Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. - Page 4 - Writers Forum

superchase32 · 08-17-2007, 09:00 PM

But didnt understand it either. In what sense is it written? first person? I dont understand about Mrs Heathcliff?? I dont understand why it is so confussing. I had been waiting for him to meet Catherine but I see it takes a while. Any good ideas on how not to drop the book and understand the beggining? I am reading it out of pleasure but honestly I find it difficult to understand, not boring, just difficult to understand why this character talks about himself and then like narrates his actions....???? and then why is he in this place where they treat him so bad?

Jiri · 08-18-2007, 08:38 AM

About understanding Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. It can be confusing, just take your time reading it and keep in mind that Heathcliff is the boy Catherine's father adopted or brought home one day to live with the family.

Jiri-

TWariner · 09-22-2007, 04:19 PM

It was a good book. I read it a long time ago so I'll have to read it again. I remember it was difficult, but felt I was really accomplishing something to read it.

laciemn · 12-25-2007, 06:07 AM

Oh my Gosh---I love this book! The fiery emotions, ahh.

I read it solely because of the song by Kate Bush. I adore that song, and I had to know what it was all about.

Malone · 12-25-2007, 03:58 PM

This book is absolute amazing. Like you, it took me a little while to get into it, but then it grabs you, keeps you up at night reading.

The majority of the story is told from the housekeeper. She's telling the MC about her times at Wuthering Heights with Heathcliff and Katherine.

Give it a chance. It's great. The way she tells the story actually evolves into a form that I greatly admire as a writer and reader. Something I'd like to aspire to or expirement with one day.

It took me awhile to get Joseph's accent as well. Then it becomes clearer. I have to admit, that was the hardest part of the read for me too.

Lote-Tree · 12-25-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Caolan

Wuthering Heights is the classic I have read. As in the only one. I really enjoyed even though I found it kind of difficult to read. The only bit that annoyed me was the fact that Joseph's speech was written in accent, which is fair enough, only half the time I couldn't understand a thing he was saying.

I also hate it how people say 'You should always read the introduction.' So you do... and it gives away half the story.

Yes I have read this book. But I would not say it is my favourite love story. I would not in fact call it a love story! It is about two characters obsession with each other in which you grew to dislike them both! Love and suffering is understandable. Love and violence - nay!

lilacstarflower · 01-13-2008, 08:32 AM

I'm not too sure what i think about this one. I approached it thinking i was going to read a really great love story about a well-to-do girl and a misunderstood underling and i got this.

I didn't like Catherine or Heathcliffe at all as characters and wasn't really bothered when they died. The young Cathy was almost as annoying as her mother had been when she was living and the only decent person - her father Edgar died in his prime. As for Joseph - if i could understand a word of his mutterings i'm guessing i would have disliked him also

I continued to read the story to the end because i was intrigued to know what would happen to characters who i really didn't care for - and that is why i am starting to understand why this is a classic.

I did like Emily's style of jumping narrators and getting the story from different perspectives but when i actually thought about it the story is only really coming from one source - Nelly - thus it was only ever a one sided viewpoint.

I think this is a story about revenge, infatuation, madness and inhumanity - definitely not love (for me).

Saying that, i have recommended it to friends but much prefer Charlotte Bronte