Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Bront#65533;, was asked to pay some of the publication costs. A somber tale of consuming passions and vengeance played out against the lonely moors of northern England, the book proved to be one of the most enduring classics of English … English literature.
The turbulent and tempestuous love story of Cathy and Heathcliff spans two generations — from the time Heathcliff, a strange, coarse young boy, is brought to live on the Earnshaws’ windswept estate, through Cathy’s marriage to Edgar Linton and Heathcliff’s plans for revenge, to Cathy’s death years later and the eventual union of the surviving Earnshaw and Linton heirs.
A masterpiece of imaginative fiction, Wuthering Heights (the author’s only novel) remains as poignant and compelling today as it was when first published in 1847.
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I was asked to share about a book I liked as a child. I read Wuthering Heights at age 9 after getting my first library card. I still remember the story well. The emotion the language. Very few if any current authors write to the level of the writers from yesteryear. I would not recommend this story for the average 9 year old but I would recommend …
I loved this book. I need to read it again. I have a beautiful little leather bound edition I found in a junk shop. I moved several times after high school, worked 3 jobs for a couple years, so no time to read. The book got tucked into a box somewhere & I didn’t find it for 16 years.
I think when I finish the 3 books I’m reading now, Wuthering …
As beautiful as it is dark, as haunting as it is deep, Wuthering Heights is one of my favorite classics.
This is actually my one of my bucket list reads. I’ve have not read this yet. There are so many books I want to read and don’t know where to start.
This books seems to have a rivalry with Jane Eyre on which Brontë book is the best. The two are completely different. This book is told by two narrators (Lockwood, who really doesn’t lend much to the story except to be a narrator and Nellie, who gets to the meat of the story by telling us about the story of Heathcliff and Catherine) and the …
A timeless classic – dark, passionate and powerful.
I staggered through the first part of this classic wondering why on earth it became famous, but after a bit, I realized that I believed these characters as reflections of our strange human reality. Sometimes people are incredibly cruel, others take abuse and are deformed in the process, some watch, wringing their hands in helpless dismay. The …
What can I say , I am an eternal Romantic and by God, Wuthering Heights lived up to its expectations. This is true and undying Love captured in words, and distilled in this book. Savour it like fine wine, and if you haven’t read it , please read it. I Will keep coming back to this book again , and again for a sip or two or more and get drunk on …
Wuthering Heights is extremely complicated and yet there is a suitable connection between author and subject. This novel is unique in its angry restlessness and discontent. Catherine can be spoiled and insufferable, yet relatable. Heathcliff and the character archetype he inspired can be found in almost every story of this genre. Emily Brontë …
2.5 stars. Honestly, for me, this book is a test of trying to find the good in it, while disliking the protagonists and most of the story. Clearly, reading of great characters are big reasons I enjoy a book and, to be blunt, Heathcliff and Catherine are quite possibly two of the worst, with Heathcliff taking the lead in his terribleness. To live …
My favorite book of all time!
When I first picked up this book in high school, a classmate gave me the perfect advice: It starts slow, but you have to stick with it. It gets really good.
She was so right, and this became my favorite book. Something about the end breaks my heart every time, and still I go back for another re-read! It’s worth it. I love this book.
A haunting classic.
“He is more myself than i am . Whatever our souls are made of , his and mine are the same”. Here is the book that have found a permanent place in the heart of readers , a classic that breaks your heart with its tragic flow of events and still tops the list of most romantic novels ever written. This novel by Emily Brontë indeed reflects the genius …
Is this the best book ever? Why do we all love Heathcliff so much? What a great read though!
Wuthering Heights takes you on an adventure and leaves you feeling satisfied.
Although parts were slow, and some of the language had me re-reading several parts, I was completely engaged in the affairs of those at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. Its simplicity creates a television drama like quality, but its refined characteristics and underlying themes of psychology provoke the raw humanity of life during this …
Intense and impassioned love story of star-crossed lovers. Can’t say much except – a classic ahead of its times.
While this is considered a beloved classic about great love I had a very different experience when I read it. I found none of the characters likeable or someone whose situation I could relate to or sympathise. I did not think the relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine was romantic but rather very dysfunctional. While there was strong …
Dark and brooding. A movie version was even worse and best described as Withering Heights.