Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey Villette by Emily Brontë

Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey Villette Reviews

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  lintensitedesmots Malika :)

  C’était absolument incroyable !! Les personnages, l’histoire, la plume… On frôle le coup de cœur <33
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  Maureen

  So I really only read Wuthering Heights, but for some reason they don't have that novel by itself on goodreads. [shrug:]
  
  This novel was kind of a disappointment to me. It's hard in my mind to separate the Bronte sisters from each other, so I found myself comparing this story with that of Jane Eyre. Both had a dark brooding atmosphere, but Wuthering Heights was just pitch black for me. Though Emily spends plenty of time giving characters many a soliloquy, there were still some things unexplained. Catherine and Heathcliff's love and passion for each other, for example, set the foundation for this entire plan of revenge, but it just sort of IS. It's never really developed in any way, and, to me at least, the desire for such total demolition of an opponent requires at least SOME indication of great betrayal. We never actually see the couple interact much before Catherine's marriage. In addition, the style of revenge was too forceful, physical and violent. It most likely reflects the wild manner in which Heathcliff grew up, but the art and complexity of Count of Monte Cristo appeals to me more.
  
  Emily, however, does use beautiful language. There are many quotes where, if taken out of the context of the novel, I would consider them delicate and meaningful. In the novel, though, these dainty things were often sandwiched between darkness and brutality, and instead of encouraging these phrases to shine, it really shadowed them so that it took me a few pages later to realize the beauty of those words. The monologues do add a different flavor to the story so that it really sounds more of a report than a novel as the whole story is narrated at every point.
  
  Overall, too depressing of a story, but definitely wonderful use of language.
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  Kristina Whitwell

  I had to read this book for my english class. I’m glad to be done with it, but it was definitely an interesting read. Sometimes switching it up keeps reading exciting.
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  Gordon

  I was disappointed with Bronte's Wuthering Heights. Almost everyone that I spoke to about this book hailed it as an instant classic. I found the plot boring and long winded, which is typical of most Victorian writers. However, Cathy and Heathcliff's on-again, off-again, psycho-dramatic relationship nearly put me to sleep. Despite my best efforts, I struggled with this book.
  
  Certainly this book has some merit. The atypical Victoria descriptive prose has its highlights, and for those who are searching for a vampire-esque relationship, this will be your guiding text.
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  Emilie M.

  Definitely wasn’t into this book. Overall I felt that all the characters (except for Nelly Dean) were not relatable or endearing. Throughout the book I was seeking for someone to root for: a main character that might start off badly but redeems themselves over time. However, all the main characters were needy, mean and overly melancholic. It was hard to feel connected to a story in which it’s characters are all unattractive to the reader. And although Emily is great at writing, the story itself fell flat for me. After reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, I was hoping to love this book as much as I loved Jane’s tale of finding love and somewhere to belong, but I did not find it here. The sister’s styles of storytelling are quite different, and I found I favoured Charlotte’s better in the end.
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  Nicole

  Wuthering Heights> Ugh! How unpoetic of me to say. I seem to be in the minority here when I say I couldn't even finish this novel and certainly didn't like it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the language very much but I just couldn't take the darkness any longer. The ranting and moping just got to me. I did want to know the outcome of the drama so I did read the spark notes online but I just couldn't buy into it. (I quit on page 190 of 389-so I gave it a fair chance!)
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  Jean Oram

  I couldn't read this one. I tried. I really did. However her characterization of some of the key players as well the setting was so well-done (and dark) it actually did the opposite as her intended effect. It turned me off. :(
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  Stacie

  Uggh. Couldn't get into this book or beyond the surface. Maybe I'm shallow, but I really didn't like the feel of the book. Too dark?? Who knows.
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  Penny Dawson

  I will add this book to my List of Books That I Don't Understand Why They Are Classics.
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  Vincent Paul

  On most occasions, I'm not a quitter; but on reading
  Wuthering Heights, Agnès Grey & Villette by
  Emily Brontë made me quit at 76.45967% into the book. Perhaps because the story is told through diary flashbacks which sometimes come out as adding nothing to the story, nothing to look forward to. Since I did not really get what this story was all about, just drawling on and on, I went to Spark Notes and got it from there:
  
  In 1801, Lockwood rents a manor house called Thrushcross Grange in the isolated moor country of England where he meets his dour landlord, Heathcliff, a wealthy man who lives in the ancient manor of Wuthering Heights, four miles away from the Grange. In this wild, stormy countryside, Lockwood asks his housekeeper, Nelly Dean, to tell him the story of Heathcliff and the strange denizens of Wuthering Heights. Nelly consents, and Lockwood writes down his recollections of her tale in his diary; these written recollections form the main part of Wuthering Heights.
  
  Nelly remembers her childhood. As a young girl, she works as a servant at Wuthering Heights for the owner of the manor, Mr. Earnshaw, and his family, and the rest is a boring history.
  
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  Yashika

  Wuthering Heights blew me away to the dark moors, chilly air, and the time of Queen Victoria. Brontë's writing is powerful and witty. I loved how the story moved in one swift motion.
  
  Though I have to say, I wished to see more scenes of Catherine and Heathcliff but I guess that's the part of the charm; not giving too much nor too little.
  
  The story showed the views of all characters and everyone shined in their own light.
  
  If you want to try a classical novel with a gothic theme (the first classic to explore gothic theme), you should definitely give it a shot!
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  Jouch

  Why doesn't Goodreads have Wuthering Heights, a well known classic, as its separate novel? WTF?
  But anyway, this was good, but not my favorite classic of all time. However, I do think it belongs to that special category called "classics that are not boring" because I had a hard time putting this book down and it was very fast paced. Can't wait to read more from the other Bronte sisters!
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  Carol Stubbs

  Loved reading this classic again. After seeing movies of the book, it was good to read and experience the differences. I found it harsher, with Heathcliff the characters more disturbing and unreliable, which makes for a good story and a story that can be read over and over again.
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  Hannah

  the first ever novel that i read after completing the entire biff, chip, and kipper franchise at my primary school
  
  I LOVE IT ITS ONE OF MY FAV BOOKS AND THAT WILL NEVER EVER CHANGE
  
  sucked when i had to study it in yr 11 tho lol
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  Lamia saleem

  All these years I've thought of you , in every cloud , in every tree , even the air at night was you .
  
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  Brianne Silva

  A perfect example of the ultimate dysfunctional family!
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  Elisabeth

  this shit is my definition of love
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  Beth

  Ok but having been to their house and learnt so much about them during a literature field trip, I fell in love with their books all over again
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  Micebyliz

  classic. dreadful and not at all like the movie, of course. much better and darker.
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  Helita

  nunca gostei desse tipo de livro mas quando li esse.. se tornou o meu favorito.
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  Vicki Matheson

  Well, that was dramatic.
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  Anna Reis

  releitura desse livro maravilhoso
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  Becky Briggs

  Pretty sure this was high school.