Let me begin by saying I won't tell you too much about this book just in case you're anything like me with a tiny desire to pick it up someday. I was never forced to read it in junior high or high school, and I didn't know much about it other than the fact it's a classic. Written by Emily Brontë in 1847 it truly is "The strangest love story ever told."
I had to give this book 3 out of 5 stars, because quite honestly, I couldn't seem to wrap my head around WHY certain people didn't just run off together and live as they say, "happily ever after". To my surprise the book was nothing like I thought it would be, but I suppose that's why I couldn't stop thinking about it once I put it down...
I imagined it to be romantic, with windy moors and ladies hair flailing all about, and brooding men to be full of charming lines and annoying dispositions...Yeah. It's not like that at all...except for the windy moors. Those moors were pretty accurate.
Now, if you've seen or read any of the Twilight saga books, you will completely understand certain concepts Stephanie Meyer pulls from Wuthering Heights in her book, New Moon. Or if you're an avid FRIENDS watcher, you will enjoy reflecting on that one episode where Phoebe and Rachel join the book club and discuss Wuthering Heights. So if you decide to read this classic, just know it will trip you out...especially the part with the child abuse, revenge, jealousy, and my absolute favorite, the ghosts.
Happy reading!
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