Bronte, Emily. WutheringHeights. New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1974. Print.
Originally published
in 1847.
308 pages
Reviewed by Jess
d'Artagnan Love
Wuthering Heights is a classic. Many know the basic story and there
have been film adaptations. It is a classic love story about two lovers who are
unable to be together. The Bronte sisters are masters of the gothic novel and
this is a masterful work worth reading.
One of things I loved
about this novel is how devastatingly human the characters are. They love
to the point of madness and misery. The relationships are dysfunctional and
full of hyperbole.
The simplicity of
their lives also stood out to me. Very few of us anymore can appreciate the
simple beauty of sitting in a tree and listening to the birds or laying on the
grass and watching the cloud. Bronte makes these simple activities feel like a
paradise. Novels of this era delight in the depiction of long walks through
lovely countryside to work through internal conflict. It is something I think
more of us need to adopt in our own lives.
This review is short,
but what more do you say about a masterful work? If you read or have read this
novel, let me know what you thought about it in the comments below.
Would I read it again?
Yes.
Recommended for
Readers 18 and older
mostly because the language is complex.
Not Recommended for
Young readers. The
prose will be difficult for a young person to navigate.
4 stars out of 5
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