck to her own morals and boundaries.

Spoiler

She slammed the door in his face! She left him! She's filthy rich and can do whatever she wants now! She basically proposes to Gilbert! Huntingdon can suck it! Look at her thrive!

What a shocking thing that must have been for the 19th century reader. It's still shocking now. Man, I did not expect to love this as much as I did. This is going to stick with me for a long time.

P.S. I don't like Gilbert. He's not that great and Helen deserves better!
P.P.S. Yeah, I said the same thing in my previous Bronte review, but these women do deserve better!!