2.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 21/04/2011

In most books- good books, anyway, I find- characters go one of two ways. They either change and grow (and this doesn't necessarily need to be a positive change), or they die. In the case of Wuthering Heights, they die. By the end, they were dropping like flies. In the blurb, it states that between the love of Edgar, Catherine and Heathcliff, one must die. It actually seemed by the end that everyone must die and it must be like playing Survivor-cum-Lord of the Flies.

I'm not saying it's a bad book. It's a classic for a reason, and in the tradition of all good Gothic romances it ends up making everyone miserable until everyone involved is dead. But due to the death of everyone and the growth of no one, I felt myself unable to invest in the characters and just yawned when another person died. If I liked anyone, it was Nelly/Ellen, but given she told approximately 90% of the story (what strange narrative techniques) and was mostly a passive character, it could be for that reason alone.

I'm surprised with how little I have to say about this book.

2.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 23/07/2007

Once again I have to say this 'classic' left me cold. This is the first Bronte book I ever read and while I loved the description of the moors and especially THAT BED enclosed and completely disturbing (don't sleep there...) I found both Heathcliff and especially Cathy unsympathetic and unlovable.

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 08/04/2007

I first read 'Wuthering Heights' as an English assignment in high school. It was hard work, a really heavy chore to wade through. Then I got to the end and turned around and read it again, cover to cover. 'Wuthering Heights' is a masterpiece but don't let that turn you off. It is a great read and Cathering and Heathcliff remain one of the most romantic sets of star-crossed lovers in the pantheon of English literature.

4.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 12/02/2007

I was forced to read this book when I was at high school as part of our English literature course. Despite some resistance on my part I did eventually get in to the book and I found that I really enjoyed it.
It’s a fantastic story with deep characters. An absolute classic that everyone should read.

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 10/01/2007

This compelling story of hate has enthralled readers for generations with good reason. From the classic scene of Lookwood encountering Catherine Linton's ghost, I was hooked. Though the plot is not always fast-moving, it is strong and compelling. It is fun for readers to draw parallels between the two generations outlined in this novel. The atmosphere of the novel is one of mystery, set up early in the first few chapters. Though most of the characters are despicable in some way, hearing about their lives through Nelly's eyes is irresistible. The novel is littered with violence, and the "moral" of the story is unclear to the reader, as it possibly was to the author herself, yet it does make a few important points. Love is not everything, for example, is stressed from the moment that Catherine Earnshaw becomes a Linton. With vivid imagery and extremely psychological characters, Emily Bronte created a classic truly deserving of the title

5.0 out of 5 based on 6 reviews. – Customer review on 27/05/2006

Wuthering Heights is one of the most extraordinarily lurid and unhinged stories ever written. In a carefully framed narrative the tormented romance between the headstrong Catherine Earnshaw and the brutish Heathcliff is unfolded against the stark and beautiful backdrop of the moors. A gothic masterpiece and one very warped story.