Wuthering Heights

[darkoshi]

I've been reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Someone had posted a reference to the Kate Bush song. Watching the video of that song made me curious about the book, which is why I started reading it.

I enjoyed the first chapter or so. The opening of the story was amusing to me, defying my expectations. But since then it has gone downhill. The characters and plot seem unpleasant and mostly unbelievable to me.

I'm now on chapter 21 of 34. I am considering quitting the book. Without giving away spoilers, can any of you tell me if the story gets better again? Is it worth continuing to slog on through the grimness in hope of something good coming out of it?

Comments

[frith]

I couldn't help you but I'm having vague memories of having to read obscure and awful 'classics of high literature' in university. The Mountain and the Valley by Hugh Something or Other was one such drudge. Apparently there were "Christ-like figures" in there somewhere. The prof was keen on Christ-like figures. Maybe because it was a "Baptist University"? Anyway, Brontë, a pioneer, but not books I'd read if I had my druthers.

[darkoshi]

I'm not very interested in reading classics either. The ones I did read when younger didn't leave me with fond memories. Once in a while though, I wonder if I might be missing out on some good stories because of it.

[mellowtigger]

I'm also not a fan of most classics. The short stories of Mark Twain, for example, are SO much better than the novels they made us read. I can thank one of my grandmothers for having one of those short story collections on her shelf.