Isa
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Post by Isa on Mar 14, 2010 7:09:49 GMT -5
Tentative schedule: Chapters 1 to 8: Discussion begins on March 27 Chapters 9 to 14: Discussion begins on April 3 Chapters 15 to 23: Discussion begins on April 9 Chapters 24 to 34: Discussion begins on April 16
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sunshine
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Post by sunshine on Mar 14, 2010 9:21:14 GMT -5
For me it'll be too soon, I even don't have this book yet. I think that the first discussion shouldn't begin earlier than March 27.
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Post by Isa on Mar 14, 2010 12:16:38 GMT -5
OK, I pushed everything back one week. Sounds good?
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sunshine
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Post by sunshine on Mar 14, 2010 12:30:24 GMT -5
Sounds good for me
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Post by Dominique on Mar 14, 2010 19:43:24 GMT -5
Sounds good.
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Post by unnormahl on Mar 17, 2010 11:26:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the mail with the schedule!
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Post by Carma on Mar 18, 2010 6:20:14 GMT -5
Oh, I'll try to get to the library some day next week .
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Post by Lu on Mar 18, 2010 7:37:57 GMT -5
I had a bad day yesterday, it was great to came home and found an email reminding of this Bookclub Discussion! The schedule sounds good to me, I'm going to get Wuthering Height from library on Saturday.
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lifesize1119
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Post by lifesize1119 on Mar 27, 2010 13:41:10 GMT -5
Thanks for the email. I am looking forward to the discussion. I have owned Wuthering Heights forever and haven't read it yet. So, I check out how many pages the first 8 chapters were and thought, oh this will be no problem. Well the 27th has arrived and I still have 3 chapters, but I'm confident I can finish in time.
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Post by Kristie on Mar 27, 2010 19:29:26 GMT -5
So I guess I'll post first about the first 8 chapters of Wuthering Heights.
One thing that I definitely love about my edition (Modern Library Classics) is the family tree. I'm not sure if every edition has this family tree, but I have a feeling that I would be completely lost without knowing how everyone was related.
As I was reading, and Mr. Lockwood was visiting Heathcliff at Wuthering Heights, I was a little confused. Mr. Lockwood had no idea what his proprietor was like. And, having read many Jane Austen novels, I felt that Mr. Lockwood should have inquired as to his proprietor's life and history before visiting him. It struck me as odd that Mr. Lockwood wouldn't try to learn about his proprietor before calling on him. I think, at the time, that sort of gossip-y thing was part of life.
Having finished the first section though, I can now see why Bronte wrote it this way. I don't know how else she would have included this, as it is a recollection type of story rather than a presently-going-through-this story. It makes sense to me, however different from the norm of the pre-Regency Era it might have been. I also think that it is interesting to see Heathcliff as he is presently and then in the past--it'll be interesting to see if he was ever a nice person in between, since he seems pretty much the same as a young man and an old man.
The nightmare that Mr. Lockwood had when he was staying the night at Wuthering Heights scared me! I'm not accustomed to reading scary things--Dracula is the last thing I read that I didn't like reading at night. But this scared me
Two quotes I liked: "Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves." (So true!)
"A person who has not done half his day's work by ten o'clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone."
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Post by Carma on Mar 28, 2010 8:25:43 GMT -5
woops, i made the mistake of reading Kristie's comment before I arrived at the end of chapter 8. (I am only at chapter 3) So I guess I've got something scary waiting for me! I'll try to catch up as soon as possible. But I've been really lazy with reading lately.
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Post by coffeelover on Mar 29, 2010 1:57:14 GMT -5
Well. I will also write something about the first 8 Chapter. At the beginning I thaught the book is very boring, because at first there wasn't a real action in it. But Mrs. Dean change this when she begins to tell about Wuthering Heights. Yesterday I read 60 pages of this book, because suddenly I think it's a very interesting book. I Have another version of the book and want also a family tree, because it's often confusing. My Opinion isn't big, sorry for that point, but my englisch isn't really well.
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Post by Carma on Mar 29, 2010 8:31:47 GMT -5
Ok, I catched up! I may have been reading too many books with vampires, but while reading the beginning I figured it would make a good vampire book (as they did with Pride & prejudice & Zombies). Older Heathcliff makes a good vampire . I was a bit confused in the beginning though. But after a bit I got more into the story. I especially like the story of the housekeeper. I think that's a nice way of telling the story. Except that I wonder if someone would be able to remember everything that detailed in real life. It's nice to read how Heathcliff turned out to be the way he is. I think they treated him wrong. Both Mr. Earnshaw and Lindley Earnshaw. He was spoiled at first and then cast away. That can't be good for anyone. My book doesn't have a family tree, but I looked one up online that I keep open when I read the book. Cos it is very useful. I get confused easily .
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Post by Kristie on Mar 29, 2010 19:39:10 GMT -5
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Post by Isa on Mar 30, 2010 5:55:10 GMT -5
I may have been reading too many books with vampires, but while reading the beginning I figured it would make a good vampire book (as they did with Pride & prejudice & Zombies). Older Heathcliff makes a good vampire . I agree that the mood of the novel is very vampireish, or perhaps gothic would be the right word here. Everytime I read "Wuthering Heights", it's like I see dark clouds and can hear the wind blowing and the thunder rolling in the distance. Quite different from a light and happy Jane Austen novel! And another thing that's different from an Austen novel is the beginning. Whereas Jane Austen tends to jump right into the action, Emily Brontë takes the time to set the mood of the novel. So perhaps at first the novel doesn't seem as interesting, but as you read on you realize that what she did in those first few pages leaves a dark impression that lasts until the very end of the novel. It's funny because it's my first time reading the novel after having read the Twilight series and it's quite clear to me now why Stephenie Meyer says she was influenced by Wuthering Heights when she wrote the series. The love between Catherine and Heathcliff is like the love between Bella and Edward - it's not good for any of them, but it's so strong and undeniable, it's like it's become part of who they are. It makes more sense for Catherine to go with Edgar Linton, just like it would make more sense for Bella to go with Jacob - both make for healthier relationships and there is some love there, but it's not the kind of love that is deeply rooted in your heart and soul.
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