Emily Brontë’s only novel (she died a year later), Wuthering Heights remains one of literature’s most disturbing explorations into the dark side of romantic passion. Heathcliff and Cathy believe they’re destined to love each other forever, but when cruelty and snobbery separate them, their untamed emotions literally consume them.
Set amid the wild and stormy Yorkshire moors, Wuthering Heights, an unpolished and devastating epic of childhood playmates who grow into soul mates, is widely regarded as the most original tale of thwarted desire and heartbreak in the English language.
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This is the first book I've read this year (2010) for my new years resolution to read more books.
ReplyDeleteIt's somewhat of a difficult read, but definitely worth it if you can get through it.
Regarded as literary genius, I had to get my hands on it. After doing some research, I found out a rumor that Stephanie Meyer had based some of her twilight romance off of Wuthering Heights, this made me want to read it more. I have to say they are totally different stories and if you're into Twilight you wont necessarily like this book and if you don't like Twilight you won't necessarily dislike this book. It's deep and dark and twisted. Heathcliff is cruel and inhuman-like, though Emily doesn't give you a definite answer as to what he is exactly. She does make a vampire reference. Note that the book was written in 1847, even before Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897). It seems there were not yet many Vampire stories to draw from, and simply stated them as cruel, selfish, emotionally draining and possessed by the devil, they didn't yet have fangs or suck blood. This book is a Victorian Gothic classic, which is damn good for it's genre!
I would love to see Tim Burton turn this into a movie, staying true to it's dark, disturbing nature and elaborating on the Heathcliff-vampire scenario.