Wednesday, October 23, 2013

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Author:  Rick Geary (Emily Bronte)
Genre:  Classics Illustrated Graphic Novel Series #14
Published:  2011
Personal Rating:  3.5/5 (good)  
Format:  Book
Yearly Count:  86


Wuthering Heights is about a famous romance between Heathcliff, an orphan, and Catherine Earnshaw a member of the family he grows up with.

I have never read Wuthering Heights, so once again, Geary comes to the rescue and helps me add a classic book to my reading.  Even though this one still maintains the fantastic abilities of Geary to move the story along with a few words and pictures, I got a little confused a time or two.  Looking back now, there wasn't much to get confused about, but I did.  I had difficulty keeping straight the two houses and characters involved, so a little rereading was required.  Purely my fault for not paying attention, I'm sure.  : /

14 comments:

  1. No, you weren't confused. The book sucks, as I remember it from high school. I've carried a despisement since then for WH. I was confused back then with all the characters having the same names and the two generations. I wish I would have had a graphic novel version to read. heh

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    1. Raidergirl3 ~ LOL Thank you! :) The graphic novel method has been wonderful for getting in some classics I never read (and will not read in novel format).

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  2. It's been a while since I read Wuthering Heights and I didn't love it. Maybe I'd like this more.

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    1. Bermudaonion ~ How in the world do these books become classics if nobody likes them?!?

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  3. Even though I don't like classics very often (like yourself) I appreciate the story for its time and plot. Which is why I often like the newer adaptations* better than the classics, but would the adaptations be that good without the original classics to be based on? Chicken and egg dilemma.

    * Bridget Jones' Diary (Pride and Prejudice)
    * When She Woke (The Scarlet Letter)

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    1. Raidergirl3 ~ Ahhh! I never thought of that! I read BJD but have forgotten it and I have WSW. I will read it from a different perspective now. Thanks for mentioning that. :)

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  4. I wish I could tell you I was one of the ones who loved the original Wuthering Heights, but no. Not me. Haha! I wish I'd read the graphic novel instead. :-)

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    1. Literary Feline ~ Do you know anybody who does love it?!? I haven't found anybody yet.

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  5. I read it years ago and didn't care for it. I seem to remember getting confused a few times too.

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    1. Stacybuckeye ~ And another reader who didn't like Wuthering Heights!

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  6. saw this in a tweet and thought of you:
    http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2013/10/wuthering-heights-explained-in-gifs

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    1. Raidergirl3 ~ Tee Hee! I never saw one of those (full storyline).

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  7. I'm laughing through the comments. I love this book but I know that I'm in the minority and also have a hard-pressed time trying to explain why I love it. It IS confusing, though, especially since several of the characters have similar names. My mom says the only way she got through the book is from my marginalia. Ha!

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    1. Trish ~ Here she is! The ONE who loved this book! LOL :) :) :)

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