It is not an overreaction coming from Richard Armitage appreciation. This book is really good. I would have said, it was even better than the BBC series and a by far a better writer than Jane Austen and Brontes'. As much as I love classical adaptations, I actually abhor their books. As far as I conc...
I was not overly excited when I first started to read "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell. I just read it because one of my dearest friends told me I had to. And now I'll be her eternally grateful - and always remember to keep her book recommendations in mind. This was simply perfect; it was just...
This will be a quote/pic review, I don't have time for a long one, and this is such a classic, that whatever I write won't be good enough :)There will be spoilers as some of my fav quotes, just so you know :)Thornton and Margaret
I started reading this is see if it was any different from the BBC adaption that I love so much. And well it is. I must say that well the TV show is going, I much rather prefer the book.
It is about as good as a book can be without being written by someone who is a genius. Gaskell takes a lot of what is best from her great contemporaries in Victorian English literature and writes a book that really is without flaws. However, I've grown accustomed to books that are written by peopl...
2 starsAll of my reviews are extremely personal. They only reflect my personal reaction to the given book. I explain what exactly I like or dislike in the hope that others will thus be able to determine how they will react to the book. My reviews are not a judgment of the book or the author! Gaskel...
Short version: This, for me, is the best Victorian novel. (Yes, better than Dickens. Interestingly, Dickens was Gaskell's colleague, and they frequently argued about how she should write.) Gaskell apparently wrote this novel to break gender barriers: her female character is the strong and stoic hero...
I finally picked up North and South on a whim after noticing that there was a read-along of the same being hosted this month. While I haven’t joined this group event, I’m glad it inspired me to finally get to it. The plot is a love story between two very different individuals from two very different...
Despite my love of 'the classics' I'm ashamed to admit that until this I had never picked up anything by Elizabeth Gaskell. Now I have I can only regret not doing it sooner. To have this book in my life is an honour and I honour I intend to revisit many many times. Set in industrial England, this...
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