Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte!

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Originally Posted by LadyWentworth

That is funny. I find Jane Eyre to be the best novel of all-time. It is my personal favorite and no other novel could come close. Except for Austen's Persuasion perhaps, but even that has a long way to go to reach the same level of greatness as JE. Anyway, having said that, I really do like Wuthering Heights. I was only 12 when I read it. It did have quite an impact on me. Heathcliff is probably the reason that it did, though. His character was so dark and interesting. So, lovers of Jane Eyre can also love Wuthering Heights. :)

You know, you have described my feelings exactly on the book, the reason why I like it. Except that I never liked Catherine. :) Never will. :) Other than that, I couldn't have written the post better myself. ;)

I know OF it. I tried to find it in the library. Then I looked on Netflix, but to no avail. :( I knew they sold it on DVD (I put it on my wishlist, in fact). I figured that he would be good at playing the dark, brooding Heathcliff. After all, I thought he was perfect as the dark, brooding Rochester. :)

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I hope you can find it soon, Lady Wentworth; I think you would like it if you liked him in "Jane Eyre." I wrote up a review on the movie thread on 'Wuthering Heights". I just re-watched it the other night; loved it. Yes, not exactly as the book, but close. They did take some liberties. Better to read my review. It is worth it, if not just for the mesmerizing quality of Dalton's amazing green eyes.

Papayahed, I just saw your post now; don't film adaptations relate to books?

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Originally Posted by Janine

Papayahed, I just saw your post now; don't film adaptations relate to books?

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Originally Posted by papayahed

This section was was intended for book reviews:

http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=30178

There is General Literature and Author section to discuss all else.

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Is that because it is a poll, Papayahed? I didn't know that had restrictions, as to what we could discuss. Sorry. I also never realized the subheading was 'Write a Book Review'....I never even noticed that heading before this.

So was it you that bumped our discussion to the 'Jane Eyre vs.' thread? I saw that earlier and did not realise I had started a thread...I thought I was seeing things.

Well, I feel a little bad, in a way. I seriously hadn't looked at this thread since I last posted. First of all, I only responded to that comment about Jane Eyre fans not liking Wuthering Heights to show that a person can like both. I never thought a discussion would start from that statement. Second, I answered a question that was addressed to me regarding the movie. I actually had nothing else to say about the film beyond that.

So, I am sorry if the topic went somewhere else. I seriously didn't intend for it to do so. Especially because I just responded to the other comments that were made.

So, papaya, scold me. :D I guess I am at fault for unintentionally creating something that didn't follow the rules of the thread by responding to the other comments. I am at fault. Sorry! :)

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Originally Posted by Janine

Is that because it is a poll, Papayahed? I didn't know that had restrictions, as to what we could discuss. Sorry. I also never realized the subheading was 'Write a Book Review'....I never even noticed that heading before this.

So was it you that bumped our discussion to the 'Jane Eyre vs.' thread? I saw that earlier and did not realise I had started a thread...I thought I was seeing things.

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Yes, I moved the discussion.

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Originally Posted by LadyWentworth

Well, I feel a little bad, in a way. I seriously hadn't looked at this thread since I last posted. First of all, I only responded to that comment about Jane Eyre fans not liking Wuthering Heights to show that a person can like both. I never thought a discussion would start from that statement. Second, I answered a question that was addressed to me regarding the movie. I actually had nothing else to say about the film beyond that.

So, I am sorry if the topic went somewhere else. I seriously didn't intend for it to do so. Especially because I just responded to the other comments that were made.

So, papaya, scold me. :D I guess I am at fault for unintentionally creating something that didn't follow the rules of the thread by responding to the other comments. I am at fault. Sorry! :)

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Nonbody's being scolded. It is very easy to get carried away in threads, a simple adjustment was made to keep this part of the forum as it was intended to be.

A truly dark and compelling tale. Heathcliff is violent and moody yet I like him better than Hareton or even Catherine. Wonderful scenes like when nelly tells him of catherine's death or the attack on Hindley.
Difficult read but will stay long in the memory.

i read the novel some 2years back, but can recall the story even today. i liked the story very much, it shows a darker side of love,after all not all love stories are meant for a happy ending!

I finished rereading the book a few weeks ago. I was struck by how much more I liked it now than I did when I first read it in my high school years. Back then I could only see Catherine and Heathcliff as selfish, childish brats who will stop at nothing to have their way. Now, I think I've learned to be more careful about trusting our narrator, Mrs. Dean.

Does anyone else feel this way? Do you feel a reader can sympathize with both Mrs. Dean AND Catherine & Heathcliff? I feel like we have to cast aside Mrs. Dean's adherence to propriety to really feel the passion between Cathy and Heathcliff. Perhaps this is a better topic for the Emily Bronte forum.

Speaking of narrators, I find the opening chapters narrated by the pretentious Mr. Lockwood some of the funniest scenes in literature. I cannot help laughing when Mr. Lockwood is left alone in the kitchen to face the vicious dogs, especially the one named Juno. :D

Other than that, I loved the setting and the nature imagery. It's at once so beautiful and so haunting. I can see the influence of those "wuthering heights" in both Emily and Charlotte Bronte's books.

One of the greatest novels written in the English language, if not the greatest.

Having studied this novel for English Lit AS CW and literally just finished coursework on it, I have to say the more you study and analyse it, the more it loses its appeal.

However, I do maintain that it is a brilliant book and one that I shall read again some time in the future.

I read Wuthering Heights several years ago; I found the story very haunting and memorable. I agree with Silvia in that it is not for everyone.

I agree with Virgil, Janine, LadyWentworth, and others who loved the novel. I love it, too, and I agree with Virgil, it's the best book written in the English language during the 19th century.

This is really a very interesting novel I read and now I am thinking about rereading it

Perhaps re-reading Emily's classic when I'm on vacation will add a little extra to a disturbing tale. I've taken a cottage between the Bronte Parsonage and Top Withens [Wuthering Heights]

..."I bounded, leaped, and flew down the steep road [from Wuthering Heights]; then, quitting its windings, shot direct across the moor, rolling over banks, and wading through marshes: precipitating myself, in fact, towards the beacon-light of the Grange."

That's an idea, I'll take the book with me and read the above from chapter 17 whilst standing on Wuthering Heights.