Any recommended character list / ref info? I won’t need it as much as with for my most recent read (Olive Kitteridge, lots of stories with very many characters). But I’m about 25 pages in, sometimes a little confused.
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I was confused at first also but it starts sorting itself out once Ellen starts the story with Heathcliff’s arrival at Wuthering Heights.
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SPOILER ALERT: Do not click on this link if you don’t want to know what happens! But if you don’t care about spoilers and want to see a family tree, learn about the individual characters, etc., here you go: The reader's guide to Emily Bronte's classic 'Wuthering Heights'
I like the site above because it’s not a school study site. It just provides basic info – and it’s also fun to see who has played each character over the years in various productions.
Again, though, beware – don’t look at it if you want to be surprised by the twists and turns of the story. We won’t discuss anybody’s fate until February 1st.
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I’m notorious for reading the end of a book to find out the who-dun-it before I should. I’ve had two people warn me not to read the last pages of Wuthering Heights ahead of time. So far I haven’t but I’m extra curious due to the warning.
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Popping in quickly to say hi.
Last year was difficult for me! A ‘four funerals and one wedding’ kind of year! I just couldn’t keep up with the CC book club readings and missed half the discussions. It was a case of not finding the book when I had the time or not finding the time when I had the book.
Despite my best intentions for 2025, I’m going to start the year with a miss. Not for anything will I subject myself to a rereading of Wuthering Heights! I read it in high school and still remember vividly how I hated almost every character!
Will lurk until April.
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I read Catcher in the Rye freshman year of high school. I remember little about it other than hating that book. My youngest daughter had to read it as a freshman in high school; she too hated it. (My aversion to even seeing the book floating around the house probably didn’t help. LOL) I don’t think I’d reread it again for any reason, even knowing that rereading a book years later can change my perspective. But Catcher in the Rye … umm, no.
I honestly liked the other books I read in high school and wouldn’t mind rereading here. In high school, I flew through assigned books because other classes and activities demanded time. To say I read to do well on tests and papers front and center is probably an understatement. CC Book Club explores a book and author and so much more that it makes the book interesting with no demands. (I was going to say more fun but then I remembered Reading Lolita in Tehran for the CC discussion. Another umm, no.)
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I didn’t mind Reading Lolita in Tehran, but I don’t know what the fuss about that book was! It was a bestseller.
I think the only book I truly detested was Lois the Witch (thankfully very short) and I was really disappointed by Peyton Place.
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I am struggling with this book…
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So I’m at the 56% point in the book, and agree with others it’s a bit challenging. It’s been quite readable for me up to this point, except for Joseph’s dialog, apostrophes, and I expect a lively book discussion with so many strong views of this one 
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I’m about to start chapter 25, so barring an unexpected occurrence I’ll be through in time for the discussion.
I agree with @jerseysouthmomchess: I’ve found it quite readable. The more so, the further I’ve read. I’m really curious to see how it ends but have restrained - admirably - from looking.
I haven’t been surprised that it’s a challenging read. Each time we read a classic, I have to take a minute and adjust how I read a book. I don’t consider that a bad thing but rather appreciate the stretch.
For what it’s worth, I’m glad we chose this book. I totally get why it’s on all the “books you should have read” lists. Now I have. Thanks CC Book Club.
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@jerseysouthmomchess We are in the same-ish spot. I’m at 57%. I’m pushing through and hoping to find out why I should like it.
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I’m trying but it is trying! About 3/4 done and that’s only because I’m skimming a lot of the long drawn out paragraphs. And any depiction of Joseph’s speech 
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Well, skipping Joseph, I finished.
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I’m on Chapter 22, about 70% finished. I’m engaged in the story but thus far, I don’t find a single character likable, which I’m sure was part of Bronte’s intention. Even in an anti-hero story there is usually at least some (partial) sympathy for a character, so I’m curious to see if this changes by the end of the book. I also think the symbolism of the atmosphere of Thrushcross Grange as contrasted with Wuthering Heights is interesting. I’m looking forward to the discussion.
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I finished last night. The end didn’t surprise me; I did find it satisfying.
FWIW: I like the book. Great discussion material contained therein.
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Definitely a lot of food for thought.
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Let us hope whatever Joseph is saying isn’t integral to the discussion.
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To loosely paraphrase Joseph, about 90 percent of the time:
“You bad young’uns, you are gonna git it when the master comes home!”
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Discussion hasn’t even started yet and I’m already having a good time. 
I feel everyone’s comments are best summarized in haiku form:
A challenging read
Skipping Joseph, I finished
Why should I like it
Looking forward to February 1st!
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Just finished it ! Whew! Patting myself on the back for finishing this one, which was weirdly compelling and readable, not enjoyable.
This may be the first book when we are motivated to report in early that we made it through 
now officially members of “ Wuthering heights Classic “ survival club.
I hope Joseph didn’t say anything too important, o don’t know what the hell he was saying. Now I will check out mary13 link
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