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Wuthering Heights

 

June 03, 2002

My Favorite Book

While we're waiting for everyone to read a chunk of this month's book before discussing it, I thought I'd follow suit and write a quick post about my favorite, Wuthering Heights. Between school assignments and my own free time, I think I've read it about 10 times.

Besides being a well-constructed story, I think I'm drawn mostly to the whole love/hate theme. In Heathcliff and Cathy's world, there isn't much differentiation between the two because they both love what they hate most and simultaneously hate those they most love. There isn't much of a fine line between those two themes in this story.

Secondly, I'm also fascinated by the characters. Cathy is probably one of the most complex female literary characters of the day and Heathcliff is, well, hot. Ever see the first Wuthering Heights movie from 1939? Laurence Olivier nails the character and is, well, very hot.



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I may need to go back and read it again...25 years later. Sir Olivier never struck me as hot......hey did ya ever see Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman do the whithering hieghts spoof? I know, I know, blasphemy.

You're thinking about the old and shriveled Olivier from recent memory. I have no idea what his age was in 1939, but trust me, he was hot. And smarmy. You know how I like them.

its the best book i ever read i think it should be awarded every year

hello this book i havent read till now and now i am goin to start so it is also added in our syllabus so it will be enjoy to read this book soplz add me if you want to share any thing related to this at ushanenwani@hotmail.com

WELL!! THIS WAS PRETTY NICE BOOK I LIKED IT A LOT SPECIALLY I LIKED THE ENDING OF STORY I THINK E.NESBIT WAS GREAT WRITER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK

THE OTHER READERS OF NOVELS I SHOULD SUGGEST THEM TO DO READ THIS BOOK AS IT IS A ONE OF BOOK WITH SOME CHANGE I COULD SAY

 

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