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Monday, February 14, 2022

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According to York Vision, Wuthering Heights is one of 'The Top 10 Best Books For A Lonely Valentines Day'.
5. Heathcliff and Catherine (Wuthering Heights – Emily Brontë)
The only known extant novel written by Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (1847) was released to mixed reviews, and challenged for its depictions of contemporarily taboo subjects; however, today it is revered as a classic of English and Gothic literature. It portrays the, at times, acrimonious relationship of two families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons.
The most significant relationship from the first volume of the novel is that of Catherine Earnshaw, and the adopted Heathcliff. Obsessive, co-dependant, and toxic are but a few words to describe this relationship, and that is not to mention they were raised as siblings, which when considering their intense love is slightly nauseating. Heathcliff is incredibly vindictive when things fall apart, and his vengeance is a central feature of the second volume. (Luke Horwitz)
Screen Rant is disappointed by The Sky is Everywhere.
Audiences are told that Lennie is obsessed with Wuthering Heights rather than ever showing her read it or reference it meaningfully. Over and over again, The Sky Is Everywhere relies too heavily on the narration to tell the story, skipping over key plot points. The movie has a premise, but the story is thin. [...]
There are so many missed opportunities in The Sky Is Everywhere. The movie is about grief, but Lennie doesn't go through the recognizable stages, even though that would be such an effective way to structure the story. Lennie's obsession with Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights is treated as an afterthought, rather than a thematic parallel to her unhealthy relationship with Toby or nod to the novel's similar preoccupation with death, grief, love, and nature. The little notes she writes come across as random, quirky musings rather than attempts to relive moments with her dead sister. It all comes across like the forced whimsy and manufactured twee. The Sky Is Everywhere is a daring film, but ultimately, it doesn't pay off. (Sarah Bea Milner)
AnneBrontë.org looks into Anne Brontë's poem 'In Memory Of A Happy Day In February'.

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