This week I thought I’d share some notes I jotted down while reading: Heathcliff. Callous, heartless, no soul, or feeling. Grr, I really hate this man! You’d think he soften slightly when seeing his child for the first time. But … Continue reading
I know, I know, it isn’t Wednesday. This week has been a challenge to say the least. I wasn’t even sure I’d have the energy or time to get out my readalong updates. In fact something that normally takes me … Continue reading
Already the author has my emotions wrung like a mop. She is proving herself an expert in manipulating my feelings in such a way that I was immediately and undeniably sympathetic toward the main character and those like her. This … Continue reading
Welcome to week five of Wuthering Heights Wednesday. Last week we found out how much Cathy is disliked by a number of readers. But nothing can outshine Heathcliff’s villainy. This is the one aspect of movie that never came through as … Continue reading
Love To Hate Characters It sounds like this week the general consensus is that Cathy is a . . . [insert expletive here]. Yeah, pretty much. Cathy is wicked and self-absorbed beyond measure. One would think such a self-centered person incapable … Continue reading
The narrator continues weaving a tale I hate to leave. For me, it’s the dynamics of the character’s relationships that keep me interested in their story as it twists and turns down a dark and foreboding path. The voice of Ellen Dean, the narrator, … Continue reading
Three chapters a week is painful. It isn’t the reading, but the waiting. As in I want to read it all – now. Summary and Thoughts: Brontë continues to develop her characters beautifully. She excels at creating people you want to know … Continue reading
Miss Emily Brontë knew how to bring vividity to fiction through eloquent characterization. Each draws me in immediately with descriptions that I can imagine and make real in my mind quite easily. Heathcliff: He turned, as he spoke, a peculiar look … Continue reading
Ew no, not that kind. The Readalong bug! My first didn’t go so well. I quit. However, the one I’m participating in now (Wuthering Heights Wednesday) is fantabulous. Now I hear Pam is doing one called Margaret May. And it just … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë Edited with an Introduction by Pauline Nestor Preface by Lucasta Miller Fiction, 337 pages Penguin Classics, Penguin Books . I can’t open this any better than the first lines of the preface: When I first read … Continue reading
I am not getting this book or its theme, and I cannot find it within myself to understand or like any of the characters. Perhaps I’m not in the right mindset for Bolaño. He definitely requires an “active reader”. And … Continue reading
This is proving to be what I thought it was before this readalong – a fairly daunting read. As well as it’s translated, I still find myself doing research so I can understand the author, his story, its setting and characters better. … Continue reading