Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

Wuthering Heights
Emily Bronte

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"A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad."

Wuthering Heights is the tale of forbidden love between Cathy and Heathcliff set in the moors of Yorkshire. Told to Lockwood, a gentleman renting the house, Nelly shares the story of the past and the events that shaped the people on the moor.

For the most part I enjoyed Wuthering Heights, although I found it extremely difficult to get into, but once Nelly starts telling the tale of the past, I found it got a lot easier to read. I can't say I found a particular fondness for any of the characters, with the exception of perhaps Nelly. I found them arrogant and selfish, however the retelling of the story from Nelly's point of view is interesting and captivating.

I found it was more difficult to sympathise with the characters because it is written from a different persons point of view. I feel if it was written in the first person, we would get a lot more insight to how the characters think and feel, and it would be easier to sympathise with the events in the story. 

So far Jane Eyre is still my favourite classic, but Wuthering Heights was not bad! Although I didn't enjoy it as much, it's still a classic and for that reason worth the read!

"Though provided with a large library, I'm frequently very dull at the Grange; take my books away, and I should be desperate!"

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The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers
J. R. R. Tolkien


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The Two Towers is the second book in the The Lord of the Rings trilogy. We follow each set of characters after them being separated one way or another. We discover new characters, such as the Ents (a personal favourite of mine!) and learn more about the Orcs. Will they ever get to Mordor and destroy the ring once and for all?


I'm really enjoying the tale of The Lord of the Rings however I'm beginning to find it hard to read because of the slow pace. But I persevered through this one, and I will persevere through the next too!

 

"Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."

 

 

 In The Two Towers we get to know the characters a bit better, I think especially Sam, Frodo and Gollum. There's more of a closeness between Sam and Frodo than you got to see in The Fellowship of the Ring, and it's nice to see the friendship growing.

 

Unfortunately the book ends with Frodo being taken away by the Orcs and now Sam has to save him!

 

 

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