Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

1847•Romance•318 pages

Taste attributes: romancedramahistoricalpsychologicalfresh & originalheavylinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosiondeep rivalry

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Boxlist takeA moving, fresh romance novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with Earnshaw's adopted son, Heathcliff. The novel was influenced by Romanticism and Gothic fiction.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

RomanceDramaHistoricalPsychologicalComplex relationshipInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSelf destruction/implosionDeep rivalry

Subjects

Country homesCountry lifeCousinsDeathDramaExaminationsFamiliesFamily life

Details

Author
Emily Brontë
Published
1847
Pages
318
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