Esse é daqueles livros, ame ou odeie.

Eu sou do time que adora essa história, e entende todos os problemas que ela traz, não tem como um ser humano normal amar um homem como o Heathcliff, mas é como dizem toda panela tem a sua tampa, e a dele era a sua querida Cath, mas ela demorou demais pra perceber isso, e condenou os dois a uma vida sombria e triste.

O livro todo é completamente sombrio e tenso, não existe luz nessa história, e a gente percebe que nada nesse mundo faria isso mudar.

Heathcliff estava entregues as sombras, e aceitou que essa seria a sua vida, e a de qualquer pessoa que cruzasse o seu caminho.

it's perfection

Although it's a really gloomy book, it's still remarkable, considering especially when it was written; there are, of course, things that betray its age, apart from the language and the gothic atmosphere, but the way Emily Brontë handles her material is impressive, and, in some aspects, really modern. And it's a real achievement having larger than life characters and at the same time so persuasively realistic. No wonder it's a classic.

PS. What is it with Nellie Dean, anyway? In the biggest part of the story she seems to manipulate things towards her own ends and by her own means, almost as much as Heathcliff does. She isn't only an unreliable narrator, but a sly one too!

I don’t think I’ve ever hated fictional characters as intensely as I hated the people in this book, and yet… I couldn’t stop reading. Everyone is cruel, selfish, and emotionally insufferable, which made the experience frustrating at times, but also weirdly compelling.

The story itself is dark, messy, and deeply intriguing. It’s a portrait of obsession and revenge rather than romance, and once I stopped expecting likable characters, the novel started to work better for me. The writing is undeniably beautiful and atmospheric, and it’s honestly astonishing to think Emily Brontë wrote this in the 1800s. The language, the intensity, the emotional brutality all feel far ahead of its time.

This wasn’t an enjoyable read in the comforting sense, but it was a fascinating one. A difficult, haunting classic that I’m glad I read, even if I never want to meet these people again.