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Wuthering Heights: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin
Wuthering Heights: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin | Emily Bront
Gems of literature in a luxurious and unique design by Marjolein Bastin. The Marjolein Bastin Classics Series is a chance to rediscover classic literature in collectible, luxuriously illustrated volumes. For the first time ever, the internationally celebrated artwork of Marjolein Bastin graces the pages of a timeless classic, Wuthering Heights, the story of Heathcliff and Catherine. Beyond bringing these stories to life, Bastin's series adds elaborately designed ephemera, such as four-color maps, letters, family trees, and sheet music. Whether an ideal gift for an Austen or Bront devotee or a treat to yourself, the Marjolein Bastin Classics Series, as a set or individually purchased, is perfect for anyone who feels a connection to these enduring literary gems.
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TheBookHippie
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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@BookwormAHN I am in love!!! Thank you so very much!!!!

#BOOK2BOOK

I‘ve got my stack ready for October ! 🙃🎉

BookwormAHN You're welcome 😺 15h
CatMS I thought about this book this morning remembering how much I loved it as a teenager, need to revisit it as an adult. 15h
TheBookHippie @CatMS I‘ve read it several times, I collect copies of it. 🙃 I think it‘s different everytime I read it! 14h
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 13h
CatMS @TheBookHippie I'm sure I will have a different experience now, looking forward to it. 11h
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BookwormAHN
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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Here is Group 3 of my #Book2book options. I can either do one of these or all. Open to everyone who signed up for #Book2book. If more than one person wants a book, then I will do a drawing on the 20th for it.
@AllDebooks @Bookish_Gal @Chrissyreadit @LiteraryinLawrence @Clwojick @Cuilin @bcncookbookclub @Tineke @julieclair @Catsandbooks @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville @Lizpixie @KateReadsYA @TheBookHippie @dabbe @CSeydel

Catsandbooks One last stop and I kissed shara wheeler please 3w
julieclair The Adventures of Amina, please! 3w
Soubhiville I‘m also interested in Shara Wheeler and Amina Al-Siraft 3w
Cuilin Also interested in Amina 3w
TheBookHippie Wuthering Heights interested 🙃 (edited) 2w
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Roary47
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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I finally feel caught up (for now). So I finally got around to my July wrap up. I had 5, 5 star reads!!! It was a great month with being able to sit and read while my kids either played outside, watched their favorite shows, or played nicely in their room. Knowing that I‘m not going to read as much as this, now that I‘m back to work is sad, but so glad I get to be in a few buddy reads. 🥰💛

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Roary47
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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5✨ I first read this in high school and enjoyed its writing. I‘m pretty sure I never finished it then. There is a lot of similar of reused names so it was a little hard to follow. There is a lot of abuse written in here for the children. Others are trying to break the cycle. There is love and companionship through their suffering. Another Serial read that I had to finish early. 🥰

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DebinHawaii
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#VolumesAndVocals

Pretty sure I don‘t need to explain why this book was my first thought for a #BadRomance 😱🖤

“You know that I want you
And you know that I need you
I want it bad, your bad romance

I want your love, and I want your revenge
You and me could write a bad romance (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
I want your love and all your lover's revenge
You and me could write a bad romance”

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent 🎵🖤 3mo
Eggs Absolutely 💯 👏🏻 3mo
dabbe “ 'And I pray one prayer—I repeat it till my tongue stiffens—Catherine Earnshaw, may you not rest as long as I am living; you said I killed you—haunt me, then! The murdered do haunt their murderers, I believe. I know that ghosts have wandered on earth. Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!‘ “

Yep, that was one bad romance that I keep reading again and again. 🤩🤣🤗
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RowReads1
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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“Emily” is a lovely film 💁🏻‍♀️.

DivineDiana And that is a lovely frock! ❤️ (edited) 4mo
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Bookwomble
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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Da fuck was that! Someone care to explain to me why this is tagged as "Romance"? ??? I don't think so! ?

In the 6 months I've taken to read it, according to Mrs B I've done nothing but complain how horrendous all the characters are (other than Nellie Dean: Victoria Wood in my mental casting ?). I finished the last 20% in one go today, mainly while picnicking at Rufford Old Hall to finally get it over with, and thank goodness, it's done! ?⬇️

Bookwomble (Rating? 😒 Oh yeah - 4.5 ⭐ I loved it 💔 Don't tell anyone 🤫) 4mo
psalva Love this review! 😂 I remember having a similar reaction. 4mo
Suet624 I love your final note. I felt the same way. 4mo
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Aimeesue While I always and forever will loathe WH, your casting of VW as Nellie Dean is inspired! I hadn‘t watched any VW in a while, so I made my way to YouTube and spent a hour there watching Victoria Woods‘ All Day Breakfast. An absolute delight. https://youtu.be/zq2f8QbTrlM 4mo
LeahBergen 🤣 Great review! 4mo
Palimpsest I finally read this a couple of years ago and would have initially liked it better if I hadn‘t expected romance and the characters weren‘t so awful. I watched the 1939 film version since then which helped me appreciate it more and I know I‘ll eventually reread it. 4mo
Bookwomble @Aimeesue I did an internet search to check if Victoria has actually played the part, wondering if I'd seen it and forgotten, but not so. A pity as I think she would have been brilliant as Nellie. So sadly missed 💖 4mo
Bookwomble @Palimpsest I'm sure I've seen that film over the years, though I haven't retained much memory of it. I do have the impression that it made less of the abusive element and played up the romance, but I may be misremembering. 4mo
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AllisonM89
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
Mehso-so

Beautiful written, but such crazy characters...

#20in4 @Andrew65
Finished my first of four books that I'm in the middle of ..

Andrew65 Brilliant, and a true classic at that. Well done 👏👏👏 4mo
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AllisonM89
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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Oh my goodness, it's beautifully written, but all these characters belong on the Jerry Springer show.... 😬😅

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vivastory
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontee
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I noticed that this biopic of my favorite Bronte is playing this weekend. There doesn't seem to be a critical consensus. Any fans of WH or other Bronte novels see it and recommend?

KathyWheeler I haven‘t watched it yet but might eventually. It‘s interesting that there‘s no consensus about it. 7mo
Tamra I‘d love to see it! 7mo
mcctrish I think I remember seeing posts about this in the Fall. I‘m totally intrigued 7mo
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vivastory @KathyWheeler @tamra @mctrish I just bought a ticket for the Sunday matinee. I'll try to post my thoughts afterwards! 7mo
batsy What @Tamra said! I don't know if it'll ever show here unfortunately so I'll have to find some creative ways to watch it. Look forward to your thoughts! 7mo
anatrnd i haven't read her books, but i absolutely LOVED this movie, it was great! 7mo
vivastory @batsy It's so frustrating having to work around issues like that! Fingers crossed you find a way 7mo
vivastory @anatrnd Thanks for the feedback! Looking forward to it 7mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Of course seeing the stage production made me want to read the book again…and since my husband, who has never read it, expressed interest in doing so, I picked up an edition I‘ve long had my eye on. Love, love, love Reuben Toledo‘s cover!

#BookMail

wordslinger42 I love these covers, too! I also have Jane Eyre and P&P. Not sure if they did any others! 7mo
IndoorDame Ooh, exquisite! My copy is falling apart. So tempted 7mo
TracyReadsBooks @wordslinger42 I feel like I might need those too…😬 7mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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So exciting to see a favorite book on stage & this production—both incredible AND something else—which comes from a renowned group of UK theatres was a treat. By turns engrossing & head shaking, it was fun seeing the story of Catherine & Heathcliff played out on stage in a production that included puppets, a Greek Chorus, singing, dancing, & yes, even a short rock interlude. I don‘t know if there are other US stops but it‘s an entertaining show.

Meshell1313 Sounds super fun! 7mo
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TracyReadsBooks
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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At the theatre tonight and this is either going to be the most awesome thing ever…or something else…I‘m hoping for awesome. Love the book. I hope a stage production (with music I hear) does it justice. 🤞

Meshell1313 Ooh you must post a review after! I‘m so curious if it will be good! 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 7mo
Eggs Great quote 🤩🥰 7mo
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wordslinger42
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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I haven't read this one since high school! Let's see what I think of it now 📖

dabbe I'll be interested to see what you think. My feelings definitely changed (I won't say how until you've read it again). 😊 8mo
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Bookwomble
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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I've seen a few reviews complaining about Nelly Dean as the narrator, saying this structural remove of the events to a past mediated by a third party is distancing, but I'm finding her role fascinating. Nelly seems to be in contention with Cathy's tendency to distort and filter reality; she seeks to help Cathy see others as beings with their own intention and agency, rather than as objects moving through her own perceptual field and existing ⬇️

Bookwomble ... only in relation to her. I'm only 40% in, but so far Nelly stands out as the existential hero of the book, self-aware and striving to liberate others. Knowing something of the end (first read, but a culturally-embedded text), it's a tragically unsuccessful effort, which makes Nelly's travail all the more courageous. Though further reading may make bollocks of all this! 😏 8mo
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Bookwomble
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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"Having leveled my palace, don't erect a hovel and complacently admire your own charity in giving me that for a home.”

This quote could be from Pedagogy of the Oppressed, but it was said by Heathcliff to Cathy.

Suet624 😃😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 8mo
dabbe Ooh, Heathcliff. Ouch. 🗡️ 8mo
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abookdragonsretreat
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Pickpick

Whilst this isn't usually my favoured genre, I've heard so many people rave about this gothic romance tragedy, so I've always been intrigued. The drama in this book was so woefully written and I enjoyed the tense atmosphere between all the characters. Heathcliff was such an interesting yet dislikeable character, utterly obsessed with Catherine. The direction of the story towards the end wasn't how I would have liked it, but still worth the read!

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Bookwomble
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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“I believe language to have been given us to make our meaning clear, not to wrap it in dishonest doubt."

Charlotte Brontë in her Preface to "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë

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Bookwomble
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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Well, it's certainly not before time that I read Wuthering Heights given how much I love both Kate Bush and Victorian gothic. This edition is from a set of books by the Brontë sisters that I bought Mrs. B on one of our visits to the Brontë Parsonage in Haworth, which is nifty.
There's an 1850 preface by Charlotte in which she seeks to justify the novel's perceived shortcomings, but which to me reads like a sustained dig at Emily. I'm sure that ⬇️

Bookwomble ... wasn't her intention, but she does seems to double-down on some of the criticisms. Still, how better to start the year than with a dour and doomed romance? 9mo
dabbe @Bookwomble Amen! And there's no better doomed romance than Heathcliff and Cathy. Oh, how I love the moors and all things British (and Victorian, too!) I was truly lucky to have been able to teach British literature before I retired.😊 9mo
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Becker
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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A perfect afternoon. ☕️🫖

Tamra One of my all time favorites. 😍 9mo
Chelsea.Poole Pretty! 9mo
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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë

I have gained the reputation of deliberate heartlessness; how undeserved, I alone can appreciate.

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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I got this lovely copy of ‘Wuthering Heights‘ and I just cannot wait to start it!

Hazel2019 Love this edition! 9mo
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Gissy
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Pickpick

I read this novel long time ago. I forgot how terrible Mr Heathcliff was and how dysfunctional, violent, co-dependent these relations were. But thinking about the author, how brave she was to write in a novel about these topics was incredible and she was young. I think I need to re-read it in the future after maybe read more about the author. I will need, of course, another beautiful edition. I read the Thomas Nelson edition. 4⭐️

TheSpineView Awesome 11mo
Gissy #20in4 Readathon (first book) @Andrew65 I used more than 20 hours reading☺️
14 reading hours x 10 points= 140 pts x 12 readathons = 1680 pts + 15 pts ScarathlonDailyPrompt + 5 genre + 6 post

Total= 1,706 points

@Staycurious
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11mo
Tamra Love that edition & the novel! 11mo
Gissy @Tamra I have various titles from the same special edition. I decided that I will read some of my special editions, when I die, many years for that I hope😜🤣 books probably will end in the recycle bin or in a charity store that we don‘t have many here. They don‘t read or have the passion for books as I have🤷🏽‍♀️So now is the moment to appreciate those beauties😍I really enjoyed that novel with that terrible character. I‘m glad I re- read it🤗 11mo
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Kaarin
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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From now on calling this The Real Housewives of Wuthering Heights. I missed this in school and have always been intimidated by it. WHY? These people are crazy as hell.

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Linsy
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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“You said I killed you—haunt me then. The murdered do haunt their murderers. I believe—I know that ghosts have wandered the earth. Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad. Only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!“

#ghost #scarathlondailyprompts #teamslaughter

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Andrea313
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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I know we're on Jane Eyre right now, #PemberLittens, but every time I see this making the rounds on social media, I absolutely screamlaugh. Someone find the woman who wrote this tweet and give her an award. Or, at the very least, some hot applesauce to throw in an enemy's face. #Brontussy

Erinsuereads I've just discovered your posts in the pemberlittens tags so prepare for spaming, cause this incense is 🔥🔥🔥🤣🤣🤣 12mo
Andrea313 @ErinSueMreads Have at it! 😂🤣 12mo
Erinsuereads *meme ... Literally no idea how it corrected to incense 🤣🤣🤣🤣 12mo
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johncadams
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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This is one of the best-loved classic novels of all time. I think it's also a cracking ghost story.

I've posted a fuller review at my blog, John C Adams Reviews.

https://www.johncadamsreviews.com/single-post/wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte-...

#ghoststory #literature

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RobES
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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Because I'm an English Lit teacher there are an absurd amount of books I've reread an absurd amount of times, but purely for pleasure I've read Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte and The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry multiple times. I've also read Wonder by RJ Palacio both in school and at home with my own kids 💛

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Tineke
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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I've read some crazy books, but this was... indescribable. A good book, but damn were those characters horrible and some a bit dumb. Felt exasperated here and there. The things that went on, unpunished.. Kate Bush' song was perfect, it fit so well and gave me some much needed lightness to persevere. They're not pretty, but I do enjoy the Penguin Popular Classics.
TBR since February 19th. 2019; 279 pages.

SarahBookInterrupted I finally read it this year as well and felt the same as you. 13mo
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thecaffinatedreader
Wuthering Heights | Emily Brontë
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Today‘s thrifts haul for $3.50

AuntCourtney That‘s an amazing haul 14mo
AuntCourtney That‘s an amazing haul 14mo
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Bibliobear
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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“He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.”

Remembering Emily Bronte on her birthday.

Cathythoughts ♥️ 14mo
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104_goodbuddyy
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
Pickpick

This is probably one of my favorite classics. The novel was so well-written. I enjoyed all the characters, even Heathcliff surprisingly, but my favorites were Mrs. Dean and Hareton. The relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine was beautiful and yet disastrous. I was so engrossed in wanting to learn everything about Heathcliff, I couldn‘t put the novel down. In some sickly twisted way, I really enjoyed his character. Overall, wonderful read.

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BookwormAHN
Wuthering Heights | Bronte Emily
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Mehso-so

I finally read Wuthering Heights and honestly I think some of the movies are better (especially the one with Timothy Dalton). The book was just so dark and Heathcliff so monstrous. I am glad I finally read it though.
#BFC2022 @wanderinglynn
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#NoShameReadathon #DarkRomance @Nessavamusic

wanderinglynn I‘m not a fan of the book either. 1y
Nessavamusic I have yet to make it through this one. 1y
TheAromaofBooks I finally made it through this one thanks to the #PemberLittens' buddy read earlier this year. I was NOT a fan! Early in the book I printed off a little cast of characters/family tree and I've never enjoyed crossing people off as they kipped over quite so much 😂 1y
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RebeccaRoo7
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Can anyone guess what book I'm reading at the moment with this beautiful inlay? Clue: This novel shares something with the tagged book above. First published in 2020, it's easily one of my favorites and I should've read it sooner!

#readKY #vacation #nashville #mystery #creepy #gothic ##haunted

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CrowCAH
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#Two4Tuesday

1. Yes, I do enjoy moody or emotional books.
2. I consider the tagged book moody and atmospheric. Also Jane Eyre fits this category too.

@mabell @mrp27 @readordierachel

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1y
mabell Thanks for the tag! 👋 1y
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jlhammar
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
Thanks for the tag @Eggs

⭐️ Do you enjoy books that are moody? For you, what is a moody book? ⭐️

Tagged is the first book that came to mind. Pictured is my old paperback copy. My moody teenage self loved Wuthering Heights. Broody, temperamental, filled with angst and drama.

I still love the Brontës, but the relationship between Heathcliff and Cathy doesn‘t seem quite as romantic to me now as it did then.

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday! 1y
Eggs I loved it too as a teen🖤 1y
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EadieB
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!

1. Yes I do enjoy moody books.

2. Wuthering Heights to me is a moody book. It has the gloom and sullenness that goes along with being moody.

Can you play? @MoonWitch94 @Dragon @Hazel2019
@Ddzmini @fredamans @Gissy @PaperbackPirate

PaperbackPirate Thank you for the tag! Here‘s a moody emoji for you 😑 1y
TheSpineView You're welcome! Thanks for playing! 1y
RaeLovesToRead Oh yes, I didn't think of Wuthering Heights! Excellent moody book 😊 1y
fredamans Thanks for the tag! I am a moody reader, but more my mood than the book. 😊 1y
Ddzmini Will do today sorry was working like crazy yesterday 😜 1y
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arlenefinnigan
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Look what I won! Isn't it beautiful? Check out Jess's shop, it's lovely https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/loadofolbobbins

merelybookish Congrats! That is lovely! 1y
squirrelbrain Lovely! 💕 1y
CarolynM Lucky you! It‘s beautiful 😍 1y
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wideeyedreader
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Bailedbailed

Haven‘t DNF‘d a book in a while. I found this one boring, and all the characters to be just insufferable to read about.

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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I have no words. My love for classical literature has has increased in masses, and I am amazed at what skill there was in the Bronte sisters. I wish I could travel to the past and visit some of the amazing authors which were present during this time. This book sent me on quite the rollercoaster. My love for gothic literature has grown - if even possible. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront

You loved me—then what right had you to leave me?

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront

I‘m tired of being enclosed here. I‘m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart: but really with it, and in it.

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront

Honest people don‘t hide their deeds.

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Sharv_Sona
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront

Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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#Pemberlittens this showed up in my Google News: Crisis Magazine: Wuthering Heights in a Nutshell.
https://www.crisismagazine.com/2022/wuthering-heights-in-a-nutshell
Some twaddle about how "This happy ending serves as the final judgment on the novel itself, confirming that Emily Brontë, like the indomitable Nelly Dean, is on the side of the angels."

WTF! Wuthering Heights had a happy ending??? I'm off to read one about Pride and Prejudice.

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Sophronisba
Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Very well written but very bleak, a sense reaching out for the most pessimistic response to anything internal or external within the confines of the book. I can‘t help but think that Emily had a very sordid view on humanity and in life in general. I not sure if I would pick this one back up as I need to be lifted out of the lull this book has shimmed me into. If I had to pick my favorite Brontë sister, Charlotte from what I read thus far.