Would you recommend this book. Why or why not? If you have any other recommendations, please share!
2007-07-04 10:48:58 · 11 answers · asked by Sunshine 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Plot: in the background, a coming-of-age family tale. For the most dysfunctional family imaginable.
Characters: Relatively small cast, and everybody gets plenty of attention and development. Even the minor characters are well-layered, and Heathcliff and Catherine are amazingly drawn.
Style: 19th century prose, at times a little unpolished, but it fits the setting and the characters.
Plus: Heathcliff. And the complete lack of an entirely innocent character.
Minus: the frame narration isn't the most interesting.
Summary: must read. Complex enough to satisfy on several reads - actually the second or third time around is more interesting than the first.
2007-07-04 11:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would most definately recommend Wuthering Heights. It's a great gothic novel of unfulfilled love. To me it's the best of the Bronte lot although I do like Jane Eyre too just not as much.
If you like gothic type books I would also encourage you to read Dracula by Bram Stoker and Dragonwyck by Anya Seton.
2007-07-04 11:01:27 · answer #2 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'd recommend it. It's not the most uplifting story in the world, that's for sure, but you really care about what happens to the characters, which is always the mark of really good writing. Like another person mentioned, it is written in style that reflects the dialect and the time of the setting which won't appeal to everyone, but if you can persevere with it you won't be disappointed
2007-07-04 12:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by LadyRebecca 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wuthering Heights is an amazing book. It's totaly worth reading. Ahh It's just great.
2007-07-04 11:29:48 · answer #4 · answered by sw_1304 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read this book when I was in my late teens/early 20s, and fell in love with Heathcliff. I read it again when I was in my 40s, and thought he was an immoral Jerk. It is very sad, but extremely well written. If you like your characters fully flushed out, you will enjoy this book.
If you do, you will also like (maybe more) "Tess of the D'Ubervilles" by Thomas Hardy and "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne Du Maurier.
2007-07-04 13:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by nanlwart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I just finished it this week. It's beautifully written, but I struggled to understand the accents that she writes phonetically. Also, it's quite melodramatic (people keep flouncing in and out declaring undying love, hate or indifference). But if you like romances, you'll probably enjoy it.
2007-07-04 11:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by Marie Antoinette 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the plot was good. some elements were a little hard to understand, and joseph, a character in the book, was really hard to understand. i had to read it in class, which took a little of the enjoyment out of it, but i still thought it was good.
2007-07-04 15:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by kris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A classic love story. Also a classic movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032145/
Read the book.See the movie.
2007-07-04 11:49:17 · answer #8 · answered by mothermayhem 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really enjoyed it and it is one of my favorite classics. It wouldn't appeal to everyone though. It is an unlikely love story, so if you like that kind of thing then you might enjoy it.
2007-07-04 10:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by irishkittie79 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
-it's a classic Katherine and Heathecliffe....
-however it depends on your taste
-there's no happy ending but it is a beautiful albeit sad book.
2007-07-04 10:59:25 · answer #10 · answered by Bethie123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋