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《呼啸山庄》英文读后感《呼啸山庄》英文读后感1After readingthe masterpiece,Wuthering Heights,gave meakind ofdepression andmade meunable tounderstand whatis loveonearth.Everyone whoread itwould betouched and moved.According to his novelwe canget conclusionthat Inmaterialdesires dominatesociety.Money iseverything.There areno lovefriendshipand relationshipbetween people.This novelalso reflectedthat whatkind of social backgroundtheauthor suffered.Anyways,Wuthering Heightsgave mea torment,you can t seeany warmscene in the book,all yousee is the fiercewindhowled,and wildmoor.However,at the end,the combinationbetweenHareton andCathy seemsa hopefullight in the darkness,and thebreak of the dayfinally coming!Many timesin life,people leaveour livesand thencome backinto them.However,we rememberthem,but theydo notrememberus.The samething happenedin Emilyagain and again《呼啸山o庄》英文读后感4I readWuthering heightstwice,for the first timelikereading otherbooks caocao,swallow jujube,fog in the cloud,dont understand its meaning.The secondtime hadto helplesslyreadagain,in aword,carefully,this justread the taste.Here,Ihave toadmit thatEmily Bronteis indeeda geniuswriter,hertalent is no lessthan anyfamous orunknown writersinceliterature.Although Emilyonly spent30short springand autumnin this world,but this is unusual.She hadnever steppedout ofthetown whereshe was born,but hersky waswider anddeeper thananyoneelse.As one of thefamous Brontesisters,she deservesthename.Her poemsare vastblue,give a person withcourage andstrength,the onlynovel,Wuthering heights is purewhite,quietand peaceful,and willgenerate outof differentpassion-emotion,to fanaticismand agitation,as ifthee_treme white,but bothcolorsare soclean andpure.The lovein Wuthering heightsis so specialthat it isdifferent from the lovecreated in any novelso far.This”Emilyn typeof love is sosincere,frank,never halfofthe wriggleand feminineaffections.Only suchfeelings,is reallyfromthe heart of thepeople,is fromthe humannature.Interwovenin all of this,is sonaked,no halfof theprison,also neverthoughtof theprison.This isthe world1s mostreal eroticportrayal,Emily neverput iton theso-called,literary coat
11.Emily shapedthe protagonists,love isso strong,beyondeverything,even thedistance betweenlife anddeath.The depthof love,the pain.Skriv1s hatredissostrong,real andpowerful.This desirefor revenge,strong enoughto destroyeverythingaround him.The fireof vengeanceburned thefeud betweenthe twofamilies.When Catherinedied,he wasso miserable.Catherine tookhis love andeverything.Although he is stillalive,but anddeath.He evengot somuch,but stillnot enoughto fillhis loss,thetrauma of his heart.Because Catherineis dead,his lifeismeaningless.When hecalls hislover dayand nightlike aghost,heis no longeravailable.He tormentedothers,also all the timenotto hurthis body.His revenge,he gotso manypeople sproperty,but helost thelast pillartosupport theirsurvival,so,at thismoment,he died.In Skrivand the hero of this generation,love is alwaysstronger thanhate,emotion alwaysabove andreason,so they areeasy tocrazy,but letapersonrespect.Their ne_t generation-that kind of reasonthan emotionallove,compared to them,is howpale,much less.Emily sadvanced writingtechniques,coupled withthiswonderful literarythinking,no wonderpeople willbe theuniquebook asthe onlyoutstanding workis notcovered bythedust oftime.《呼啸山庄》英文读后感5Published in1847,WUTHERING HEIGHTSwas notwell receivedbythe reading public,many ofwhom condemnedit assordid,vulgar,and unnatural--and authorEmily Brontewent toher gravein1848believing that her onlynovel wasa failure.It was not until1850,when WUTHERING HEIGHTS receiveda secondprinting withanintroduction by Emilys sister Charlotte,that itattracted awidereadership.And from that point the reputation of thebook hasnever looked back.Today it is widely recognized as oneof thegreat novels of English literature.Even so,WUTHERINGHEIGHTS continues to divide readers.It is not aprettylove story;rather,it isswirling taleof largelyunlikeablepeople caughtup in obsessive love that turns to darkmadness.It iscruel,violent,dark andbrooding,and manypeoplefind it e_tremelyunpleasant.And yet--it possessesa grandeuroflanguage anddesign,a senseof tremendous pity and great loss thatsets itapartfrom virtually every other novel written.The novel is toldinthe form of an e_tended flashback.After avisit to his strangelandlord,a newcomerto the area desires toknow thehistory ofthe family--which hereceives fromNelly Deans,a servantwhointroduces us to the Earnshaw family who onceresidedin the houseknown asWuthering Heights.It wasonce a cheerfulplace,but OldEarnshaw adopted a Gipsy child who henamedHeathcliff.AndCatherine,daughter of the house,found inhim theperfectcompanionwild,rude,and asproud and cruel as she.ButalthoughCatherine loveshim,even recognizeshim ashersoulmate,she cannotlower herselfto marry so far below her socialstation.She instead marries another,and inso doingsets inmotion anobsession that will destroy them all.WUTHERING HEIGHTSis a bit difficult to get into;the openingchapters are so darkin their portrait of the endresult ofthisobsessive love thatthey are somewhat off-putting.But theyfeedinto the flow of thework in a remarkable way,setting thestagefor one of the mostremarkable structures in allof literature,astory that circlesupon itself in a series of repetitions as itplays outacross twogenerations.Catherine and Heathcliff areequally remarkable,both viciousand cruel,and yetnever able toshed theirimpossiblelove no matter how brutally one may wound theother.As the novelcoils further into alcoholism,seduction,and oneof the mostelaborately imagined plans of revenge it gathers into aghostlytoneHeathcliff,driven tomadness by a woman who is nottherebut who seems reflected in every part of his world--dragginghercorpse fromthe grave,hearing hercalling tohim fromthemoors,escalating hisbrutality not for thesake of brutalitybutso that her memory will never fade,so thatshe may never leave hismind until death itself.Yes,this ismadness,insanity,and thereis no peace this side of the graveor even beyond.It is a stunning novel,frightening,ine_orable,unsettling,filled withunbridled passion that makes one cringe.Even ifyou donotlike it,you shouldread itat leastonce一一and thosewho dolike it willreturn toit again and again《呼啸山庄》英文读后感6Published in1847,WUTHERING HEIGHTSwas notwell receivedbythe readingpublic,many ofwhom condemnedit assordid,vulgar,and unnatural一一and authorEmily Brontewent toher gravein1848believing that her onlynovel wasa failure.It was not until1850,when WUTHERING HEIGHTS receiveda secondprinting withanintroduction byEmily1ssister Charlotte,that itattracted awidereadership.And fromthat pointthe reputationof the book hasnever looked back.Today it is widelyrecognized asone of thegreat novels of Englishliterature.Even so,WUTHERING HEIGHTScontinues topide readers.It isnota prettylove story;rather,it isswirling taleoflargely unlikeablepeople caughtup inobsessive love that turnstodark madness.It iscruel,violent,dark andbrooding,and manypeople find ite_tremely unpleasant.And yet-一it possessesagrandeur of language and design,a senseof tremendouspity andgreatloss thatsets itapart fromvirtually everyother novelwritten.The novelis toldin theform ofan e_tended flashback.Aftera visitto hisstrange landlord,a newcomerto thearea desirestoknow thehistory of the family一一which hereceives fromNellyDeans,a servantwho introducesus to the Earnshaw family who onceresided in the houseknown asWuthering Heights.It wasonce acheerful place,but OldEarnshaw adoptedaGipsy child who henamed Heathcliff.And Catherine,daughter of the house,found inhim the perfect companionwild,rude,and asproud and cruel asshe.But althoughCatherine loveshim,even recognizeshim ashersoulmate,she cannotlower herselfto marryso farbelow hersocialstation.She insteadmarries another,and inso doingsets inmotion an obsession that willdestroy themall.WUTHERING HEIGHTSis abit difficultto get into;ff theopening chaptersare sodark in their portrait of the end resultof this obsessive love that they are somewhat off-putting.Butthey feed into the flow of the work in a remarkable way,settingthe stagefor one of the most remarkablestructures in all ofliterature,a storythat circlesupon itselfin aseries ofrepetitions as itplays outacross two generations.Catherine andHeathcliff are equallyremarkable,both viciousand cruel,andyet never able toshed theirimpossible loveno matterhow brutallyone may woundthe other.As thenovel coils further into alcoholism,seduction,andone of the most elaborately imagined plans ofrevenge itgathersinto a ghostly toneHeathcliff,driven tomadness bya womanwhois notthere butwho seemsreflected inevery part of hisworld--dragging hercorpse fromthe grave,hearing hercallingto him fromthe moors,escalating hisbrutality not for the sakeof brutalitybut so that hermemory willnever fade,so that shemay neverleave his mind untildeath itself.Yes,this ismadness,insanity,and there isno peace this side of the graveoreven beyond.It is a stunningnovel,frightening,ine_orable,unsettling,filled withunbridled passionthat makesone cringe.Even ifyoudo notlike it,you shouldread itat leastonce--and thosewhodo like it willreturn toit againand again《呼啸山庄》英文读后感7Published in1847,WUTHERING HEIGHTSwas notwell receivedbythe readingpublic,many ofwhom condemnedit assordid,vulgar,and unnatural--and authorEmily Brontewent toher gravein1848believing thather onlynovel wasa failure.It was not until1850,when WUTHERING HEIGHTS receiveda secondprinting withanintroduction byEmilyr ssister Charlotte,that itattracted awidereadership.And fromthat pointthe reputationof the book hasneverlooked back.Today it is widelyrecognized asoneof thegreatnovelsof Englishliterature.Even so,WUTHERING HEIGHTScontinues todivide readers.Itis nota prettylove story;rather,it isswirling taleof largelyunlikeablepeople caughtup inobsessive love that turns todark madness.It iscruel,violent,dark andbrooding,and manypeoplefindite_tremely unpleasant.And yet-—it possessesa grandeuroflanguage anddesign,a senseof tremendouspity andgreatlossthatsets itapart fromvirtuallyevery other novel written.The novelis toldin theform ofane_tended flashback.After a visitto hisstrange landlord,anewcomer to theareadesirestoknow thehistory of the family一一which hereceives fromNelly Deans,a servantwho introducesus tothe Earnshawfamilywhoonceresided inthe houseknown asWuthering Heights.It wasonce acheerfulplace,but OldEarnshawadopted a,Gipsychildwhohenamed Heathcliff.And Catherine,daughter ofthe house,found inhim the perfect companionwild,rude,and asproud and cruel asshe.But althoughCatherine loveshim,even recognizeshim asher soulmate,she cannotlower herselfto marryso farbelow hersocialstation.She insteadmarriesanother,and inso doingsets in motionan obsessionthat willdestroy themall.WUTHERING HEIGHTSisabit difficultto get into;frBront1s bookWuthering Heights.Linton,taken by his mothertoLondon afterhis birth,never knewhis father,then whenthingshappened,he cameback home.He hadfamily fightingover wherehewas to live andwhom hewould bearound.Not knowingpart ofyourfamily untilafter youare fifteenis hard.Isabella tookher son,after hewasborn,andmovedto Londonawayfrom Thrushcross Grange.At the same time,she movedawayfrom herhusband,Heathcliff.During thetime thatIsabella andLintonwere gone,Isabella gotsick andpassed away.Right beforeherdeath,a lettercame sayingthatshewas dyingso Hindleywentto visither.While hewas there,she didpassed onso hebroughtLinton backwith him.Once back,everyone lookedafter himandmade himfeel athome.Heathcliff sooncame tothe knowledgethat hisson hadreturnedto Wuthering Heights.He thensent someoneto WutheringHeightstogetLinton.However,he did not knowthat Lintonwasalready asleepso hedid notget theboy thatnight.The ne_t daytheboy wastaken totheopeningchaptersare sodark intheir portraitofthe endresult ofthis obsessivelovethat they aresomewhat off-putting.But theyfeedinto theflow ofthe work ina remarkableway,settingthe stagefor oneofthe most remarkablestructures inall ofliterature,a storythat circlesupon itselfinaseries ofrepetitionsas itplays outacross twogenerations.Catherine andHeathcliffare equallyremarkable,both viciousandcruel,andyet never abletoshed theirimpossible loveno matterhow brutallyonemay woundthe other.As thenovel coilsfurther intoalcoholism,seduction,and oneofthemostelaborately imaginedplans ofrevenge itgathersintoaghostly toneHeathcliff,driven tomadness bya womanwhoisnotthere butwho seemsreflected inevery partof his world一一dragging hercorpse fromthe grave,hearing hercalling tohimfromthemoors,escalating hisbrutality notfor thesakeof brutalitybut so thathermemorywill never fade,so thatshe mayneverleave hismind until deathitself.Yes,this ismadness,insanity,and there isnopeace thissideofthe grave orevenbeyond.It isa stunningnovel,frightening,ine_orable,unsettling,filled withunbridled passionthat makesone cringe.Even ifyou donot likeit,you shouldread itat leastonce―一and thosewho dolike itwillreturn toit againandagain.《呼啸山庄》英文读后感8After all this terms learningon Englishliterature,Wutheringheightmay bethemostimpressive noveltome.So Iwill discusssomething specialin this book,the gothicsetting.What isgothic settingGothic settingis oneofthefiction genreswhich firstbeginat themiddle of19century inEngland.Sa一vage,mystery,terror,backward,dark,family curse,supernaturaland suspenseare thesignal featuresofthiskindoffictiongenre.It mainlytalks somethingabout thedark sideof societysuchas familyhatred andsuccession race.The storyin thisstyleusually happensin remoteplace thatfar awayfrom city.What dowe knowabout gothic setting in Wutheringheights Infact,what impressesme mostinthisnovelisthedescription ofthe environment.It is full ofgothic setting.We canfind that thereisno sunshineinWutheringheights alltheyear around,the hazeand atmospherethere makepeople feelmysteryand depressive.The weatheris alwayschanging accordingtothe plot.When thereis somethingbadly happen,theenvironment willbe influenced.For e_amp1e,rain comesat onceafterCatherine sbetray.When itcomes toCatherine sdeath,itchanges quicklyand suddenlyto hea—vy rainand strongwind.All inall,I thinkallthisgothicsettingis toshow thefeelingof writer.The gothicsetting inthebooknot onlyshows usthe mysteryofthe environment,but alsotells usthe societystage and thedifferent lifestyle betweendifferent classesin thatperiod.To Catherine,Heathcriff whobelongs tothe lowerclass representsspirituallove whileLinton inthe upperclass representsmaterial.She isinadilemma tomake adecision.On onehand,allof usknow Catherine loves Heathcriffdeeply.On theotherhand,Linton cangive herthe lifeshe e_pects,a richandcomfortable lifeand berespected bypeople.Material winsinthe end.What dowe learnfrom thisnovel Truelove ormaterial,this isa question.In thenovel,Catherine sacrificeher love to pursuea comfortablelive.Actually materialis usuallythefirstchoice Ithink whenmostof thewomen come to thisdecision.This wasoneofthe hotesttopicat20—after awomen saidon TVshe wouldrather tocryin aBMW thanto laughonabicycle.What shesaid likeda bigstonethrown intoa peacefullake.Can moneyreally replacelove Alot ofpeople argueon thisquestion whetheritis worthy ofsacrificingon theInternet.As faras Pam concerned,nothing cantake theplace ofourlove.Though materialis necessary,too muchmoney cannot makepeoplehappier.It isordinary forus topersue abetter life.But dowe reallyha-vetosacrifice ourloveWhy cant wemakeour lifecomfortable throughour handsor withour lover.Maybewe willcometosome trouble.But allthese obstaclesare justtomake usstronger.Though theprocess isdifficult,it maybethemost preciousmemory andour treasuresafter overcomingallthis difficulties.《呼啸山庄》英文读后感9The ink-scented Wutheringheights soonfinished.Look atitlying quietlyin frontof me,une_pectedly want to stop.Rereading,but itisfullof regret to close thebook,no matterhowmany timesI readagain,but alsoregrettoclosethebook,very an_ious topave theway for theheroa perfecthappiness.Heathcliff andCatherine1slovebegins inthe plainand endsinmadness.But,attheend ofthe song,stand asidethe curtaincallonly Heathcliffone.When thestage showstheend oftheplay,Heathcliff closedhis eyesintheatmosphere ofCatherine,anda pairof smallCatherine andHeathcliff sweetlove again.Perhaps,only inthe stormof loveis intenseenough,is reallyunforgettable,but thesweetness ofthe plainand mi_ed withlightsadness andhesitation Identitydisparity,the hosts obstruction,Heathcliff isdifficult tolovewith theirown peopletolivea freeand freelife.If itweren tforchange,if itwerentfor love,if itweren11forthe powerof hatred,Heathcliff howcan growso powerfulMaybe godf smaking people,let the lovers inlove separatedbymisunderstanding,but inthe appro_imate crazylove andhatehard tofind each other straces oflove.Heathcliff usedhisselfish loveto destroyCatherine,his belovedstunts,and thetracesoflovehe desperatelywanted tofind,andthehatred andconvictionhe builtwith love.He wantedto revengeCatherine,but whenCatherine1s bodygradually cold,in hisheart,is rathershewoke up in pain.He suddenlylook back,theloverhas beenquietlyaway,although knowingthat lifecantbe together,because sheis someoneelse fs wife,but farbetter than everyother day.When alive,like ahedgehog erectedthe wholebody ofthornswanttohurt eachother,but inthe momentof heavenandearth foreverchoose toforgive.For thedying,death isa kindofhowmuch relief,dead,allthelove andmisunderstanding doesnot e_ist.But sheever thought,death iseachotherfsbiggest selfish.Andhe,after shedied,thereisno stubbornresistance,can onlybelonely tastethetasteof acacia,but nevertouch theirloved ones.This loveah,who madea mistake,when allthe barriersaredim,and cant believethat this istheendoftrue love.Loveis like the wind,into thebottom ofmy heart;Hate islike asuddenrain,shattered thedream.Love,don tcare whois wrong,who iswrong,everything,likethearrangement ofgod.Strong resistancecant shakethe establishedfact again,time isthe bestmi_ture,can graduallycalm peoples innersadness,heal thewound,butnever disappearintheheartofthe scar,attheright time,itwill slowlycrack,give aperson witha thoroughpain.But,this isall hurtby love.Although injured,Heathcliffstill cant putdown thelove ofCatherine,perhaps thisis theloveof ecstasy,only truelove cando so.Some peoplesay thattheinjury toloveissweetand unforgettable,perhaps thisis Heathcliffconstantly thinkingaboutCatherine,looking forCatherine,deeply torturedby itbutalways refusedto letgo.In theroar,love andhate interweave,but,tightly pullrefusedto letgo.Heathcliff atThrushcrossGrange.The fatherand sonwere nothingalike,and Lintonwas intimidatedbyhisfather.He didstay,andmeet someofhisrelatives thathe hadnever seen,who helpedhimadjust toliving there.Everyday inour liveswe runinto situationsthat wewish wehadnever beeninvolved with.I relatetothecharacters ofLintonand Heathcliff.I amlike Lintonbecause peopleknow whoI am,butI neverremember meetingthem,and amscared around them.I alsofeelthesameas Hindlymight haveof.This isbecause I would wanttosee theperson Ididnot know,but thenIwouldnotknowhowto cataroundthem.In timepeople comearound,but others,as withHeathcliffand Linton,never comearound.Everyday lifeissomething wetake forgranted.No matterhow youfeel,you maynevercome tounderstandit,till youfind someoneelse inthe samesituation.The abovedescribed situationonly givesone instanceofthe manysituations inEmily Bront1sbook,Wuthering Heights,were youcould relateyour lifeto someoneelse WutheringHeights1s.This bookgives thetrue factsabout whatfamily lifeisreally like.Anyway,it1sworthreading.《呼啸山庄》英文读后感2Published in1847,WUTHERING HEIGHTSwasnotwell receivedbythe readingpublic,many ofwhom condemnedit assordid,vulgar,and unnatural-and authorEmily Brontewent toher gravein1848believing thather onlynovel wasa failure.It wasnot until1850,when WUTHERING HEIGHTS receiveda secondprinting withanintroduction byEmilys sisterCharlotte,that itattracted awidereadership.And fromthat pointthe reputationofthebookhasneverlookedback.Today itis widelyrecognized asoneofthe greatnovelsofEnglishliterature.Even so,WUTHERINGHEIGHTScontinues todividereaders.Itis nota prettylove story;rather,itisswirling taleof largelyunlikeablepeople caughtupinobsessivelovethatturnsto darkmadness.It iscruel,violent,dark andbrooding,and manypeoplefind ite_tremely unpleasant.And yet-it possessesa grandeuroflanguage anddesign,a senseof tremendouspity andgreat lossthatsets itapart fromvirtually everyothernovelwritten.The novelis toldintheform ofane_tended flashback.Aftera visittohisstrange landlord,a newcomertothearea desirestoknow thehistory ofthe family-which hereceives fromNellyDeans,a servantwho introducesustotheEarnshawfamilywhoonceresided inthe houseknown asWutheringHeights.It wasonce acheerfulplace,but OldEarnshaw adopteda“Gipsy”childwhohenamed Heathcliff.And Catherine,daughter ofthe house,found inhimtheperfectcompanionwild,rude,and asproud andcruel asshe.But althoughCatherine loveshim,even recognizeshim ashersoulmate,she cannotlower herselfto marryso farbelowhersocialstation.She insteadmarries another,and inso doingsets inmotionan obsessionthatwilldestroy themall.WUTHERINGHEIGHTSisabit difficultto“getinto;theopening chaptersaresodark intheirportraitoftheend resultofthis obsessivelovethattheyaresomewhat off-putting.But theyfeed intotheflowoftheworkinaremarkableway,setting thestagefor oneofthemost remarkablestructures inall ofliterature,a storythatcircles upon itselfinaseries ofrepetitionsasitplays outacross twogenerations.Catherine andHeathcliffareequallyremarkable,both viciousandcruel,and yetneverableto shedtheirimpossible loveno matterhow brutallyonemaywoundtheother.As thenovel coilsfurtherintoalcoholism,seduction,andone ofthemostelaboratelyimaginedplansofrevenge itgathersinto aghostly toneHeathcliff,driven tomadness bya womanwhoisnotthere butwho seemsreflected ineverypartofhisworld-dragging hercorpse fromthe grave,hearing hercalling tohimfrom themoors,escalating hisbrutality notforthesake ofbrutalitybut sothathermemory willneverfade,sothatshe mayneverleavehisminduntildeath itself.Yes,thisismadness,insanity,and thereisnopeacethissideofthegrave or evenbeyond.It isa stunningnovel,frightening,ine_orable,unsettling,filled withunbridled passionthat makesone cringe.Even ifyoudo notlikeit,you shouldread itat leastonce-and thosewhodo likeit willreturn toitagain andagain.《呼啸山庄》英文读后感3Published in1847,WUTHERINGHEIGHTSwasnotwell receivedbythereadingpublic,many ofwhom condemnedit assordid,vulgar,and unnatural-and authorEmily Brontewent toher gravein1848believing thather onlynovel wasa failureItwasnotuntil1850,when WUTHERINGHEIGHTS receiveda secondprinting withanintroductionbyEmily ssisterCharlotte,that itattracted awidereadershipo Andfromthatpointthereputationofthe bookhasneverlookedback Todayitiswidelyrecognizedasoneofthe greatnovelsofEnglish literatureEvenso,WUTHERINGHEIGHTScontinuestodivide readersoItis nota prettylove story;rather,itisswirling taleof largelyunlikeablepeople caughtupinobsessivelovethatturnstodarkmadnessIt iscruel,violent,dark andbrooding,and manypeopleofind ite_tremely unpleasantAnd yet-it possessesa grandeurooflanguageanddesign,a senseoftremendouspityandgreat lossthatsets itapart fromvirtuallyeveryothernovelwrittenoThe novelis toldintheformofane_tended flashbackoAfteravisittohisstrangelandlord,a newcomertotheareadesires toknow thehistory ofthefamily-which hereceives fromNellyDeans,a servantwho introducesustotheEarnshawfamilywho onceresided inthe houseknown asWutheringHeightsIt wasoonceacheerfulplace,but OldEarnshawadopteda“Gipsy”childwho henamed HeathcliffoAnd Catherine,daughter ofthehouse,found inhimtheperfectcompanionwild,rude,and asproud andcruelassheBut althoughCatherineloveshim,even recognizeshimoas hersoulmate,she cannotlower herselftomarrysofarbelowher socialstation Sheinsteadmarriesanother,and inso doingsetsinmotionanobsessionthatwilldestroythemalloWUTHERING HEIGHTSisabitdifficultto“getinto;theopening chaptersaresodarkintheirportraitoftheendresultofthisobsessivelovethattheyaresomewhatoff-puttingo Buttheyfeedintotheflowoftheworkinaremarkableway,setting thestagefor oneofthemost remarkablestructuresinallofliterature,a storythatcirclesuponitselfinaseriesofrepetitionsasitplays outacrosstwogenerations CatherineandHeathcliffareequallyremarkable,both viciousandcruel,and yetneverabletoshed theirimpossible lovenomatterhowbrutallyonemaywoundthe otheroAsthenovelcoilsfurtherintoalcoholism,seduction,and oneofthemostelaboratelyimaginedplansofrevengeitgathers intoaghostlytoneHeathcliff,driven tomadnessbyawomanwho isnotthere butwhoseemsreflectedineverypartofhisworld-dragging hercorpse fromthegrave,hearing hercalling tohim fromthemoors,escalating hisbrutalitynotforthesakeofbrutalitybut sothathermemorywillneverfade,sothatshemaynever leavehisminduntildeathitselfYes,thisismadness,insanity,andothere isnopeacethissideofthegraveoreven beyondoItisastunningnovel,frightening,ine_orable,unsettling,filled withunbridledpassionthatmakesonecringeEven ifyouodo notlikeit,you shouldread itat leastonce-and thosewhodo likeit willreturn toit。