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So, in my early teens I went through that very earnest phase where I decided I was going to read “the classics.” You know, the books you imagine yourself reading in a window seat with the rain gently hitting the window, feeling terribly intellectual and mysterious. Wuthering Heights was one of the first I picked up. I remember powering through it with the sheer stubbornness when I got the pretty ornate cover. I didn’t understand half of what was going on, but I was convinced I was having a profound literary experience. Fast forward to this Winter Reading Challenge, and I thought it would be poetic to revisit it as an adult. Maybe I’d finally appreciate all the nuance, the atmosphere, the gothic intensity. Maybe I’d even understand why everyone insists it’s romantic (still not convinced). I tried. I really did. But my brain took one look at the tangled family trees, the emotional chaos, and the bleak moors and said, “Not today. Not this season. Absolutely not.” It’s not that I dislike the book, I actually remember thinking way back when it’s brilliant in its own wild, stormy way but right now my attention span is built for cosy mysteries, fast paced thrillers, and anything that doesn’t require a flowchart to track who’s related to whom. Wuthering Heights demands a certain mental bandwidth, and mine is currently buffering. So, for now, I’m gently placing it back on the shelf with a respectful nod, and choose something my brain could actually digest. Maybe I’ll try again in a different season, or a different mood, or a different lifetime. Anyone else have a “not right now” classic they keep meaning to revisit but can’t quite face?
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So, in my early teens I went through that very earnest phase where I decided I was going to read “the classics.” You know, the books you imagine yourself reading in a window seat with the rain gently hitting the window, feeling terribly intellectual and mysterious. Wuthering Heights was one of the first I picked up. I remember powering through it with the sheer stubbornness when I got the pretty ornate cover. I didn’t understand half of what was going on, but I was convinced I was having a profound literary experience. Fast forward to this Winter Reading Challenge, and I thought it would be poetic to revisit it as an adult. Maybe I’d finally appreciate all the nuance, the atmosphere, the gothic intensity. Maybe I’d even understand why everyone insists it’s romantic (still not convinced). I tried. I really did. But my brain took one look at the tangled family trees, the emotional chaos, and the bleak moors and said, “Not today. Not this season. Absolutely not.” It’s not that I dislike the book, I actually remember thinking way back when it’s brilliant in its own wild, stormy way but right now my attention span is built for cosy mysteries, fast paced thrillers, and anything that doesn’t require a flowchart to track who’s related to whom. Wuthering Heights demands a certain mental bandwidth, and mine is currently buffering. So, for now, I’m gently placing it back on the shelf with a respectful nod, and choose something my brain could actually digest. Maybe I’ll try again in a different season, or a different mood, or a different lifetime. Anyone else have a “not right now” classic they keep meaning to revisit but can’t quite face?
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