I don't think I've ever read WH, but one of my first years at university, I took am English lit course that included Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and The Mill on the #%€£* Floss. Much as I enjoy many classics, I only liked P&P out of those three books. The others were too girly, and too longwinded and focused on romance, the characters were uninteresting, and I did not like the style. (Style and use of language are absolutely crucial for me.) I think I would feel much the same about Wuthering Heights - I know the plot of it rather well and quite frankly it sounds boring. Give me Dickens, or Dostoievskij, or Austen, or Gaskell, instead.
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