Wuthering Heights. It is a book that has been described as the best book ever written in English. It is a classic and one that I've heard a lot about. I had always wanted to read it and this year my English teacher recommended it to me. When she told me I needed to read I knew that I needed to read it. I started reading this book not really knowing what I was expecting from it, but what I'm feeling now is weird. I'm sort of confused, happy and sad all rolled into one. I think I have already written in my other post about Wuthering Heights, but I will say it again, Wuthering Heights is such a roller coaster for your emotions. This book have me so many different emotions. This not a review of the book, but more like my reaction and feelings about it.
I was so sort of confused when I first finished this book. Honestly this book to me is sort of messed up. It was full of incest (which I think was normal in those days), hatred, child abuse and revenge, but it was strangely good. It has actually taken me quite a while to finish this book, because I couldn't read it for a long time. I would read one or two chapters and then take a break. This book scared me and made me question human nature so I needed to have a break after reading it for a bit.
Everyone who has read this book ships Heathcliff and Catherine, and so do I, but I can't help but disliking Heathcliff. First of he abused child, even his own. Second of all he was just mean and cruel, but the ting was I also sympathised with him. He was a foundling who was looked down upon by his adopted family and he wasn't able to live with the person he loved. His love for Catherine was what made me love this novel so much, but his love for Catherine in my eyes do not justify his cruelty to is wife, son Hareton and Catherine. I sort of understand how he would not like Edger because he married his true love, but intense hatred for everyone else baffled me and made me extremely scared of him.
This book was so different to books that I have read before because it is manly told from flashbacks of the house maid, but it was unique and I really enjoyed it. I don't know about the ending though. I feel like this whole novel talks about so much and deals with many situations, but then I sort of abruptly ended with Heathcliff's death. Thinking back it sort of made sense, especially since he told Nelly that he was dying, but to me I felt that the ending was a little bit of a let down. This was basically a ramble of my thoughts. I'm still digesting this story and feeling many different emotions. This was a really cool book though, that I"m very glad that I have finally gotten around to reading.
The girl with her head in the clouds,
aka Kellie ♡
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