I thought the ending was a bit too happy, actually. - Ooh, really? That's interesting. I'm tempted to read it again and see what I think of the ending now; I'll probably have a fairly different opinion on it from when I was thirteen.
Linton is a sweetheart, though not Heathcliff's son Linton. He's awful. - Ugh. Yes. I remember that much. *grins*
he's convinced he'll end up with Catherine in heaven, but from what we know about Catherine herself and her feelings for Heathcliff... - Mm! I remember hoping that she'd end up floating about on the moors with him, even though poor Linton wouldn't get a look-in. I think she did love him, it just...well, not in that crazy, fiery, impassioned way she loved Heathcliff. Though to be honest I always felt that Heathcliff was the more passionate one; Cathy seemed to view her love for him as more natural and part of her, if that makes sense.
What I really liked was how well-rounded most ofthe characters are - It's true. They're all completely 3D, complex people with a whole rainbow of attributes, both good and bad, woven into them. I know all good villains nowadays are more than just purely motivated by evil, but this book is sort of the ultimate in that. Even the good guys aren't exactly angels.
Sorry for ranting about something you haven't read for four years. :P - It's all good =D It'd do me some good to dig it out again, actually!
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Date: 2007-08-28 01:16 am (UTC)Linton is a sweetheart, though not Heathcliff's son Linton. He's awful. - Ugh. Yes. I remember that much. *grins*
he's convinced he'll end up with Catherine in heaven, but from what we know about Catherine herself and her feelings for Heathcliff... - Mm! I remember hoping that she'd end up floating about on the moors with him, even though poor Linton wouldn't get a look-in. I think she did love him, it just...well, not in that crazy, fiery, impassioned way she loved Heathcliff. Though to be honest I always felt that Heathcliff was the more passionate one; Cathy seemed to view her love for him as more natural and part of her, if that makes sense.
What I really liked was how well-rounded most ofthe characters are - It's true. They're all completely 3D, complex people with a whole rainbow of attributes, both good and bad, woven into them. I know all good villains nowadays are more than just purely motivated by evil, but this book is sort of the ultimate in that. Even the good guys aren't exactly angels.
Sorry for ranting about something you haven't read for four years. :P - It's all good =D It'd do me some good to dig it out again, actually!