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Ever since I started reading, this title was ingrained into my memory. I have an aim to read all the classics in my lifetime and I feel so satisfied having completed this.
The life story of Emily Bronte seems like any ordinary female's of her era but I can't imagine what kind of a girl she must have been or what kind of an imagination she must have had to come up with the intense characters and scenes that she did.
The most attractive thing about classics to me is the style of writing, and this bo ...more
The life story of Emily Bronte seems like any ordinary female's of her era but I can't imagine what kind of a girl she must have been or what kind of an imagination she must have had to come up with the intense characters and scenes that she did.
The most attractive thing about classics to me is the style of writing, and this bo ...more
I prefer to not go thru the book by chapters which will most likely be the way that Kiley will approuch the book. The first and formost thing that came out of the book is so many emotions you don't know when to duck. Heathcliff has the most unusual of all of them. Him not being a blood relative to any of them sets him up for the character that has demonitic side of things. The two Cathy's and Isabell appear to be playing games till things turn serious. Nelly is the most level headed person. Then
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Heathcliff, how do I hate you, let me count the ways...
Actually let's not because it just depresses me.
It's not that I think Emily Bronte is a horrible writer, or that there's not plenty of meat here to put upon the table and discuss the hell out of (and have a lot of fun with too!). It's just that I really didn't like any of these characters, and in fact actively hated Heathcliff and Cathy, for the selfish, childish figures that they were. So yes, not going to be a book that I liked, enjoyed, o ...more
Actually let's not because it just depresses me.
It's not that I think Emily Bronte is a horrible writer, or that there's not plenty of meat here to put upon the table and discuss the hell out of (and have a lot of fun with too!). It's just that I really didn't like any of these characters, and in fact actively hated Heathcliff and Cathy, for the selfish, childish figures that they were. So yes, not going to be a book that I liked, enjoyed, o ...more
Oh my gosh. Heathcliff is officially one of my favorite literary characters of all time. I know he's absolutely dastardly and vengeful, but he was just so superbly written and so strong. I couldn't hate him because of the sheer force of his devotion to ruining every life that contributed to ruining his. Catherine Earnshaw was such a brat but one that I understood, even when I disagreed. I loved their broken, confused, but passionate love and how much they suffered for it.
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At the risk of repeating myself many times. This was a really very enjoyable read. I just wish I had been exposed to books like this when I was in high school. I am enjoying reading these classics since retirement.
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