Wuthering Heights (Bantam Classics) by Emily Bront? Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Wuthering Heights (Bantam Classics)
Book Review: Dull, pointless, and absurd
Summary: 1 Stars
I am repelled by the absurd peregrinations of Bronte's spiteful, petty-spirited, self-absorbed characters. The character of Heathcliff is that of a nightmarish beast, and Catherine isn't much better. And yet Emily Bronte wants us to LIKE these people. I read this book at the same time as OTHELLO, and to be honest I found my self liking even Iago better than these shallow fools -- at least Iago probably deserved to be a lieutenant! If this is a classic, then so's the phone book. It's ludicrous, witless, and excessively overwritten to boot. At one point, the reader of WUTHERING HEIGHTS will realize that there have been five (or so) mawkish death scenes, some fights and scuffles, and countless effusions of absurd and overblown emotion. And yet one is less than halfway through the book, and Bronte's still wuthering along as if the reader were yet awake. Again, I must compare it to OTHELLO, and find that in all respects it comes up short -- Othello even has better Moors. It's not a classic -- it's a really old British romance novel.Book Review: Brilliant without a shadow of a doubt!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am writing my senior college thesis (currently) on this brilliant novel and everytime I pick my much-loved copy up I discover something new and fascinating. My copy has notes in the margins throughout, often followed by an exclamation marks to indicate my excitement. This excellent novel is saturated with deep thoughtful symbolism, the colorful beautifully-created characters (despite their cruelty) have our sympathy throughout (if they deserve it). The emotion Emily Bront? is able to convey through her words defies description itself. I love this book so incredibly much; I consider it to the best of the Bront? novels and I've read nearly them all.Book Review: Very easy to drift of and leave the book alone
Summary: 2 Stars
After reading this dull book, I am now able to declare Emily Bronte as the worst writer of all in the Brone family. No passion and pain like Charolotte's JANE EYRE or LUCY SNOWE of Villette, and unlike the flighty creations of Anne's novel, this one was rather hard to finish. All in all, another over rated book.Book Review: This edition is very "user friendly" for high school kids.
Summary: 5 Stars
Who could argue with the literary value and heart-rending passion of this work? It remains a standard by which we should judge all masterpieces. Its simple (yet somehow elevated) style makes it surpringly easy for high school-age students to follow and the typical response is a pride as to having actually read, appreciated, and enjoyed a work of this level. This edition is very good for the reader unfamiliar with the novel. Placing its explanatory notes in the back works well. Often, placing them at the bottom of the page or on the facing page is an unattractive distraction and labels the work as "impossible." The notes are enlightening and helpful -- especially the untangling of Joseph's (the low class/high dialect servant)difficult language. My only regret for this book is its unpleasant pink color. Its a hard sell to high school boys anyway, and shading it in pink with a fancy girl on the cover seems to underline the more "lovey-dovey" aspects of the work. They're pleased when they discover Heathcliff's revenge plot, etc., but the novel is hidden in bookbags and pockets to hide the color from their friends'eyes.Book Review: Way cool!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book's among the best i've ever read. All those who don't like it must be basing their opinion on the dreadful 1992 film adaptation instead of reading the actual book.