Thank you!

I do think they love each other because each was all the other had during a sensitive and dark time of childhood. For Heathcliff, Cathy was all he had ever. His only connection to human affection. I personally hate what the movies have done to the story, emphasizing what i consider the very unimportant theme of class. WH is not about class. Class is a tool used to highlight the nature of certain characters. Cathy herself is a savage despite her class. She says she would marry Heathcliff in a second if he wasn't destitute. And that is not in reference to his class as much as to the way that we would be forced to live. I also agree that lust is not the answer for these two and it's almost entirely missing from their interactions and their connection. There is the merest hint of it in their argument right before Edgar bans H from the grange. H hints on the absurdity of Cathy's obvious plan to be his friend and protectress while living happily ever after with Edgar. He hints at the idea that this would be unacceptable because he wants more from her. Readers could assume he wants intimacy but it's likely only a part of what he wants. He basically doesn't want to share her affection, her time, her loyalty.

❤Well done ..I liked your explanation of this interesting genre

He's a subversion of the byronic hero written so perfectly that even though he proves himself to have no heroic impulse whatsoever that we the readers stupidly and seriously fantasize about somehow reaching him, reading his heart, and leading him into the light and we search the text for all the times when he was almost saved. It's quite fascinating!

When Cathy stays with the Lintons, she comes to see what a home can be, what a childhood could be. She gets to see that she has a possible escape from the oppressive abuse of her family. The tragedy is that she must abandon Heathcliff, totally. And this betrayal truly leaves him bereft in ways that she was never at risk of being. So sad.

I love that you point out that can't was a victim child abuse. She and Heathcliff bonded over survival which explains their desperate connection. It angers me how everyone overlooks this. And her diary really makes this clear. Thank you!

I just re-read this recently! I read it in 6th grade, and now I fully understand why my school made us read it, haha. Growing up can be uncomfortable, but it is important to be challenged and going out of your comfort zone. There is something sweet about Mary helping Colin after she overcame her own challenges, even in her own abrasive way.

I love this book! It's so about appreciating what you have, and helping yourself and others 💖

This book captivated me as a child. Some years ago I watched a whole bunch of film and tv adaptations from different eras, and it is fascinating to see the developments regarding some of the themes. For example, Mary's temperament and bad character, and to what extent the audience is supposed to judge either Mary herself for this or the lovelessness of her upbringing. More modern adaptations tend to emphasise the influence her upbringing had, and how she was neglected emotionally. Also Dickon becoming increasingly more jesus-like in more modern adaptations is a baffling choice to me.

Blows my mind that Nynaeve’s story is your favourite in this book! First time reading it, the fact that she gets mad when someone helps her, and madder when someone doesn’t, peppered with constant sexist remarks and 0 patience for anything… a few hundred pages of that and I started to realLY struggle. A war of attrition - what will give first, my caring about her character, or her stubbornness. First time reader though, I will be ploughing on!

Thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions Josh. I'm glad to hear you are a Siouxsie Sioux fan and you even mentioned The Creatures ! You have good taste. I love how she played Camille Saint Saens "Carnival of Animals: Aquarium" before her set on her most recent tour. ❄ Have a wonderful Winter Solstice !

Love this concept. Thanks.

Forget the tortures, forget the sexual orgies. Juliette, particularly in this hilarious translation by Austryn Wainhouse (a genius in his own right) contains the Marquis' profound philosophy, which made me laugh so hard I could have ruptured my spleen. The high point is his absolutely devastating demolition of the perverse virtue of Charity. Dans "Juliette", le Marquis de Sade soutient que la charité, loin de créer de l'amitié et de la solidarité, engendre souvent de la haine et de la jalousie entre les hommes. Il argue que les actes de charité peuvent humilier ceux qui les reçoivent et créer un sentiment de supériorité chez ceux qui les donnent, ce qui mène à des tensions et des conflits sociaux. Sade critique l'idée que la charité soit une vertu purement altruiste, suggérant qu'elle est souvent motivée par des désirs égoïstes ou par la volonté de se conformer aux attentes sociales et religieuses. And I take him seriously. When the mob finally stormed his chateau 3 years after his release from the Bastille in 1789 they discovered the graves of two missing women in its basement. He wasn't joking whatsoever. He was truly a dangerous bloodthirsty madman with a high functioning intelligence and a refined artistic aesthetic befitting a French aristocrat of the Ancien Regime

In your opinion, what is the best Wuthering Heights movie?

Thank you so much for uploading this... Such a profound review and the way you "calmly" Communicate is so soothing and easily digest able ✨

Very useful video, exactly what I was looking for

This love = love built out of shared trauma. I love this book. It's raw and beautiful. It's the worst of people with generational trauma but with a chance at redemption at the end with Catherine and Hareton.

Oh you're going to love Agatha Christie, I just know you are

I would rank Wuthering Heights #1 too. But I like Wildfell Hall best. As for the public, both in our day and their day, Jane Eyre was the most loved. BTW, I never let what I like influence what I think is best. Those or two different things, and I keep them sort of separate.

I'm finding this way late but I'd first like to say that I appreciate your review quite a bit. To me, the entire book revolves around Johnny's trauma and inability to find love vs Will has it but doesn't appreciate it. To me the whole novel revolves around that dichotomy. To me the whole house part seems like such a side part to what's really going on. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that if you ever decide to revisit the book.

100% agree with this review.

I have a whole new apreciation of Isabella now! I tnink of the novel as an examination of domestic violence and generational dysfunction or overcoming it.

I like the way you say the word “sexual.” Say it again.

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13:45 well then you should read ''Against the Grain'' which is the Yellow book refrenced in Picture as his influence and decides Dorians outlook and indirectly actions

Reading out aloud has become a favourite way of absorbing more

hola me gustan muchos los libros de anne y los he leido varias veces pero al tener el derecho de no los editen a veces algunas partes son repetitivas y aburren como en taltos o el principe lestat y los reinos de la atlantida en cuanto a la serie me encanta los actores la manera ingeniosa en reinventar la historia fue genial no me importa si no lo siguen al pie de la letra para eso estan los libros es dificil adaptar libros al medio televisivo y cine y estoy de acuerdo de que talvez su hijo estaba a la altura del desafio como guionista me parece que le dan mucha importancia sino es igual linea x linea y seguire la serie porque haan hecho un trabajo exquisito en detalles en la produccion artistica musica y cinematografia y cumplen para mi enlos puntos principales de la cronicas vampiricas

Also hate that I'm a few years late for this discussion because I've been having such a hard time finding friends to relay all this to.

Its always somewhat disappointing when a writer brings in a new character to further the plot especially when they have never been mentioned prior. With that being said, mona and ancient Eveliyn are interesting characters. I feel like their purpose of the plot is to highlight the mentality the mayfair family must have to uphold the mayfair legacy as a whole. Monas character is uncomfortable, but since i know shes writen by a women its somewhat digestible. Although, women are also subjected to have internalize misogyny which is made apparently in all of AR works (im not judging and im not trying to make a feminist statement) Mona behavior is understandable. Horny 13 year old girls do exists rather we like it or not.😅 but her night with Michael and every other man/boy is a result the lack of supervision. Makes me sick when she discussed the difference between an older man and a youger boy 🤢 but luckly for us Anne Rice has created a works were we can discuss and analyze real life horrors such as in€est and rap3 and i dont believe she glamories these themes at all, but highlights them in away that helps us develop our moral judgment.

Crime and Punishment, as I see it, is a study of a self-centered life vs a God-centered life. One is hell and death, the other is saved life. And it is also the study of a certain type of person who has to follow sin to its ultimate destination in order to have no other place to go but to God. That type of person is under the delusion of self-sufficiency. FYI, the first half of it will induce insane nightmares, while the end of it has the power to restore your faith if you're open to it.

Excellent review. I especially agree with your critique of how Claudia is handled.

I enjoyed your breakdown on Dickeen's very underrated " Ye Olde Curiosity Shop." You have inspired me to reread it again. It's in the queue for my next read. I just finished rereading "Oliver Twist." You mention Oliver as a one-dimensional character, as do many Dickens enthusiasts. In my reread, I found him more rounded and believable than before. We must remember he was an orphan, brought up for 8 years without a mother, unloved, ill-treated, and without nurturing of any sort. Of course, he is emotionally stunted; yes, he cries a lot. I think we all would, don't you? But he also stands up for his mother ( as you mentioned), is brave enough to ask for "more please," stands up to the Beetle, resists becoming a thief on numerous occasions, and is tenacious about finding his benefactor after being stolen away by Nancy and Bill. Considering his age, upbringing, and circumstances, I see Oliver as well-drawn, believable, and sympathetic character Please give Oliver another chance. Again, thank you for your excellent post. Charles Dickins Lives!

Can’t believe I’m the only one here with Limbus brainrot.

Thank you so much for this great explanation

I think Anne Rice was a genius, but she was also crazy

I'm literally inspired by your analysis and the depth you described,now I'm your student and I'll just search for your channel from now on to learn something in depth 😊.Thank you for being here

i love your analysis of dracula a lot 💗💗💗💗

pls, continue ✨

🌹🦇 For your upcoming Q and A : 1. Since more and more people are listening to audio books as opposed to conventional reading, what long term affects if any will be on reading comprehension and analytical thinking as a whole ? The mind is exercised in a different way when we read than when we listen and do you think audio books will eventually replace conventional reading as the standard way to consume literature ? 2. Alot of people are very nervous about AI technology, are you one of those people ? The creative process, especially when it comes to writing and the arts in general could be drastically changed by AI both in the creation process of art/ entertainment along with how the industry is run. What do you think about all this AI anxiety ? 3. This is a non book related topic but you mentioned in the past that you are a fan of Joni Mitchel, what do you think of these other amazing and talented people of music : Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks, and Siouxsie Sioux ? I love all three of these brilliant icons. THANK YOU JOSHUA for all that you do and I look forward to hearing your answers !

My favorite modern Gothic is "Let the Right One In", The Scandinavian film of the novel ( with subtitles) is stunning.

Dracula is so much more interesting than Frankenstein because it doesn't have the moralizing quality which infuses Mary Shelley's work.

Thanks for the breakdown! I love Udolpho, and I’m one of the readers who prefer the terror to the horror style. I agree with Radcliffe, terror opens the soul; horror shuts it down. I know Udolpho will be a slog at times. I’m committed to pushing thorough, and getting through some it on audible.

Just being honest: you lost me at that horrid mispronunciation of Miriam Margolyes’ name.

Jory is the child of Cathy and Julian. In the book pedals in the wind jory's hair is black like his father's Julian

No music please. It's distracting from your excellent analyses.

Since I've gotten older Persuasion has also taken the #1 spot for me. Emma is probably my least favorite, and I'm always genuinely perplexed when someone says it's their favorite Austen novel! It has a claustrophobic atmosphere for me (I always love it when the characters travel someplace like London, Bath, or Lyme) and it doesn't have the wonderful minor characters that P&P and S&S have. I don't even think it's that funny, aside from some of Mr. Woodhouse's lines. I actually think S&S is her funniest novel, I laugh out loud whenever I reread it!

I respectfully disagree with this review.

I pretty much agree with your ranking. Maybe I would have placed Queen of the Damned higher in the list, but I still have to read the last two books in the series. I would like to re-read them all, but I am a little bit afraid of doing it because I have a lot of memories connected to the series.

I've only read the first three but I liked Queen of the Damned the most (looooved the short stories and the concert bit) and TVL and IwtV about the same, TVL would have been above if not for that long ass boring Marius chapter though. Probably won't bother with the others though they all seem a little weird lol

Excellent! I was looking forward to this. I haven't read the series, but I own the first one (and the film). I've heard about the series in passing, but I've never felt drawn to Anne Rice, for some odd reason, which is why I was excited to hear your perspective and about your experience. I am curious about that alien race in 'Atlantis, but I don't know that I'll ever make the time to read past the first one. Time will tell. Thanks for sharing your views, and we'll see you in the next one. Cheers!