I had forgotten my goal to read this book until my friend Laura began to talk about it at one of her parties. She said that it was a great book - that there were some truly spine-shuddering moments, like the one where Heathcliffe wonders to himself if he will be able to twist the son in the same way the father was broken.
My interest was piqued.
Then I bought an ipad and found Wuthering Heights downloadable for free on the ibooks store. I got busy reading.
I actually couldn't believe it was the same book I began in grade 11. It had an entirely different feel and I didn't find it a struggle to get through each chapter the way I had back then. I read through it quickly and found it interesting (though I wouldn't go so far as to say enthralling.)
I felt cheated somehow because it was made out to be a beautiful romance by the black and white movie I had watched as a teen and the notorious Kate Bush song. I suppose there was romance there but it was tortured romance, cheating and lying romance, hurtful romance. Indeed I found that the whole book read like a tretise on how to alienate and be cruel to your fellow man.
But I finished it and so can cross this off the list!
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