Wuthering Heights

What a piece of shit. This bullshit is considered a classic? I nearly killed myself for having read it. I didn't even technically finish its so fucking horrible. I have never read a book more devoid of anything representing something resembling a discernable plot with a protagonist(s) who I actually care about. Nothing happened in this book. Its like from beginning to end it's...more

What a piece of shit. This bullshit is considered a classic? I nearly killed myself for having read it. I didn't even technically finish its so fucking horrible. I have never read a book more devoid of anything representing something resembling a discernable plot with a protagonist(s) who I actually care about. Nothing happened in this book. Its like from beginning to end it's just a series of boring exchanges between characters I have never cared about. Plus it is confusing as shit with how they skip back and forth between like 3 generations all of whom have the same fucking names! Fuck the book fuck the movies and fuck the Brontes. No wonder Emily Bronte died right after this shitfest. It was so fucking horrible. She probably killed herself for having taken the time to actually write such a God awful excuse for literature. The Little Engine that Could had a better fucking story. I fell asleep after about 10 pages. In high school I had to use Spark notes on this book and even those fucking things put me to sleep! Fuck everything that has to do with this book. It is the pinnacle of bad, the apex of crap, the zenith of excrement cause that's the only thing that this book is good for wiping your ass, or maybe as firewood. I would rather watch HOUSE OF THE DEAD than have to read one word from this Godforsaken book! Fuck it.   hide

This book has been on my TBR pile for quite some time and I finally got to it at the end of 2006, and I continued my themed reading by tackling Changing Heaven. This doesn't happen often, but despite hating almost all the characters (with the exception of nelly), I really enjoyed this book (I am sure not for the same reasons others like it, though).I have a hard time understanding why...more

This book has been on my TBR pile for quite some time and I finally got to it at the end of 2006, and I continued my themed reading by tackling Changing Heaven. This doesn't happen often, but despite hating almost all the characters (with the exception of nelly), I really enjoyed this book (I am sure not for the same reasons others like it, though).I have a hard time understanding why Heathcliff is considered a great romantic character by some. I don't care how much abuse you went through as a child, it does not give you the right to be nasty and evil to all people around you. The less evil characters were spoiled brats (Linton, Catherine the older, and Catherine the younger) and I had little sympathy for them. However, as I read the book, I couldn't put it down, it was like watching a train wreck. I also loved the descriptions of the moors.This was a great read and I would recommend it!After reading this book, I continued my themed reading by tackling Changing Heaven. This doesn't happen often, but despite hating almost all the characters (with the exception of nelly), I really enjoyed this book (I am sure not for the same reasons others like it, though). I have a hard time understanding why Heathcliff is considered a great romantic character by some. I don't care how much abuse you went through as a child, it does not give you the right to be nasty and evil to all people around you. The less evil characters were spoiled brats (Linton, Catherine the older, and Catherine the younger) and I had little sympathy for them. However, as I read the book, I couldn't put it down, it was like watching a train wreck. I also loved the descriptions of the moors. This was a great read and I would recommend it!   hide

A mysterious work of doomed romance, depressing landscapes, and Gothic moods. How can this possibly NOT work? The story immediately draws you in with a nameless traveler who finds himself needing a place to stay. Here he enters a house of definite spookiness and becomes wrapped up in the incredible story of its history. This is not a happy book, but it's intriguing, exciting, and darkly...more

A mysterious work of doomed romance, depressing landscapes, and Gothic moods. How can this possibly NOT work? The story immediately draws you in with a nameless traveler who finds himself needing a place to stay. Here he enters a house of definite spookiness and becomes wrapped up in the incredible story of its history. This is not a happy book, but it's intriguing, exciting, and darkly romantic. It's about people who want to be together despite all-powerful fate. It's about a romance that transcends generations, destiny, and individuals looking for their own way with a breath-taking Beauty and the Beast theme. Very few of the characters are likeable. In fact, I can't think of a single person I really liked. But they are powerful and you just can't help but root for them. Evil here is vague, and it seems all the characters have a touch of villainy. So here is pain, heartache, and drama galore. Totally wonderful.   hide

And the English moors make their entrance. What can one expect from a writer who as a child was put into her father's library for her time outs. Great writing! Mature and self-assured, I guess Bronte never wanted our minds and hearts to fall in love with Cathy and Heathcliff as if they were two kids we would want to hang out with. She preferred to make us squirm and our eyes widen. Yet unless the...more

And the English moors make their entrance. What can one expect from a writer who as a child was put into her father's library for her time outs. Great writing! Mature and self-assured, I guess Bronte never wanted our minds and hearts to fall in love with Cathy and Heathcliff as if they were two kids we would want to hang out with. She preferred to make us squirm and our eyes widen. Yet unless the story did not resonate with every reader in some soulful way, it would not be considered a classic. The characters are despicable and blameless at the same time. Portraying the terrible turns in life that can crumble, but oddly empower the human spirit, or what have you, in twisted and exiting ways, making sorrow seem like a swansong and death a redemption from human bondage.   hide

Despite of being often mentioned as villain, Heathcliff had his share of pains and grief. To love someone with your entire heart and soul and see them spend the best years of their life with someone else, is a hard thing to do. It was not easy for Heathcliff too, and Emily Bronte clearly sums up his feelings and a major part of the story in this one paragraph said by Heathcliff, something which...more

Despite of being often mentioned as villain, Heathcliff had his share of pains and grief. To love someone with your entire heart and soul and see them spend the best years of their life with someone else, is a hard thing to do. It was not easy for Heathcliff too, and Emily Bronte clearly sums up his feelings and a major part of the story in this one paragraph said by Heathcliff, something which we lovers look up to for inspiration: "And there you see the distinction between our feelings: had he been in my place, and I in his, though I hated him with a hatred that turned my life to gall, I never would have raised a hand against him. You may look incredulous, if you please! I never would have banished him from her society as long as she desired his. The moment her regard ceased, I would have torn his heart out, and drunk his blood! But, till then - if you don't believe me, you don't know me - till then, I would have died by inches before I touched a single hair of his head!"   hide

Though often described as a great classic of romance and love, this novel's appeal for me had nothing to do with the characters. Mean-spirited to the point of self-destruction, the characters are barely tolerable. Yet it is a very romantic book; the power comes not from the people but from the setting. The characters, despite all the barriers they throw up between themselves, are...more

Though often described as a great classic of romance and love, this novel's appeal for me had nothing to do with the characters. Mean-spirited to the point of self-destruction, the characters are barely tolerable. Yet it is a very romantic book; the power comes not from the people but from the setting. The characters, despite all the barriers they throw up between themselves, are united in this book by a force far greater than any of them: their isolation in the vast wilderness. Through all their battles and even past death, they are still overshadowed and overwhelmed by the power of the moors that surround their two isolated homes. The power of the story is this beautiful, compelling setting, which unifies all the characters despite their best efforts and their worst intentions.   hide

I think this was a beautiful albeit somewhat dark story... and it is surprisingly endearing. And despite watching several movie versions, never found one that was as good as the book (although it is a bit of a slow read the first go around, and is one of those books that benefits greatly from a reread--not really complex or anything just a little hard to follow at moments due to the...more

I think this was a beautiful albeit somewhat dark story... and it is surprisingly endearing. And despite watching several movie versions, never found one that was as good as the book (although it is a bit of a slow read the first go around, and is one of those books that benefits greatly from a reread--not really complex or anything just a little hard to follow at moments due to the construct she chose). Bronte writes this in such a way that she essentially makes you appreciate and symathize with characters you likely might not otherwise. But I don't know how "romantic" I found it. I think the appeal there must fall to those who like the tortured longing for the forbidden bad boy who circumstances dictates as a no-go... but I guess I'm not quite that masochistic or something because while I felt for H, I would have had no desire to save and heal him in some romantic idealization. But whatever, it was still a good book... Worth the read I think.   hide

I basically knew the story in this book prior to reading it, and suspected I wouldn't like it because the characters seemed to me to be abominable people. Nevertheless, it was my grandmother's favorite book and I have her copy, and I really enjoyed Jane Eyre, so I decided to give it a try. I was very pleasantly surprised. The way in which it is written adds a lot to it that one...more

I basically knew the story in this book prior to reading it, and suspected I wouldn't like it because the characters seemed to me to be abominable people. Nevertheless, it was my grandmother's favorite book and I have her copy, and I really enjoyed Jane Eyre, so I decided to give it a try. I was very pleasantly surprised. The way in which it is written adds a lot to it that one couldn't anticipate on the basis of seeing film adaptations and so forth. It's always from the perspective of minor characters who don't actually witness many of the implied pivotal moments between the central characters. And what is said, when it is, by, say, Catherine and Heathcliff, is ... much more sympathetic than I expected it to be. There are some very articulate moments about the sort of madness love can cause people. Also, even when you have a horrible sense of foreboding about it all, suspense keeps you turning pages to see what will happen. All in all, I really enjoyed it.   hide

My most favourite Novel, the first ever lovestory that I really liked. Here, the victory lies in the loss.. loss of love is more painful than loss of life. The Novel is often described as "The Strangest ever Lovestory" believe me, this promise is kept throught the pages of this book.I really like all the characters, especially Heathcliff. And my favourite lines are those said by...more

My most favourite Novel, the first ever lovestory that I really liked. Here, the victory lies in the loss.. loss of love is more painful than loss of life. The Novel is often described as "The Strangest ever Lovestory" believe me, this promise is kept throught the pages of this book.I really like all the characters, especially Heathcliff. And my favourite lines are those said by Catherine "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 should not seem a part of it...Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being." Chapter 9This shows how much one can love and how much one can be loved...The Author Emily, eldest of the Bronte sisters wrote her only novel when she was in her twenties. She was not fortunate enough to live longer. But this Novel is enough to put her as one of the greatest story-teller of English Lanfguage.   hide