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Hated Wuthering Heights. (but not as much as I hate Rochester of course) Vivien Send a noteboard - 26/04/2012 09:31:13 PM
Recently I was talking about the zombies adaptation type trend in books and how I hate it and believe it is cheating but then someone mentioned putting vampires into Wuthering Heights and I was just, whoa, that's perfect, it totally makes sense that vampires would belong there. Oh the angst. The ANGST! I have no idea why Wuthering Heights is considered a classic. I saw no redeeming value in it.

Jane Eyre- yes. It helps if you don't see Rochester as a romantic hero and you don't see it as a happy romance. Because it's awful! You have to keep in mind that Bronte wasn't even subtle with how awful Rochester is, we shouldn't forget that just because Jane chose to marry him in the end. Just because it was her choice doesn't mean that it was a good one. I hate Rochester so much, to an extent that seems ridiculous given that it's just a fictional character.

[Just occurred to me- was Rochester's "I like how you're obscure, little and plain" the original neg?] Gee, thanks! Now that you've underscored my insecurities and you're ok with it of course I have no choice but to see you as the best I can do! And I don't care if Rochester said that because his first wife was terrifyingly gorgeous and sexy and he wants the opposite now, it was still an awful thing to say to Jane regardless of his reasons it's not all about him. [Except that for someone like Rochester it is in fact all. about. him] Not that that was the only occasion in which he manipulated and played Jane. Anyway!

But you have to read Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys... Though I read Jane Eyre first and and Wide Sargasso Sea really made sense to me, in my opinion it was very consistent with Jane Eyre.


I even usually like the movie adaptations of them, and I can't explain why. I hate the Brontes - that is to chick lit what chick lit is to literature generally - but Jane Austen is wonderful.

I'm somewhat more dubious about Wuthering Heights, but then I haven't read it yet.
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that's what I always thought as well - 25/04/2012 11:42:29 PM 1363 Views
Jude the Obscure. - 26/04/2012 03:10:25 AM 1391 Views
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I think it's all cheating. - 26/04/2012 11:22:31 PM 1415 Views
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I do too. - 27/04/2012 10:44:13 PM 1194 Views
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The dialogue, wit, and characters I am not puzzled about. - 28/04/2012 03:17:37 AM 1343 Views
That was Dom, you'll have to ask him. - 28/04/2012 10:30:17 AM 1629 Views

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