1847, 1981 Bantam Classic edition
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights
Original price $1.75, bought used for unknown
Very ratty paperback
C+
While big sister Charlotte was writing Jane Eyre (and little sister Anne was penning Agnes Grey, which I've never read), Emily created this tale of tortured love. The writing is compelling and sometimes lovely, but the characters, Heathcliff in particular, are so unsavoury it's hard for me to enjoy this novel. Narrator Ellen comes across the best, although on this reading I was really struck with how manipulative she is. Yes, she's in the midst of people who are spoiled and/or insane, but sometimes her endeavors to survive and help others survive only make matters worse.
A previous owner wrote marginal notes on vocabulary words and their definitions, although he/she stopped after awhile. Perhaps it was assigned for school but the student couldn't get through it.
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