Anyone else giving up? ...or close to it?

***dazzled Mia*** · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Well I put it down and read Enthusiasm, but now I have decided that I'm not going to let that book kick my butt!! I am going to finish it, and kick back!! Wink

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**urmylifenow** · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

I am pretty stubborn when it comes to books. I wouldn't let WH beat me and I read it. HA! It is pretty depressing, but it is a good read. It took me over a year to read Bleak House by Charles Dickens, another really sad book, and soooo long.....small print....800 odd pages....EEK! But well worth it.....as is WH!
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**Kat N Hat** · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:23 am Post subject:

I am glad I am not the only one who had problems with it.

The whole time reading I was thinking Edward is right there is nothing Redeeming about these people, I had to keep reading with the thought that at the end it is all going to make sense and I will understand why Bella could keep reading it. Well now that I am done, it did get better but I am not sure I could read it again.
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**JaevenStar** · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

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**LUVLEE** · Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:02 am Post subject:

It too was difficult for me in the beginning, but I was to determined to understand the book. So I kept on chuggin along. And then, I'm not sure what chapter, I just connected with it. I even started crying through certain parts. Maybe because I thought about Edward and Bella and how they connected with certain parts as well. Those, specific parts, happened to be the same parts I cried over.

Anyways, it is hard to read about all the hate and anger. I feel for Heathcliffe and Catherine. It had such a great ending too. It was just like a young Heathcliffe and Catherine, so happy together.

I am so glad to have read the book. At least now, I can say I read it. It helped me gain so much more from Eclipse too.
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**vampgirl9** · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

I know this post is late, but I joined TMs in February. I read Enthusiuam and Part Time Indian first and then started Wuthering Heights. Well, I gave up after 100 pages and looked up the story of the internet.
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**missedith** · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:58 am Post subject:

I just found this thread. I joined in February so I didn't take part of the discussion on this book. But this thread stood out to me. I had a teacher in 11th grade in Crowley, Texas named Mrs. Patasik. She assigned three books to read in her class and they were: A Seperate Peace, Lord of the Flies and Wuthering Heights. All three of these books have stayed with me since then. Wuthering Heights was the first book that I ever read that had such passion and anger in it. I have been reading alot lately and someone asked me recently why I read so much and I said, Because I read Wuthering Heights. I really loved this book. Maybe it was because I was 16 and sequestered to Texas and angry about that. I don't know. I agree 100% with Bella in that their only redeming quality was their love but again...I was 16 and that's all that seemed to matter.

Anyway....Maybe you'll start again...maybe you won't. The 1939 movie version of the book with Merle Oberman and Laurence Olivier was my favorite.

My favorite quote from the book: I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas: they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind. Smile

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