Book Review: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Bronte
Published: 1847
Genres: Classic, Romance
Format: eBook (464 pages)
Source: Purchased

Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his lov...

Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries.

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I read this book mainly because it was talked about a lot in Eclipse.  I was shocked by how dark and Gothic it was.  I can’t imagine what people must have thought when it was published.  If I could pick two words to describe Wuthering Heights it would be “passionate” and “bizarre.”  I’ve never read anything like it.  I knew as I was reading it that I wasn’t supposed to like Cathy.  She has a passionate temper that was very unlikeable and yet I couldn’t hate her.  In fact, I related to her in a lot of strange ways.  I kind of agree with Edward Cullen’s assessment of the book that it’s not a love story but a hate story.  The ending was what made me like this book.  A lot of the characters are run madly by their passions and I thought for sure the ending would be nothing but a disaster.  I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong.  If Eclipse has made you curious as to what happens in this book, give it a try.  You might actually like it.

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