Apr 16, 2018AlieGrace rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I have read and loved many pieces of classic British literature, this is not one of them. Aside from the main character most of the supporting cast feel rather shallow and the book drags out a needless romance which detracts from the rest…
Classics are hard to read. I am normally a fast reader but reading classics always takes me soooo long. I have to set aside an hour to read a classic a day usually because it takes me like 10-15 minutes to understand where I left back and…
Jan 06, 2018CassandraOverney rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed listening to the audiobook for North and South, but there were a few elements that I didn't like as much as I could have. I first wanted to read the novel because I heard that it was an industrial Pride and Prejudice. For sure,…
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Jul 15, 2017Books_and_Ruffles rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
North and South is one of my all time favorites. It's right up there next to Pride and Prejudice for me. I never tire of Gaskell's Victorian classic of social class, prejudices and misunderstandings, and of course, love. Don't forget to…
Feb 16, 2017Tabaqui rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A very deep and richly layered book that is best read in small pieces. It was an eye-opening portrayal of the difference between classes in a factory town. One of the better parts was the fact that there was a happy ending, but the romance…
Mar 31, 2015lukasevansherman rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"God help 'em! North an' South have each getten their own troubles."
Perennial overshadowed by major 19th century English novelists like Austen, Eliot, and Dickens, whose "Household Words" magazine she wrote for, Elizabeth Gaskell's…
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Maggoguen
Mar 14, 2014
If you like “Pride and Prejudice” then you will love North and South.
North and South is a novel about rebellion. The author explores the issues of class and gender in the Victorian era. Margaret Hale, the middle-class southerner who…
Mar 28, 2013bkilfoy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Gaskell's novel is a fascinating combination of Victorian romance and a contemporary exploration of the social upheavals that came along with the Industrial Revolution. Margaret and Mr. Thornton are both well-drawn characters each with a…
Dec 04, 2012hmcgivney rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book immensely, but I think that the soliloquizing on the plight of the workers vs. masters (and also the thread of religion vs. doubt) detracts a bit from the love story. I wouldn't want to lose the Higginses as characters,…
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TJBookworm
May 24, 2011TJBookworm rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In comparing it to the movie, I think the movie actually is better. The actors in the movie do an outstanding job portraying the characters, especially Mr. Thornton and Margaret Hale. While reading the book, I felt I could understand the…
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