tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post4030256227055450058..comments2024-03-10T03:21:31.450-07:00Comments on The Lit Quest: Wuthering HeightsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-82069918483945094742010-12-01T20:00:46.817-08:002010-12-01T20:00:46.817-08:00Jillian, I just wrote a longer response on your bl...Jillian, I just wrote a longer response on your blog, but I am SO HAPPY that you came around and now love this book.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-88873990224620739812010-12-01T09:11:46.697-08:002010-12-01T09:11:46.697-08:00Oh, I've just seen your return remarks here. :...Oh, I've just seen your return remarks here. :-)<br /><br />I did finish it over the weekend, and DID love it:<br /><br />http://jillianisreading.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/on-emily-bronte-and-her-unlikable-cast-of-characters/<br /><br />http://jillianisreading.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/book-21-wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte/<br /><br />I love blogging too, for all the perspective. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-16054950563181466502010-11-19T23:49:18.798-08:002010-11-19T23:49:18.798-08:00Wow. That is the first time I have ever had inter...Wow. That is the first time I have ever had interest in reading this book. I think I have too many negative connotations with the last name "Bronte"... (I may get some backlash for this.)Brian Bitherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989550012243260960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-66801324470223466332010-11-16T19:26:03.211-08:002010-11-16T19:26:03.211-08:00I completely agree. With this particular friend, ...I completely agree. With this particular friend, I know that both of us have read outside of what we would normally choose and come away better for it. Plus, it's nice to have someone hold you accountable for a reading assignment, which is the goal of book clubs too. And all book lovers want to recommend books for their friends to read, and this is one of the few times that you know that person will follow through with your suggestion. I'm glad you take part in this too!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-32387811186713273442010-11-14T16:08:55.903-08:002010-11-14T16:08:55.903-08:00I like this book too but wanted more to comment on...I like this book too but wanted more to comment on what you said about how you and a friend give each other reading assignments twice a year. I think this is great - when readers are 'forced' to read outside their normal scope. I think it is so rewarding when we are willing to be led into "uncharted waters" by a trusted friend. This concept is one of my book club's "terms" that all members are "required" to agree to upon joining. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-5534380006179051852010-11-03T12:54:57.194-07:002010-11-03T12:54:57.194-07:00Gabrielle, I read it in the winter too! Maybe you...Gabrielle, I read it in the winter too! Maybe you should wait until December to read it, Jillian. :)<br /><br />But on a more serious note, I tracked your earlier conversation with bloggers about Wuthering Heights and was fascinated to hear all these different perspectives. That's the beauty of blogging! As I tried to illustrate in this entry, I love Catherine and Heathcliff because I believe them. I do not like traditional Jane-Austen-style love stories with romantic characters and predictable endings. And I would not list Catherine and Heathcliff as the most "romantic" couple of all time, because there's so little of what we modernly consider "romance" in the novel. If you're looking for that, you're not going to find it and you may be disappointed. On the other hand, they both have faults, and yes, they can both be frustrating. But they love each other because they've shared a bond since childhood. They understand each other in a way no one else can. Catherine fell to society's expectations and rationalized that it was the best option for everyone. And in a way, she's right, because her relationship with Heathcliff would probably be tumultuous. But they fit together... they just do. And that's the romantic notion - that a couple can fit in this way. I love the darkness because it keeps me interested. <br /><br />I encourage you to keep reading and don't try so hard. Just take it in and do your best to remove expectations. Ok, maybe that's impossible, but try to at least think of them as unique and flawed characters rather than archetypes. I do hope you finish it (in December!) so I can hear your final thoughts. Thanks for the post!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137397971666050120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-27098346384567658352010-11-02T21:03:04.945-07:002010-11-02T21:03:04.945-07:00I loved reading this, because I'm a third of t...I loved reading this, because I'm a third of the way through and WANT to love it but don't. I like hearing from those who DO love it, because it offers perspective into what I'm missing...*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826660492524293078.post-49871273084768769022010-11-02T05:19:26.977-07:002010-11-02T05:19:26.977-07:00Like you, I thought it would be another fluff piec...Like you, I thought it would be another fluff piece but I was wonderfully surprised to find out it wasn't that at all. As soon as Catherine's ghost appeared I was hooked. I read it in one sitting, curled up in bed, drinking cup after cup of tea while a blizzard raged outside. I can't imagine reading this in the middle of summer. You definitely need the appropriate weather to enhance the gloom. <br />Unfortunately I can't say much else other than it was a great reading experience. Sometimes it's nice to just throw yourself into a book. Maybe Wuthering Heights needs to be read twice:once to enjoy the drama and romance, and a second time to appreciate the novel's many layers.Gabriellehttp://abellyfulofclassics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com