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Title: Talent but no genius...
Review: I'm not bothered by the similarity to Wuthering Heights; it's obvious that Hoffman was attempting an homage, rather than crude plagiarism. However, Hoffman is definitely not the writer E. Bronte was. Cathy and Heathcliff have a mythic power about them which lends a sort of awe-inspiring greatness to even their worst excesses. Hoffman aims for that and fails; she has produced a dreary woman-in-danger tale, not significantly different from a thousand others easily found on drugstore shelves.
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