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Wuthering Heights The Graphic Novel: Original Text
Cathy and Heathcliff, childhood friends, are cruelly separated by class, fate and the actions of others. But uniting them is something even stronger: an all-consuming passion that sweeps away everything that comes between them. Even death.
160 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2011
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Sean Michael Wilson
79 books85 followersSean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Scotland. He has had around 30 books published with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers, including: a comic book version of A Christmas Carol ('Best of 2008’, Sunday Times), AX:alternative manga ( 'Best ten books of 2010’, Publishers Weekly), Parecomic (with an introduction by Noam Chomsky, his first contribution to a book in graphic form). He is currently writing books for big Japanese publisher Kodansha, being the only British writer to do so. In fact, he is the only pro manga writer from Britain who lives in Japan. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed collection 'AX:alternative manga' (Publishers Weekly's 'Best ten books of 2010' and nominated for a Harvey award).
Working with various Japanese artists he has written a unique line of Japanese history/martial arts/Samurai books, including The Book of Five Rings, Secrets of the Ninja, The 47 Ronin, and Cold Mountain (winner of China Comic and Animation Competition 2015 ‘Best Overseas Comic’ award). In 2016 his book 'The Faceless Ghost' was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2017 he became the first British person to receive an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government. In 2019 his book 'The Many Not the Few' was launched by the Labour Party leader in an event in the Houses of Parliament. In 2020 he received the Scottish Samurai Award from an association promoting connections between Japan and Scotland.
He does comic books outside the normal superhero/fantasy brands, going into areas such as history, biography, drama, and social issues, often in collaboration with universities, charities and book publishers. He often gives lectures and talks about comics in schools and colleges, and writes articles for such places as The Japan Times, The London Economic and The Herald Scotland.
Working with various Japanese artists he has written a unique line of Japanese history/martial arts/Samurai books, including The Book of Five Rings, Secrets of the Ninja, The 47 Ronin, and Cold Mountain (winner of China Comic and Animation Competition 2015 ‘Best Overseas Comic’ award). In 2016 his book 'The Faceless Ghost' was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2017 he became the first British person to receive an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government. In 2019 his book 'The Many Not the Few' was launched by the Labour Party leader in an event in the Houses of Parliament. In 2020 he received the Scottish Samurai Award from an association promoting connections between Japan and Scotland.
He does comic books outside the normal superhero/fantasy brands, going into areas such as history, biography, drama, and social issues, often in collaboration with universities, charities and book publishers. He often gives lectures and talks about comics in schools and colleges, and writes articles for such places as The Japan Times, The London Economic and The Herald Scotland.
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August 20, 2012
First, I should say that I greatly appreciate that there is a thorough graphic novel of Wuthering Heights, since I'd never know the story otherwise. This really is beautifully illustrated. Recommended for high school students who don't want to actually read the book! One complaint about the format: the seemingly random bold text got on my nerves.
That said, AAARGH. THIS is considered one of the greatest romances of all time??? Not a single likable character in the story! Catherine's a self-sabotaging idiot, and Heathcliff is an emo psychopath.
Also, I'm sure this is a common complaint, but I can't understand a damn thing Joseph says.
That said, AAARGH. THIS is considered one of the greatest romances of all time??? Not a single likable character in the story! Catherine's a self-sabotaging idiot, and Heathcliff is an emo psychopath.
Also, I'm sure this is a common complaint, but I can't understand a damn thing Joseph says.
August 23, 2016
Saw this one in a library and wanted to read immediately. I have this love-hate relationship with Wuthering Heights and this time it was more hate than love. I missed so many things that made book great! :/
November 5, 2025
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Nature vs. Nurture
This novel is included among the Top 100 best novels as compiled by a group of esteemed scholars and available on The Guardian site, among others.
I wonder if this could be classified as gothic or perhaps even horror.
Heathcliff, the moors and the ghost are enough to create an eerie atmosphere which has other elements that make you shiver; the vicious dogs come to mind.
Speaking of the dogs, they reflect their masters’ perspective, even if I do not go as far as to say that masters resemble their pets, which is the belief of many.
If an owner trains his animal to bite and attack for no reason that is not the dog’s “character” which causes trouble, but his owner’s mindset.
I have five borzois and I have had dogs for the past 25 years, I may know what I am talking about.
Heathcliff was picked up from the street, where he was starving, abandoned and alone- and then he entered a family that offered him a new life.
Nature and Nurture seem to be responsible for what happens next. There used to be a polemic, with one side saying that Nature is decisive, while the other group maintaining that it is Nurture that would shape a human being.
Heathcliff had some genes that made him cruel and vicious, in my view.
But to that, Nature and the social surroundings have added their influence and the outcome is a terrible drama.
The hero has many abilities, apart from a terrible dark side. He is determined, strong and brave. Lacking an education together with his humble origins made him unsuitable for the woman he adores – Catherine Earnshaw.
His love for Catherine is another extraordinary trait. Heathcliff will stop at nothing for his love and the woman he worships.
In fact, he offers the very definition of love, as a feeling that goes beyond anything and never ends. Even when Catherine is dead, her lover does not cease, he continues to adore and see her as a…ghost.
The other side of Heathcliff looks like Mr. Hyde. If he is gentle, caring and kind where Catherine is concerned, the hero becomes an even crueler man than Othello for those who make him jealous or even have a small relation with Edgar Linton- his mortal enemy.
He marries Isabella Linton only as part of a plan to take revenge. He does not care, indeed at times even hates his own son, the result of a tragic union whose only goal is payback.
From a psychological perspective, we could have an argument based on Freud and with emphasis on childhood and Oedipus complex. Reading psychology for the past year, I tend to refute Freud, even if the troubles of Heathcliff can surely be traced to that unhappy, frustrating childhood and adolescence.
He needs to show that he is a better man and educates himself, alas, not with a positive mindset, but only in order to put his enemy down.
Heathcliff has only one purpose in life- to be with Catherine. When this is no longer possible and she marries Edgar Linton, the latter becomes the focus of all his hatred.
Revenge comes in the form of torturing Isabella, then their son and whoever comes along is treated with a vile attitude.
Heathcliff makes me think of genetics and the latest discoveries. Having established that the childhood, then an unhappy love made their mark, I am still convinced that the genes played a role.
Every week or so, we hear about various new genes that can explain different conditions, diseases and abilities. In other words, my strong belief is that Nature and Nurture have very important roles and determine the behavior and the life of people.
Eugenics is a compromised domain, but even recently I have read about a gene that, in certain circumstances makes those who have it more inclined to be aggressive and violent.
Reading and understanding more about our genetic code, will have a huge impact in the future, when we will know if we have a tendency to become Heathcliffs, Louie Ramires and what can we do about it…register for AA early, even before the first glass of wine?
Nature vs. Nurture
This novel is included among the Top 100 best novels as compiled by a group of esteemed scholars and available on The Guardian site, among others.
I wonder if this could be classified as gothic or perhaps even horror.
Heathcliff, the moors and the ghost are enough to create an eerie atmosphere which has other elements that make you shiver; the vicious dogs come to mind.
Speaking of the dogs, they reflect their masters’ perspective, even if I do not go as far as to say that masters resemble their pets, which is the belief of many.
If an owner trains his animal to bite and attack for no reason that is not the dog’s “character” which causes trouble, but his owner’s mindset.
I have five borzois and I have had dogs for the past 25 years, I may know what I am talking about.
Heathcliff was picked up from the street, where he was starving, abandoned and alone- and then he entered a family that offered him a new life.
Nature and Nurture seem to be responsible for what happens next. There used to be a polemic, with one side saying that Nature is decisive, while the other group maintaining that it is Nurture that would shape a human being.
Heathcliff had some genes that made him cruel and vicious, in my view.
But to that, Nature and the social surroundings have added their influence and the outcome is a terrible drama.
The hero has many abilities, apart from a terrible dark side. He is determined, strong and brave. Lacking an education together with his humble origins made him unsuitable for the woman he adores – Catherine Earnshaw.
His love for Catherine is another extraordinary trait. Heathcliff will stop at nothing for his love and the woman he worships.
In fact, he offers the very definition of love, as a feeling that goes beyond anything and never ends. Even when Catherine is dead, her lover does not cease, he continues to adore and see her as a…ghost.
The other side of Heathcliff looks like Mr. Hyde. If he is gentle, caring and kind where Catherine is concerned, the hero becomes an even crueler man than Othello for those who make him jealous or even have a small relation with Edgar Linton- his mortal enemy.
He marries Isabella Linton only as part of a plan to take revenge. He does not care, indeed at times even hates his own son, the result of a tragic union whose only goal is payback.
From a psychological perspective, we could have an argument based on Freud and with emphasis on childhood and Oedipus complex. Reading psychology for the past year, I tend to refute Freud, even if the troubles of Heathcliff can surely be traced to that unhappy, frustrating childhood and adolescence.
He needs to show that he is a better man and educates himself, alas, not with a positive mindset, but only in order to put his enemy down.
Heathcliff has only one purpose in life- to be with Catherine. When this is no longer possible and she marries Edgar Linton, the latter becomes the focus of all his hatred.
Revenge comes in the form of torturing Isabella, then their son and whoever comes along is treated with a vile attitude.
Heathcliff makes me think of genetics and the latest discoveries. Having established that the childhood, then an unhappy love made their mark, I am still convinced that the genes played a role.
Every week or so, we hear about various new genes that can explain different conditions, diseases and abilities. In other words, my strong belief is that Nature and Nurture have very important roles and determine the behavior and the life of people.
Eugenics is a compromised domain, but even recently I have read about a gene that, in certain circumstances makes those who have it more inclined to be aggressive and violent.
Reading and understanding more about our genetic code, will have a huge impact in the future, when we will know if we have a tendency to become Heathcliffs, Louie Ramires and what can we do about it…register for AA early, even before the first glass of wine?
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January 9, 2023loved the art, hated the levels of batshit craziness from both heathcliff and catherine. jfc 💀
February 5, 2021
First of all, what kind of name is Wuthering Heights? Why does every house in England have to sound like a mental institution? (No offense to mental institutions.)
I picked up the graphic novel of this book after an attempt at reading the actual novel several years ago left me deeply confused. I’m no stranger to Regency fiction (huge Jane Austen fan), but the characters all have the same names and it’s desperately confusing.
I’m going to go ahead and put this right in the same category as Austen’s Emma: hate it because I went to high school with the unlikable leading lady. So. Much. Drama. Catherine, you’re an idiot. If you’re not going to marry Heathcliff for love, marry Edgar for riches. Don’t marry for riches in hopes of bailing out your one true love. You can’t have it both ways. This isn’t a rom-com.
This book was a great reminder that there was no such thing as the good old days, despite my desire to travel exclusively by horse. Women had virtually no choices in marriage and occupation, and very often died if not in childbirth then shortly thereafter from all sorts of nasty infections or consumptive lung conditions. (The Bronte sisters' dad outlived all *six* of his children, none of whom had kids of their own.) Dear nostalgia: send more horses but I’m keeping medicine and human rights.
I liked that in this graphic format I had a slightly better idea of when we were in the past and when in the present and could keep people straight because they looked different from each other. But I still found myself confused about characters who leave for too many pages and return. Are you the brother? No, the step-father? Cousin! Let's get married, then.
I picked up the graphic novel of this book after an attempt at reading the actual novel several years ago left me deeply confused. I’m no stranger to Regency fiction (huge Jane Austen fan), but the characters all have the same names and it’s desperately confusing.
I’m going to go ahead and put this right in the same category as Austen’s Emma: hate it because I went to high school with the unlikable leading lady. So. Much. Drama. Catherine, you’re an idiot. If you’re not going to marry Heathcliff for love, marry Edgar for riches. Don’t marry for riches in hopes of bailing out your one true love. You can’t have it both ways. This isn’t a rom-com.
This book was a great reminder that there was no such thing as the good old days, despite my desire to travel exclusively by horse. Women had virtually no choices in marriage and occupation, and very often died if not in childbirth then shortly thereafter from all sorts of nasty infections or consumptive lung conditions. (The Bronte sisters' dad outlived all *six* of his children, none of whom had kids of their own.) Dear nostalgia: send more horses but I’m keeping medicine and human rights.
I liked that in this graphic format I had a slightly better idea of when we were in the past and when in the present and could keep people straight because they looked different from each other. But I still found myself confused about characters who leave for too many pages and return. Are you the brother? No, the step-father? Cousin! Let's get married, then.
July 27, 2017
I have to admit I have not read the original novel in all it’s entirety, for my hate for both Catherine and Heathcliff prevented me from reading every word. But I read most of it, enough to know the broad plot lines. This adaptation further cemented my thoughts on the story. I hated almost everyone in the story, except for the maid Nelly. Thus, this was a solid representation with Gothic illustrations that matched the mood of the story.
October 5, 2019
Een stripboek voor volwassenen van Wuthering Heights. Het is heel mooi getekend door John M. Burns en komt echt tot leven. Bovendien staat achterin enige informatie over Emily Bronte en in het kort hoe dit boek tot stand is gekomen. Al is het me een raadsel waarom dit een van mijn lievelingsboeken is want de personages zijn geen van allen sympathiek en Heathcliff is zelfs een wraakzuchtige *** die alles en iedereen om hem heen kapot maakt. Het zal de passie tussen Catherine en Heathcliff zijn.
November 1, 2023
I get that the modern language is used to make the text easier to grasp, but it really takes all the swag out of the book. The art was really pretty, though. My professor only assigned this because she knows most of the class would just SparkNotes the original Brontë novel LMAO
March 27, 2015
This was okay but unfortunately I didn't like the art that much and I think Heathcliff and Cathy didn't look like described in the book. I also didn't get the feeling I get reading Wuthering Heights and I think this graphic novel didn't do the story any justice.
But I have to give it some stars because Wuthering Heights is my all-time favorite book and at least I could revisit parts of the story.
But I have to give it some stars because Wuthering Heights is my all-time favorite book and at least I could revisit parts of the story.
July 13, 2023
It's nice having a graphic novel version of my favorite classic. Of course, the story looks a little it different in my head, but I still thoroughly enjoyed reading this.
March 19, 2018
That confirms it. I still hate this story. Apparently my taste hasn’t changed in 30 years.
April 12, 2025
Nelly, I am Heathcliff! He's always in my mind: not as a pleasure, any more than I am always a pleasure to myself, but as my own being. So don't talk of our separation again: It is impractibale and -
(52)
Intrigrerend. Heb normaliter grote irritaties bij de klassieke Engelse canon (want: high class en veel beschrijvingen van jurkstoffen en sieraden) dus daarom dacht ik via een graphic novel (mét de originele tekst) toch gauw even het culturele kapitaal mee te pikken dat nodig is om alle intertekstuele verwijzingen naar Heathcliff en Catherine te begrijpen. Maar heb me hier eigenlijk best mee vermaakt en overweeg in de toekomst de roman te lezen. Je moet goed je hoofd erbij houden om het plot te kunnen volgen want er sterven nogal wat mensen en er worden ook nogal wat mensen geboren die daarop lijken omdat ze elkaars trauma's overnemen. Iedereen is onsympathiek en overdramatisch behalve Nelly de bediende. Ik hoop niet dat mensen Catherine en Heathcliff écht zien als het schoolvoorbeeld van liefde die zelfs sterker is dan de dood, want dan hoef ik dat soort liefde niet.
BLAM
'AARGGHHH!'
THWAK THWAK
THUD THUD
(confrontatie tussen Earnshaw en Heathcliff, blz. 93)
(52)
Intrigrerend. Heb normaliter grote irritaties bij de klassieke Engelse canon (want: high class en veel beschrijvingen van jurkstoffen en sieraden) dus daarom dacht ik via een graphic novel (mét de originele tekst) toch gauw even het culturele kapitaal mee te pikken dat nodig is om alle intertekstuele verwijzingen naar Heathcliff en Catherine te begrijpen. Maar heb me hier eigenlijk best mee vermaakt en overweeg in de toekomst de roman te lezen. Je moet goed je hoofd erbij houden om het plot te kunnen volgen want er sterven nogal wat mensen en er worden ook nogal wat mensen geboren die daarop lijken omdat ze elkaars trauma's overnemen. Iedereen is onsympathiek en overdramatisch behalve Nelly de bediende. Ik hoop niet dat mensen Catherine en Heathcliff écht zien als het schoolvoorbeeld van liefde die zelfs sterker is dan de dood, want dan hoef ik dat soort liefde niet.
BLAM
'AARGGHHH!'
THWAK THWAK
THUD THUD
(confrontatie tussen Earnshaw en Heathcliff, blz. 93)
May 23, 2020
Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite classics. I've read the book years ago in Dutch and was always planning to do a reread in the original language; English.
I'm still planning to read the actual novel in English, but chose to read the graphic novel first. It seemed to be a little bit less daunting.
Since I already knew the story the graphic novel was mostly easy to follow. Some bits were a bit confusing because some of the characters looked alike. I think it could've been even more confusing if I didn't know the story already. So my advice would be to read the graphic novel after you read the book or watched an tv adaptation.
Overall I quite enjoyed my first graphic novel experience. I will definitely read Jane Eyre as well. Sadly they haven't made one of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
I'm still planning to read the actual novel in English, but chose to read the graphic novel first. It seemed to be a little bit less daunting.
Since I already knew the story the graphic novel was mostly easy to follow. Some bits were a bit confusing because some of the characters looked alike. I think it could've been even more confusing if I didn't know the story already. So my advice would be to read the graphic novel after you read the book or watched an tv adaptation.
Overall I quite enjoyed my first graphic novel experience. I will definitely read Jane Eyre as well. Sadly they haven't made one of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
December 3, 2020
I had never read this, and now I feel like I've read enough of Emily Bronte's books to last me a lifetime. (that was a joke) The art was nicely done, but it was difficult to tell some of the characters apart.
Victorian Romance isn't my genre, but the graphic novel gave me a good enough idea what the book is about. I guess I am over the whole English maidens writing about dark and stormy (misanthropic and abusive) men. I am sure there is a lot more to the book, but having lived with a controlling abusive man myself, Bronte has nothing more to say to me on the subject.
Victorian Romance isn't my genre, but the graphic novel gave me a good enough idea what the book is about. I guess I am over the whole English maidens writing about dark and stormy (misanthropic and abusive) men. I am sure there is a lot more to the book, but having lived with a controlling abusive man myself, Bronte has nothing more to say to me on the subject.
October 4, 2025
It's been a long time since I've read the book so I figured I'd revisit it in graphic novel form. For that purpose it was effective but on its own the emotion was entirely lacking. I got the Ralph Fiennes Juliet Binoche film to cover for that.
January 19, 2019
Wuthering Heights is one intense, heartbreaking and tragic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine - two complex and unfortunately, not very endearing characters. It's a pretty good adaptation using the original text, although some parts did feel disconnected. I absolutely loved the fabulous hand-painted artwork by John M. Burns! Overall, this graphic novel is a good read and a good way to refresh my memory about this novel I read ages ago.
January 3, 2026
I always want to like wuthering heights more than I do
April 28, 2014
So that was completely insane. Messed up, but insane, complex, and very intriguing. I cheated, I have not read the actual novel but the art in this graphic novel was so beautiful and I feel really added to the story.
Heathcliff is probably the biggest literary douche I have ever encountered and Catherine was a snotty bitch so I guess they were perfect for each other. It's just a shame their children had to be dragged into their messed up shit.
And Nelly, girl, I am so sorry for your life.
Heathcliff is probably the biggest literary douche I have ever encountered and Catherine was a snotty bitch so I guess they were perfect for each other. It's just a shame their children had to be dragged into their messed up shit.
And Nelly, girl, I am so sorry for your life.
November 15, 2015
Just letting you know that the only reason I wanted to read this was because it is mentioned in Twilight (haha). I am never a classics reader so I thought its reinterpretation in a form of a graphic novel would help.
I didn't think so. I disliked all the characters to the point where I didn't care about what happen to them next.
I think it's very unlikely that I'll ever pick up the original novel.
I didn't think so. I disliked all the characters to the point where I didn't care about what happen to them next.
I think it's very unlikely that I'll ever pick up the original novel.
June 29, 2012
It was great to go back and read again one of my favorite novels. I loved the fact that it was a graphic novel, and the art work is lovely. I think it's a great condense version of the novel, that preserves all the great thinks from the novel, yet keeps it shorter. Even though i wasn't a big fan of graphic novels, i think i'm starting to enjoy this genre more and more.
February 6, 2026
when i got this book for an assignment for my graphic novels class, i was SO EXCITED.
but it felt like a more literal interpretation of the book rather than a version that is creatively translated. the illustrations are clearly defined... as though to notate on the stark differences between the english moors and society in 19th century and todays world. i got the quick text version and i regret it because it uses more american english than british english for its speech.
the setting in the original is beautifully painted in words. the illustrations of the moorland feels... not so epic. the sense of danger is more about how the story progresses. not about the characters and their moodiness and heights of passion.
this edition disappointed me. maybe it's because i lowkey kinda have always wanted to live in england in that time period and pick the bronte sisters brains about their writing process and lives. i'll always prefer the original. now if it were taught alongside the original, it would be a different story. but unless you want a simplified, action driven by passion rather than interiority, i would recommend this book. but this was a no for me.
but it felt like a more literal interpretation of the book rather than a version that is creatively translated. the illustrations are clearly defined... as though to notate on the stark differences between the english moors and society in 19th century and todays world. i got the quick text version and i regret it because it uses more american english than british english for its speech.
the setting in the original is beautifully painted in words. the illustrations of the moorland feels... not so epic. the sense of danger is more about how the story progresses. not about the characters and their moodiness and heights of passion.
this edition disappointed me. maybe it's because i lowkey kinda have always wanted to live in england in that time period and pick the bronte sisters brains about their writing process and lives. i'll always prefer the original. now if it were taught alongside the original, it would be a different story. but unless you want a simplified, action driven by passion rather than interiority, i would recommend this book. but this was a no for me.
March 16, 2020
Emily Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights' is one of my favourite novels of all time. I have read numerous adaptations besides the classic itself and I still consider it to be as hauntingly beautiful as the first time I read this tragic, tornado-like romance. So, naturally, I wanted to read this graphic novel based on 'Wuthering Heights' as well.
As a graphic novel, this book exceeds my expectations. The art style fits in beautifully with the Victorian era it is obviously meant to represent and there is a special attention given to the depiction of the characters' tempestuous emotions (at least as much as possible) throughout.
I cannot recommend this graphic novel for students studying 'Wuthering Heights' or anyone in love with anything Emily Brontë-related like me enough. I believe it is an excellent aid to anyone's understanding and enjoyment of this timeless romance, even if it is no substitute to reading the original.
As a graphic novel, this book exceeds my expectations. The art style fits in beautifully with the Victorian era it is obviously meant to represent and there is a special attention given to the depiction of the characters' tempestuous emotions (at least as much as possible) throughout.
I cannot recommend this graphic novel for students studying 'Wuthering Heights' or anyone in love with anything Emily Brontë-related like me enough. I believe it is an excellent aid to anyone's understanding and enjoyment of this timeless romance, even if it is no substitute to reading the original.
September 27, 2017
I gave this three stars, the same as the original novel. I can't rate the graphic novel better than Emily Brontë's book (which loses stars for the unlikeable characters and being so depressing), but I think it is a very good and faithful adaptation. There are few things I missed from the original . The artwork is beautiful. I read the Swedish translation, which thankfully does not have random words set in boldface like the English version (I find the constant use of boldface or italics very annoying and distracting - why do they do that in English graphic novels? I'm glad Finnish and Swedish translators have not adapted that habit).
July 13, 2018
This is my first time experiencing the story of Wuthering Heights, I’ve always known it’s about a love story but had no idea it would be this complex and intense.
I liked this version of the story and the illustrations were gorgeous! But I think I would have liked it better had I read the actual book – that way I would have had the chance to explore the story more on my own and made up in my mind how I thought the characters and the surroundings were looking like. Still I think it was good for me to start with this graphic novel and then later move on to the book as I tend to have a bit of a hard time going into classics. This graphic novel made me want to pick up the book as soon as I can and then also watch the movie adaptations.
I liked this version of the story and the illustrations were gorgeous! But I think I would have liked it better had I read the actual book – that way I would have had the chance to explore the story more on my own and made up in my mind how I thought the characters and the surroundings were looking like. Still I think it was good for me to start with this graphic novel and then later move on to the book as I tend to have a bit of a hard time going into classics. This graphic novel made me want to pick up the book as soon as I can and then also watch the movie adaptations.
February 12, 2024
Help, Heathcliff is still at the restaurant, still sitting in a corner he haunts. Cross-legged in the dim light, we say, “What a sad sight”
”Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
I had this random urge of rereading the ‘Wuthering Heights’ but I recalled my struggle with the book so I decided to settle for its graphic novel instead. Even with all the pictures, it still bored me to death. I wish I hadn’t donated my copy of Wuthering Heights so now I could read the parts I had marked because with all its dramatic and toxic ass, this book has some really great quotes. Anyways, what’s done is done now :,)
”Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.”
I had this random urge of rereading the ‘Wuthering Heights’ but I recalled my struggle with the book so I decided to settle for its graphic novel instead. Even with all the pictures, it still bored me to death. I wish I hadn’t donated my copy of Wuthering Heights so now I could read the parts I had marked because with all its dramatic and toxic ass, this book has some really great quotes. Anyways, what’s done is done now :,)
January 23, 2026
I read this version in order to quickly prep for what I hope will be an absolutely ludicrous gothic romance by Emerald Fennell 😙💘
She's a cossetted house-proud arriviste. He's a foundling-turned-vengeful parvenu. Together, as two feather merchants of the landed gentry, they administer a vindictiveness that would be (borrowing from Patrick O'Brian here) excessive in an archangel.
In the end (of the first half of the book), two really hot social climbers manage not to find each other, and it wrecks their marriages. We can survive twin beds in wedlock, but not twin counterparts 💔 Hopefully Dolby Cinema can do justice to all of the slaps!
She's a cossetted house-proud arriviste. He's a foundling-turned-vengeful parvenu. Together, as two feather merchants of the landed gentry, they administer a vindictiveness that would be (borrowing from Patrick O'Brian here) excessive in an archangel.
In the end (of the first half of the book), two really hot social climbers manage not to find each other, and it wrecks their marriages. We can survive twin beds in wedlock, but not twin counterparts 💔 Hopefully Dolby Cinema can do justice to all of the slaps!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 27, 2024
Picked it up on a whim at work probably in part because of the graphic novel I read recently about the Brontes' juvenalia and because I may or may not get myself to read the full book at any point in time. Though now that I've read the graphic novel I am fascinated by it. What an absolute mess of people and meaning around big symbols of love and class and race. And the writing, what I read of it, is phenomenal. Frankly, couldn't put it down. Plus I had Kate Bush stuck in my head the whole time so that's fun.
December 14, 2017
I have read the original novel and didn’t care too much for the story so thought I would try this graphic version, hoping that the shorter length might make it a better read. Unfortunately the book is still full of unpleasant, wicked and self-centered characters and I simply struggle to connect with any of them. I suspect that whatever method the story is presented, I would still find it silly and wanting.
April 22, 2022
One of my all time fave stories, hated it when I had to read it for the first time for my A levels but then as we analysed everything in lessons I fell in love and it is now a top 5 book of mine! This graphic novel is the perfect length to refresh ones memory without having to reread the whole thing (handy when i’m seeing a theatre production of it soon - and wanted to recap the main plot!) the original book can be a hard read so the graphic novel might be a good place for some people to start!
March 11, 2023
Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite novels and has been for many years. This is a wonderful addition to my book collection as the novel is one I like to read often but haven’t for a while due to lack of time and lots of other books to read. With this I was able to read the story in one sitting. It does not match the original, but nevertheless is a joy to read and the illustrations are very fitting to the story.
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