Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte

from StoutHearted

This novel is as wild as the weather on the Yorkshire moors; with so much drama and brooding, no wonder it's a favorite among hormonal teens. We have dysfunctional, forbidden love that destroys others in its path with its fierce passion -- it's easy to see why many personify Catherine and Heathcl...

from amydross

Some people call this one of literature's great love stories, while others object strenuously to this idea. How can this be a love story, they argue, when Heathcliff is a violent psycho and Catherine is manipulative and cruel? To which I'd answer, can't bad people experience love? There's nothing...

from kambrogi

I won't recount this tragic tale of dysfunctional family and twisted love; you can find a synopsis anywhere. I will say that this 1847 story could easily take place today, and in fact is retold in a contemporary context by Alice Hoffman in her novel, Here on Earth. At heart, Wuthering Heights is ...

from atimco

Wuthering Heights is one of those classics that are constantly abused for being "depressing" or "gloomy" - as if a work's quality consists solely in its ability to cheer its audience. The expressions of hatred directed at this book really shock me, because I found it a very gripping tale. I read ...

from Jenson_AKA_DL

When Mr. Lockwood became tenant of the brooding Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights he had no idea of the dramatic and tragic history of the land. When faithful servant, Nelly, seeks to enlighten him he is treated to a tale of horrible proportions, of violence and revenge and the inhumanity of love t...