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Did you like the book? Why or why not?
i didnt love this book but i didnt hate it either. to tell you the truth i dont understand why its a classic. its very hard to read.
i dont particularly think that heathcliff is sexy. i think hes a butthole but i think the main reason he is viewed as sexy is because he has that wickedness to him that just about every woman thinks is sexy. i dont know why bc i dont want to be treated like crap but whatever.
do you think this book was too dark for its time?
I did enjoy this book, which was a surprise since it is a book I have tried to read in the past but didn't finished. I had tried to read it in high school, but couldn't get into it. Now a decade later I was into the book pretty quickly. I'm not quite sure why I liked it since I'm not into anti-heroes, although I do enjoy books that cover several generations. One aspect that I did enjoy is that I really needed to pay attention and think while I read it. While reading this book I really felt like I have been reading a lot of fluff lately.
I didn't find Heathcliff sexy or really attractive in anyway. I'm not drawn to the bad boys nor the dark, brooding characters. I didn't even like Catherine, since I'm not into drama. I think I would have enjoyed the book more if Heathcliff seemed intelligent in his methods of extracting revenge. While I think he was supposed to be intelligent, I never saw that demonstrated. I'm mean his big plan seemed to be to neglect Hareton. He is never redeemed as a character. The only reason that he doesn't succeed in destroying the families is because he becomes too exhausted to finish his plan.
I think the book was too dark for its time, but further I think its weakness is that it is too dark of a book. The main character doesn't redeem himself, nor change in any significant way. Until the final scene there really isn't any reason to think that goodness or love can succeed in the face of evil/hate, which seems to be the theme of the book. The ending just seemed too light and perfect after all the darkness preceding it, and very abrupt. Although I did like that Heathcliff wound up just being a hiccup in the destiny of the two main families.
Do you think that Cathy and Hareton will have the happily ever after ending it is implied for them?
This is a great book.I read it once more after high school but
haven't since I've gotten married and had a child. I think if I re-read
it now I'd take so much more from it. Even though the circumstances are
quite extraordinary this book demonstrates all the ordinary aspects of relationships that make the every day poetic- struggle & sacrifice. For instance, Healthcliff definitely isn't a dashing model man. He's dark, bitter, cranky and mean. To me, a story such as this is so much more romantic because it captures the essence of pulling beauty out of ugliness and pain.
I liked it, I see why it’s a classic, but I don’t love it. I like that it shows that not all people are good inside or can change, that’s the truth, sometimes people are just horrible. It was hard to connect or care about any of the characters though.
I have no idea why Heathcliff is considered sexy, I think he’s a jerk. If he really loved Catherine he would have done good by her instead of trying to make her miserable. Love doesn’t have to be about torture and heartache, I don’t understand why so many "great" love stories are this way.
I don’t know if it was too dark for it’s time, but it probably wasn’t anything extraordinary until after the time period.
I think Catherine and Hareton could live happily ever after because they share similar experiences and have a strong common bond. They defeated the monster after all.
How do you think Cathy’s life would have differed if Catherine had lived long enough to raise her?
I have a confession I went out and bought the book because the libary didn't have any in and I have not finished it I found this book so hard to read I don't know if it is becasue I have a head cold or what but I spent the time I did read it re-reading trying to figure out what was going on. I do really want to finish the story though I am thinking I might go and get the movie does anyone know how close the movie is to the book?
Quoting dreamercat1:
I have a confession I went out and bought the book because the libary didn't have any in and I have not finished it I found this book so hard to read I don't know if it is becasue I have a head cold or what but I spent the time I did read it re-reading trying to figure out what was going on. I do really want to finish the story though I am thinking I might go and get the movie does anyone know how close the movie is to the book?
For the first 5 chapters I used an online cliff notes site. It was so much easier to read once I was through those chapters. I still referred back after a couple of chapters to make sure I didn't miss something important.
I didn't like this book. Heathcliff is horrible, & he made everyone's life (including his own) a living misery. And for what?
Over some dumb, immature, b**ch, who just wanted to have her cake & eat it too. Ughh!!!
Catherine was so selfish, she's just as bad as Heathcliff. I don't think she even cared about her own daughter.
I felt like climbing into the story & slapping some sense into her. LOL!
IDK, I just didn't get it.
All that senseless pain and misery for nothing......thats not love, thats selfishness & egoism
I did however like the way she described life back then. The doctor visits, the bleeding out as treatments, LOL! (yeah, I'm sure that helped).
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