Nessicle Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I can't get to in to the Black Magician Trilogy because of the way it flips from one characters thoughts to another (highly confusing!) so I decided to start on a classic, Wuthering Heights, I'm only on the third chapter though because it's so damn hard to read as the writing is sooo tiny! Why do they do that with the classics? Why can't they print them in normal size font? I find that I'm reading and re-reading the same sentences because I lose my point on the page it's a nightmare! Apart from that I think it's a bit soon to decide whether I'm enjoying it but I do really want to persevere with it. Has anyone else read it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I read it a while back. I had the same problem - tiny font - but the writing is just gorgeous. Stick with it - it's a rip-roaring good story with characters you'll love or hate or love to hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It is hard work to start with - but it's well worth persevering with. I found the further you get the better it gets. I think I struggled for the first hundred pages or so - a long time ago now so not exactly sure. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Its a brilliant book. It has one of my all time favourite quotes from a book (and don't worry, it doesn't spoil a thing) - 'Surely you and every body have a notion that there is - or should be - an existence of yours beyond yourself. What were the use of my creation, were it entirely contained here?' - Cathy. I think thats brilliant. Theres a load of little universal gems like that throughout - its not the happiest book in existence but it has, in my humble opinion, a relatively happy ending. What isn't happy about the overall story, is real, things to do with family, class, gender, power, things we can all relate to. Its sometimes unhappy because of the reality in it - it's happy because of the additional philosophical touches if you like, like what the above quote suggests. To me it's a book about finding something beyond the mere world we see and trying to hold on to it, even though everything in reality may go against you. It's a beautiful book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's unfortunate to hear that you couldn't get into the Black Magician trilogy, as I loved them. And I enjoyed the way the characters flipped and changed. I haven't read Wuthering Heights, but saying that, it is on the list of 'possible reading material' for my English Literature course in September. It would be good of me to read some of them before I start it, so I'm prepared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iagegu Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 That my next read after I've finished Jane Eyre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalkala Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I've read it. Not to deter you or anything, but I wasn't overly fond of it. I mean, it's readable and whatnot, it's just not one of my favoured classics. I just found that the plot jumped all over the place and I hated every single one of the characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hume Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) I too read this awhile ago. Heathcliff and Cathy's relationship was destined to fail. He does everything to prove he's worthy of her, but can't escape the reality of their mutual past. Edited February 4, 2009 by hume Please use capitals for names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessicle Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Thanks for the comments everyone! It helps me to know I'm not being dumb by struggling to read it lol :-) I'll try to persevere on, because I definitely think it's going to be worth reading as it is a classic. I still don't understand why they have to print it in such small type mind you he he Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessicle Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 It's unfortunate to hear that you couldn't get into the Black Magician trilogy, as I loved them. And I enjoyed the way the characters flipped and changed. I haven't read Wuthering Heights, but saying that, it is on the list of 'possible reading material' for my English Literature course in September. It would be good of me to read some of them before I start it, so I'm prepared. Yeah it's just confusing flipping from one person to another, because I forget who I'm reading about and then have to restart the section lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 My favorite book...honestly, I don't think it was so hard to read, but you certainly have to finish it. And then wait for a while to see what sensation it left you with. I just wish EB had lived more, so that she would have published more books... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyf Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I agree, Dimitra. It's a powerhouse of a book-raw and sheer genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leah86 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I read this for the first time in school an I loved it,so much so that I read it twice more when I left school. In my opinion it's well worth persevering with it. As someone mentioned it's full of characters that will have your emotions all over the place. I hated with a vengence,Lindon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 I read this about 15 years ago, and I didn't enjoy it at all. I wonder whether I would appreciate it more now, as I think my reading tastes have developed since then. I might give it another go, but at the moment, I think my favourite thing about it, is that it inspired the amazing Kate Bush song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 It was the Kate Bush song that led me to it years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrnthms Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 That my next read after I've finished Jane Eyre. I loved Jane Eyre!! Its an amazing story. I actually enjoyed it more than Wuthering Heights. I found the characters in Wuthering Heights annoying, they brought all their problems on themselves. But that's just my opinion. I hope you enjoy it more than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I actually found this book in my room a couple of days ago, i remember buying it for like 40p from a bookshop in Wales xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspidistra Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 (...) and I hated every single one of the characters. Yes, me too , at first I felt pity for the young Heathcliff, but not for long... But I enjoyed the story, though; the more I read, the more eager I was to go on through the pages. It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookologist Posted April 4, 2009 Share Posted April 4, 2009 The film is something to behold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Mines Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 A superb book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimitra Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Many say that they didn't like any of the characters...well that's generally true (except maybe Hareton for me), but I think that was one of the points of the book. It was a story about two unsympathetic people that, nevertheless, were deeply in love. That's my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Many say that they didn't like any of the characters...well that's generally true (except maybe Hareton for me), but I think that was one of the points of the book. It was a story about two unsympathetic people that, nevertheless, were deeply in love. That's my opinion I agree with you Dimitra. It's one of those great love stories even though the characters aren't likeable in the slightest. I like Nelly and Hareton but that's about it. One of my favourite quotes has to be: My love for Linton is like the foliage in the woods; time will change it, I'm well aware, as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath--a source of little visible delight, but necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always, always in my mind--not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 That's one of the best lines in the whole book. That and, 'surely you and every body have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond your own? What were the use of my creation, if it were entirely contained here?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It's just such a good story. I thought the film with Juliette Binoche (?) and Ralph Fiennes was a bit iffy mind you.....has anyone else seen it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Yeah, I have it on dvd. What didn't you like about it? I loved it. Mmm Ralph... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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