4.5 stars
In
order to appreciate the beauty of this story, one has to appreciate
Wuthering Heights. Alison Croggon does a brilliant job of using language
that is eerily evocative of the original. But this is not just a
retelling with different names, the land that she creates is amazing and
magical. This is truly one of the best books of 2013. This book was
sheer genius, but it takes a true appreciation of a novel that is not
plot driven. It had its moments of intensity, but the strength of the
novel lies with the character and the exploration of relationships.
My only quibble....
The
beauty of WH lies in the message of redemption as seen in the true love
that grows at the end of the novel. This book has no such message
rather focusing on the twisted love of Lina and Damek and their
suffering.
There was no language. There was a reference to a rape scene, but not the actual scene itself.
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