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Summary: A Classic within a classic
Review: I was supposed to read this book in high school or college, I don't remember which... This book has taken me on a tremendous journey - once which saddened me when over. The forbidden love between Heathcliff and Catherine was, to me heartbreaking, and wonderful at the same time. I wanted to hate Heathcliff but couldn't...why couldn't anyone within the novel see that his actions and venom were only because he couldn't be with the one woman he loved. When Catherine tells Nelly, "I am Heathcliff," I cried, and cried hard. If you haven't read this book read it. If you have, read it again.
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Summary: The Gothic Bronte
Review: Wuthering Heights is a well-written book. The style and language are impressive. However, this book is not for the faint-hearted. It was written as a gothic novel and is faithful to its genre. I honestly felt very depressed and angry at several of the characters throughout the course of the book. It is valuable to increase the reader's awareness of English literature, but if the object of one's reading is pleasure, I would recommend reading a book by either of her sisters, Anne or Charlotte.
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Summary: Well,you ARE immature......
Review: My interest in Wuthering Heights was spurned when I learned that the authoress was the sister of Charlotte Bronte,one of my favourite authoress of all times.And I am definitely pleased to learn that Emily Bronte parallels her sister in depicting love,passion and vengeance.The revenge that Heathcliff exacts on the Earnshaws and the Lintons were slow and tortuous,but one may have to reconsider his wretched childhood ,full of humiliation and degradation.There is also an element of mystery present:did the tenant really see Catherein's ghost?And did Heathcliff murder Hindley?(The details of his death seemed somewhat ambiguous)Overall,I'll say that anyone with an appreciation for good literature will thoroughly enjoy this book.
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Summary: A Classic Novel that Relates to Modern Days
Review: Who of us hasn't wanted revenge on someone else in our lifetime? That is Heathcliff's main goal in WUTHERING HEIGHTS. Despite his love for beloved Cathy, Heathcliff wants a desperate revenge upon her family. After all, it was her family who supposedly ruined his life. Personally, this was a book much closer to real life than would be preferred. The main goal of a book is to transport you into another time, place, or dimension--a life beyond your own. However, this classic by Emily Bronte manages to bring to mind one's own everyday troubles. The writing is technically superb, but the story could be better. However, after more than a century of being a noted classic, the opinion isn't likely to change.
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Summary: Call me immature, but...
Review: I realize many would contest my opinion in this feverently, and I've argued first hand with many a Wuthering Heights fan, but I have to say with all honesty, this is the worst book I have ever read. The dryness of the plot is second only to the dryness of Emily Bronte's style. For a story attempting to establish themes of love and hatred, passion and apathy, the book is sure dull as hell. I simply can't see any saving quality in this book whatsoever, save the fact that nothing at all happens so you can skim through it without missing a single element of the non-existant plot. The climax of all action within the book is a scene one third of the way in the book where young Heathcliff hurls applesauce at his effeminate and whiny rival, and it just goes even further downhill from there. It is very obvious in her writing that Emily Bronte has never left her home, as her characters are all pallid one-dimensional reflections of her own disgusting parasitic victorian life. Never in a book, even with the most despisable of villans, have I let out such a cheer as a character died, because with the dying of each character in Wuthering Heights there is a feeling of, "FINALLY." Every character is dying from page 1, in one way or another, and Wuthering Heights is the "journey" of seeing them to their graves, and breathing a sigh of relief, interlaced with mindless whining from one character or another about how the tea and scones are too cold today. If the use of the adjective "Wuthering" is not a warning enough, then read the first five pages. THe only thing I can thank Emily Bronte for is the knowledge that I'll never face pain as great as she has given me in trying to force my way through her book, and I am probably now able to withstand any sort of torture or physical torment by looking back and rememebering, "It could be worse... I could have to listen to Joseph speak again, or Catherine whine." I realize there's going to be multiple posts debating this, in an "Emperor's New Clothing" sort of fashion of only those who are smart can see the meaning in this book, but the only meaning this book has is what literary critics and English Professors try to stuff it with, no different than the stuffing forcefully injected into a long-dead thanksgiving bird. For a moment, put away your pride, cast down your defensiveness at the view that you're supposed to enjoy this book, and ask yourself: Is there really anything of value in this entire novel? The critical mind will find the answer. The coward will continue to uphold the sanctity of victorian cow-dung. Enjoy your reading :)
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Summary: Incomparable
Review: The most intriguing aspect of Wuthering Heights is the author's moral ambiguity towards her characters. Not once throughout the entire novel does Emily Bronte pass judgment on their actions. The structure of Wuthering Heights can be compared to peeling a metaphorical artichoke...Mr. Lockwood and Nelly Dean (the novel's commensense, sometimes obtuse, narrators) are the outer leaves the reader must strip away to discover the dark heart of the story that is Cathy and Heathcliff. The narrators' opinions are not the author's. She doesn't offer an opinion. She creates. It is left to the reader to decide. "Wuthering" is a Yorkshire term for the sound and violent force of the winds one often encounters when walking on the moors. Cathy and Heathcliff are two sides of the same coin, and that coin is Emily Bronte. Possessed of a singular imagination and outlook towards the world around her, Emily (the daughter of a reverend) was the polar opposite of the "good Christian Victorian woman." She was an iconoclast and her only novel proves it. That it was greeted with horror by the "moral" Victorian critics of the time is not surprising. Wuthering Heights is not for everyone. If you're looking for a sunny philosophy, cheerful, upbeat characters and a happy ending, please don't read it...don't even consider it. Obsession, fierce and eternal, is the core around which every event is twisted. There is no redemption or salvation. Cathy and Heathcliff are forces of nature, upon which the material world, ultimately, exerts no influence. Wuthering Heights stands alone, it can not be filed under any neat category. It is not representative of any genre or of its time. Though it contains elements of the supernatural, the Gothic and Victorian tones, it also adheres to no set of rules but its own. It is a rebel spirit, like its creator.
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Summary: A suprisingly good book
Review: I truly enjoyed this book. There were lots of twists to it, and I felt there was always something happening. There wasn't a bunch of unnesscessary descriptions. I really like Emily's style of writing. It isn't the victorian style, and it is basically an easy read. I don't like reading a lot of the 19th century books like Pride and Prejudice because the woman are all proper, but this story could have just as well been written today. Some of the characters horrified me, but unlike a lot people I did find a few characters that I could accept. I say give this book a chance.
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Summary: My Review of Wuthering Heights
Review: When Cathy's father brings home a dirty orphan, she doesn't know what to think. She comes to know the boy and befriends him, while her brother treats him badly. A couple months later, Cathy's father dies, and her brother is left head of the house. He makes Heathcliff, the boy who was taken in, a servant. As they get older Cathy and Heathcliff fall in love. Until one day, Cathy goes away and doesn't come back for a while. When she finally comes back to visit, she has fallen in love with Edgar Linton, a rich, upperclass man. This makes Heathcliff extremely jealous. When Cathy is lying on her deathbed, she tells Heathcliff she loves him, and when she dies Heathcliff tells her to haunt him and never leave him. This story is a great tale of undying love and the extents people will go for the one they love. The story had many interesting twists, but the ending left me satisfied.
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Summary: My Review of Wuthering Heights
Review: Cathy's dad brings home a Heathcliff, an orphin he found in the streets one day and lets him live with the family. A couple of months later Cathy's father dies and her brother makes him the family servant. Cathy and Heathcliff are secretly in love but it would never work out. Cathy moves away and gets married and comes back home and visits. She realizes her love for Heathcliff and things start getting interesting. I liked the book. I liked the book because it was very romantic. The plot had interesting twists and turns but I still was satisfied with the ending.
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Summary: Wuthering Heights
Review: Wuthering Heights is a timeless classic, which will be enjoyed by generations to come. The dark Heathcliff and wild Cathy's characters are reflected by the dark and wild moors on which the book is set. An enthralling and passionate love story to be recommended to everyone.
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