Outside Reading

The book I chose for my outside reading is Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. The story begins with Mr. Lockwood visiting his landlord, who lives across the moor. He gets caught in a snow storm and has to spend the night at their house. Nelly, the servant begins telling Mr. Lockwood the story of Catherine and Heathcliff, who had lived at Wuthering Heights. So far nothing much had happened in the book. Bronte's old english vocabulary make it harder to understand what is happening. I am not a fan of romance novels and only chose this book because my friend recommended it. So far, I am not hooked on this book and find that there is much more talking than real action.
One idea I have for my project is doing a poster showing Nelly telling the story to Mr. Lockwood. I could show a speeck bubble filled with elements of the story.
One book that is similar would be To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Both stories are a flashback. In TKAM Scout is remembering her childhood up to the point of Jem breaking his arm. In Wuthering Heights Nelly is remembering the story of Cathering and Heathcliff as the relates the story to Mr. Lockwood.
Up to my point in the book, Nelly has been speaking of Catherine's childhood growing up with Heathcliff and nothing much has hapened yet. I hope this book will be as engaging as I have heard.