tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post1097545748944637501..comments2023-10-20T10:18:36.203-04:00Comments on You've GOTTA read this!: "Wuthering Heights" - Discussion on the first 15 chaptersSandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-88831392015528769292009-11-20T15:19:05.040-05:002009-11-20T15:19:05.040-05:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-14186551976692417662009-01-22T10:52:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:52:00.000-05:00I have not seen that on TV. I'm not even sure how ...I have not seen that on TV. I'm not even sure how to track it down at this point. I have finished the book, so I guess it would be safe. So many times if I see the movie first, it ruins the book!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-44424300592371267052009-01-22T10:26:00.000-05:002009-01-22T10:26:00.000-05:00Sandy -- Did you watch the Masterpiece movie yet ...Sandy -- Did you watch the Masterpiece movie yet (or at least, the first half)? I'm saving it till we're done with the book. But you're absolutely right...they had better be drop-dead gorgeous to make the film work!<BR/><BR/>I remember this being my mother's favorite book when I was little - she read it over and over. I'll have to ask her why now....hmmmm.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-84314200634531817802009-01-21T20:11:00.000-05:002009-01-21T20:11:00.000-05:00Michele, you rock! I love your answers, and like ...Michele, you rock! I love your answers, and like your blog, your personality shines through. You have to hope like heck that these people are damn good looking, because there isn't a redeeming quality on paper, huh?<BR/><BR/>Ruined is an excellent adjective. This man is good for nobody, not even his "one true love". <BR/><BR/>I hope you are enjoying yourself, in a self-torturous, demented way. I am planning on posting the questions for the remainder of the book on Friday. I think you will find the rest of the story to be very intriguing!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-3710843307218323402009-01-21T18:53:00.000-05:002009-01-21T18:53:00.000-05:00Okay, I think I'm caught up here, Sandy. (Whew, f...Okay, I think I'm caught up here, Sandy. (Whew, frantic reading there for a day or two!). Let's see here....<BR/><BR/>First impression? Absolute heathens! What a spooky place for a sane, rational person to stumble into! But Bronte does a great job of laying out some characters that you are dying to know more about.<BR/><BR/>Initially, I thought it was real. But Mr Lockwood certainly makes us doubt that as he doubts himself. I think because the average reader would empathize with Mr Lockwood than Heathcliff at this point, you tend to find the former more reliable.<BR/><BR/>As for Nely, I tend to think her dislike of Catherine makes her a tad unreliable, although Nely certainly seems salt-of-the-earth. And who can blame her for not liking Catherine...heck, I can't stand her at this point!<BR/><BR/>I don't think Catherine is capable of any adult emotion, quite frankly. She's a child through and through. I can't understand what Linton saw in her or why he would marry her, unless it was looks alone. But he was around her enough as a child to know what a spoiled little twerp.<BR/><BR/>Least liked character? Cathy, so far. But Heathcliff is running a close second.<BR/><BR/>Best liked character? Nely. She cracks me up with her smart-@ss remarks.<BR/><BR/>One word for Heathcliff might be "ruined." His childhood was so miserable, it's hard to imagine him ever emotionally pulling himself out of the gutter.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-17040085234490616152009-01-18T20:09:00.000-05:002009-01-18T20:09:00.000-05:00I posted my answers:http://booksandmovies.today.co...I posted my answers:<BR/><BR/>http://booksandmovies.today.com/2009/01/18/wuthering-heights-part-1/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-83180983904459027132009-01-18T00:04:00.000-05:002009-01-18T00:04:00.000-05:00Oh crud, I'm running behind! I'll catch up with y...Oh crud, I'm running behind! I'll catch up with you all real quick and post some answers for you, Sandy! (Great questions, by the way...you're bound and determined to make me think, ha).Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-18798893134675657842009-01-17T09:32:00.000-05:002009-01-17T09:32:00.000-05:00I've posted my answers to the questions here:http:...I've posted my answers to the questions here:<BR/>http://www.farmlanebooks.co.uk/?p=396Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-30235760564671995932009-01-17T08:07:00.000-05:002009-01-17T08:07:00.000-05:00I would post them on your blog, and just leave a l...I would post them on your blog, and just leave a link to them in my comments. I am very anxious to hear your thoughts!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-64502290563164116462009-01-17T07:57:00.000-05:002009-01-17T07:57:00.000-05:00I've written my answers to the questions you posed...I've written my answers to the questions you posed. What would you like me to do with them? I think they're a bit long to add to the comments here. Would you like me to email them to you, so you can add them to your blog? Should I post them on my blog? Both?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-9874608043399057182009-01-16T21:00:00.000-05:002009-01-16T21:00:00.000-05:00Well, heck, that is what makes the world go 'round...Well, heck, that is what makes the world go 'round, right? I can completely see how this book would be polarizing. Personally, there is so much angst and hatred and bitterness and avarice and dysfunction (I could come up with about thirty-two more words) in this book, I find myself wishing damnation on ALL of them, which is truly a literary talent. I have also found myself laughing at the insanity, like "I can't believe he just said that."Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-77037744981349544832009-01-16T17:32:00.000-05:002009-01-16T17:32:00.000-05:00The characters are suffering from emotions, but I ...The characters are suffering from emotions, but I like a book to affect mine. In this book they all feel very distanced from me. I don't feel any emotion for them - I don't care about what they do. I like to know what characters are thinking. Sorry, it's just not my type of book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-90440288530888463552009-01-16T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-16T16:56:00.000-05:00I named half of my blog after this crazy book. No ...I named half of my blog after this crazy book. No emotional depth! If anything, these lunatics have altogether too much emotional depth.<BR/><BR/>Your questions about Nelly are spot on. Much of the fun of the book is trying to pin down Nelly's role.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys the book.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-73378045335139303692009-01-16T11:33:00.000-05:002009-01-16T11:33:00.000-05:00James - How cool is that, visiting the Bronte home...James - How cool is that, visiting the Bronte home! I imagine the Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange homes are not that different than Emily's own surroundings, although in my mind's eye the fictitious homes are huge mansions! And I don't trust Nelly either, as far as I could spit.<BR/><BR/>Jackie - You know, it definitely is not a "curl up with your blanky and read all day" book. Had I been younger, I would have ditched it by now. And, I get very twitchy if it takes me more than a week to read anything, so I must keep my head down and get it done. I will look forward to your opinions!Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-34072935523425892692009-01-16T10:19:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:19:00.000-05:00I love your questions! I'll have to think about th...I love your questions! I'll have to think about them a bit, before I come back with a few answers.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I'm not really enjoying the book so far though. The characters are all miserable, the writing style is slow, and difficult to follow in places and there isn't any action, or emotional depth - not much to like really!! I hope everyone else is enjoying it more than me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4124681312732868654.post-49437025914181199412009-01-16T10:13:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:13:00.000-05:00I enjoyed reading your comments. It's fun to see ...I enjoyed reading your comments. It's fun to see what a first timer thinks of the book. <BR/><BR/>I have been to Haworth Parsonage where the Bronte sisters lived, and if it's at all like the house Wuthering Heights then the servants probably heard every word their masters said. They all lived in very close quarters in those days. Many homes had a servant waiting outside of every door just to be called in whenever needed. A servant like Nelly was probably very intimate with everyone in the household.<BR/><BR/>That said, I still don't trust her. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I think the ghost is real, too. And she's pretty mean appearing to Lockwood and not Heathcliff.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com