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Summary: Wuthering Heights- One has to love victorian literature
Review: Wuthering Heights is a supremely compelling novel displaying the best and the worst of our own human nature. It most certainly is worthy of all the praise it has received, and I can say it was one of the most enjoyable books I have ever read. After enduring the first one or two chapters- which are incredibly droll- one is immersed into a world of the most elliquent emotions, and the deepest ties between the charecters. Within the first few chapters you begin to spot the eternal, everlasting love between the two main chareters Heathcliff and Catherine. Unfortunatly the family rivalry between Hindley(Catherines brother)and Heathcliff soon make it clear their undying love cannot be fullfilled due to the fact that before Heathcliff was adopted into the family he was a gutter waif,or one may say a vagabond. Then Catherine marries, which forces all the residences of their little world to be flung unto a world of deception, cruelty, spite, and revenge.
I would say that after reading this book one really has to view humanity and love in a different light. For me it really exposed the deep emotions that are never in black and white and that one must really be introduced to before they can truly begin to know what feelings are about. Probably the best part of this book, or at least for me, is the way Bronte makes the reader feel what the charecters feel and how gradually she gives one the understanding of the conflicts between the chareters. Bronte also prestents her book in such a way that after a while you really feel you are in the room whatching the events unfold, which gives the reader the oppertunity to care about the novel. Somehow, I cannot beleve I thought I was not going to like this book when I first began reading it, but now I'm sure it will remain a classic for millenia to come.
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Summary: Love or Hate
Review: If you're looking for a classic that's a great read, then Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights.
This book is about a man named Lockwood who comes to Wuthering Heights for a job as a servant. When he meets a man named Heathcliff and becomes interested in his heritage. He learns from a woman named Nelly Dean that Heathcliff is a very interesting person. Heathcliff, a dark mysterious person, was in love with Catherine and it turned into a love and romantic story. But Heathcliff get torn away from Cathy by her brother and a family living four miles living down the road named the Lintons. Heathcliff has a son named Linton. Catherine has a daughter named Catherine and Hindley (Catherine's brother) has a son named Hareton. Now a new love story comes out consisting those three children.
You will not be sorry you read this book. It's a tragic reality love story and it's a classic. What do you have to lose?
It's a great book that is a lesson for life. Wuthering Heights teaches you about the difference between your body and your soul.
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Summary: Love or Hate
Review: If you're looking for a classic that's a great read, then this is your book.
This book is about a man named Lockwood who comes to Wuthering Heights for a job as a servant. When he meets a man named Heathcliff and becomes interested in his heritage. He learns from a woman named Nelly Dean that Heathcliff is a very interesting person. Heathcliff, a dark mysterious person, was in love with Catherine and it turned into a love and romantic story. But Heathcliff get torn away from Cathy by her brother and a family living four miles living down the road named the Lintons. Heathcliff has a son named Linton. Catherine has a daughter named Catherine and Hindley (Catherine's brother) has a son named Hareton. Now a new love story comes out consisting those three children.
You will not be sorry you read this book. It's a tragic reality love story and it's a classic. What do you have to lose?
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Summary: The first and the best Gothic Novel.
Review: A whole genre of literature came from this book. Emily Bronte wrote a Gothic novel full of revenge, passion, evil and romance. In fact, the novel was so controversial for its time, that publishers did not want to take the risk of publishing it at first. The book is a masterpiece with unforgettable characters and a great and swift-moving plot. I bet that anyone who has read this book has not forgotten Catherine and Heathcliff. It is the type of book that stays with you for a very long time. The book is violent and emotional, but it mercilessly probes the psyches of its two protagonists as it follows their ill-fated lives.
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Summary: scandulous Bronte
Review: A wonderful example of how a book should be written!Enough tantalising family scandals and shocking behaviour,and this book was written in the 1850's!!! The turmoil surrounds the Earnshaw family from the day that young Heathcliff is brought into their home. He soon causes unrest and despair within the sibling ranks.With the demise of the owner of Wuthering Heights he is suddenly treated as an outcast.As neighbours of The Earnshaws the Linton family could never have foretold the upcoming events surrounding their children and those at Wuthering Heights.
After you finish this scandulous book ( definitely for the 1850's ) there still will remain many questions unanswered eg. who is Heathcliff really ???
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Summary: Beautiful, intense read
Review: At first, I found the story confusing what with the two Catherines but once I got a grasp on what was going on, I was swept away. 'Wuthering Heights' is amazing. The story is intense and passionate. It makes a bold statement on bi-racial love, class and cultural barriers, and revenge. My most favorite character is the most evil of them all - Heathcliff. His story just shows how much damage resentment, pride and revenge can do to a human being. It is a timeless lesson. The only negative of this book is that the relationship between Catherine, the younger and Hareton feels underdeveloped. It just happens too quickly. Otherwise, I think the ending is appropriate. The younger characters don't repeat the mistake of their elders. Too bad they're cousins. It gives the story a twisted, perverted edge. In the end, though, this book is most certainly worth the read. The story is captivating, suspenseful and intense. When you read it, you don't know what's going to happen next. You just want to keep reading to find out. A genuine treat. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent, intense book
Review: Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, considered a defining work of Gothic Romance literature is essentially the narrated story of two individuals at the end of the 19th century, Catherine and Heathcliff, and their passionate love for each other which is never consummated. The story takes place basically in two estates in Yorkshire¡¦s moors, and its intricate plot involves two generations of characters living in these houses.I found Wuthering Heights to be very a very enjoyable book mainly because of the unbridled emotional intensity present in the story. Each of the characters are bounded by love or hatred, often to a very twisted and irrational extreme. The passions of these characters eventually lead to great acts of cruelty and vengeance, creating a very vibrant, tragic, and intense storyline. I also liked the fact that there very few actual characters in the book, however Bronte manages to make them very vivid, and their personalities and relationships with other characters consistently changes throughout the story as a result of events. Often I would really pity certain characters, or feel shocked and angered at many of their actions; it¡¦s simply very hard to not be almost pulled into the book¡¦s setting. Until the last few pages of the book, it really seemed as if the anguish and torment of the characters would continue endlessly. Therefore I was quite amazed Bronte managed to create a tranquil, satisfying ending, however I do feel that the ending was just a bit TOO satisfying, since it didn¡¦t leave me with very much to think about. Overall, it¡¦s a very beautifully written book vivid even in its descriptions of the beauty of the Yorkshire countryside, and one that really stirs the reader¡¦s emotions and feelings. This is definitely a great read for anybody in high school or above.
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Summary: Why Did I Read This?
Review: I am absolutly stunned. Why do I like this book so much? How did I manage to finish it? I am a 21 year old man living in a modern city and I somehow related to this book. I have nothing in common with the characters or the author or the story or the setting. I had to read this book for college but dropped out before reading it. Several months later I picked it up and gave it a try. I'm not sorry I did. Thinking about it now I start to realize what is so good about the book: it's author's compassion for humanity. All characters in this novel suffer a great deal (partly because of their own stubbornness) but retain their essential humanity: they still need to be loved. And while reading it you can feel the author's longing to be loved herself. So this is what made me read through the book: it speaks directly to your heart in a way you can not ignore.
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Summary: More than I expected
Review: I had always heard about the 'classic' love story in Wuthering Heights, but I never thought to read the novel until a few months ago. The main character Catherine Earnshaw is an idealistic, strong willed girl on her way to becoming a well-respected lady. One day her father brings Heathcliff, a brooding and mysterious orphan, into their home, and Catherine is immediately drawn to him. After her father dies, Catherine's brother Hindley takes over their home, Wuthering Heights, and Heathcliff is forced to be a servant. Heathcliff is in love with Catherine, and Catherine apparently feels the same way until she betrays Heathcliff to marry Edgar Linton. Outraged and hurt, Heathcliff leaves Wuthering Heights.
Heathcliff returns a year later with the intellect and money of a gentleman. Heathcliff stays at Wuthering Heights with Catherine and Edgar. Heathcliff elopes with Edgar's sister, Isabella, finally getting his revenge on Catherine and Edgar. Isabella eventually regrets the marriage because Heathcliff really doesn't love her and abuses her.
Catherine become pregnant, but she dies while giving birth. Before passing away, though, Catherine talks with Heathcliff, and they forgive each other. Catherine gives birth to a daughter who is named Catherine after her mother. The young Catherine grows up with Heathcliff planning a romance between her and Isabella's son Linton.
As I was reading the first few chapters, I couldn't figure out why the book was a classic. However, I continued on and became completely engaged in the description, the characters, and the intense love story between Catherine and Heathcliff. Once I got past a fourth of the book over a few weeks, I hit the fascinating part that starts with Catherine's betrayal of Heathcliff and his subsequent revenge. I finished the rest of the novel in less than a day because I couldn't stop reading until I knew how it ended. The language sometimes is a little heavy and hard to follow, especially in the beginning, but once you read about the tumultuous relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff, you'll be sucked into the story. The characters are all well-developed and realistically flawed, so that you can really imagine this story taking place in another time and place. The love story with Catherine and Heathcliff is probably the strongest and most significant love story I've ever read, for there are so many thing wrong with their relationship -- Catherine can't embrace Heathcliff for who he is even if she does love him, Heathcliff is set on getting revenge on Catherine for marrying Edgar -- but the thing that is the foundation of their whole relationship is a fateful, unbreakable bond.
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Summary: Heathcliff=Satan
Review: Okay, maybe that's a bit harsh. Heathcliff is not satan, but he does possess many demonic attributes. I have to say that he is what dragged me through this story. His evilness is nearly absolute and bent on destruction of everyone in his life. But I still have to ask myself why, which may go to say that he is unsatisfactorily explained in the novel. I understand his love for Catherine and the hatred inflicted on him by Earnshaw, but I still can't grasp the depth of his cruelty. The moral freedom he possesses is also astounding, as he worries not about heaven or hell, only about his own personal heaven, in the ground, with Catherine by his side. To me, that may be where his true strength lies.
My next favorite character would probably have to be Ellen
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