Book Review: Wuthering Heights (Bronte)
Have I read this before: Nopers.
Review: I liked this one. I like how it’s framed by Mr. Lockwood meeting his landlord, Heathcliff, getting sick, and then is told the actual story by the housekeeper. I love the complexity of Heathcliff and how he’s not just a one-note villain (or hero or anything). All the characters are decently complex, which is not something that can be said about every “here’s another story set in England!” book on my list.
Favorite Part: The changes Heathcliff undergoes, whether they’re for the better or for the worse. Even though he’s an extreme character, he retains a degree of relatability throughout (at least in my opinion).
Rating: 6/10
Book Review: Jane Eyre (Bronte)
Have I read this before: No.
Review: This book did not go where I thought it would go. What I mean by that is that every time I thought it would steer in one direction, it went somewhere else that I was not expecting. And this is a longer book, so it did this quite a few times. One thing I really enjoyed about this book is that while it was clear that circumstances were often in control of some of Jane’s larger life events, she was portrayed (overtly or not) as having control over her own narrative. Her independence and intelligence shined throughout, regardless of what was happening to her and around her.
Favorite Part: The way she addressed the reader sometimes. Especially the famous “Reader, I married him.”
Rating: 6/10
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