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joyofreading00's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
lisawreading's review against another edition
5.0
After starting the PBS TV series a few weeks ago (thanks in large part to the casting of Aidan Turner in the lead role), I found myself really drawn by the story and just had to give the book a try.
Great read! While the writing has an old-fashioned feel to it (it was first published in 1945), the story itself is engaging and makes me want more. I love the characters and the beautiful descriptions of the countryside. Ross himself is a superb leading man -- honorable, brooding, defiant, and strong. (And sexy. Even book Ross is sexy.)
My understanding is that season 1 of the TV show covers the first two books in the series, so I'll be moving on to #2 as quickly as I can get hold of a copy.
Great read! While the writing has an old-fashioned feel to it (it was first published in 1945), the story itself is engaging and makes me want more. I love the characters and the beautiful descriptions of the countryside. Ross himself is a superb leading man -- honorable, brooding, defiant, and strong. (And sexy. Even book Ross is sexy.)
My understanding is that season 1 of the TV show covers the first two books in the series, so I'll be moving on to #2 as quickly as I can get hold of a copy.
dearlilie's review against another edition
3.0
Hmmmmmm, het boek was opzich best leuk, het begin was iets langzaam maar ok. de tijdsperiode was interessant dus helemaal top..
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Een romance achtig iets is dit sowieso niet want tja het was gewoon BAM GETROUWD. Ik ben wel blij dat ze Demelza in de serie ouder hebben gemaakt want 14???? en dan daar werken en dan op je 17de met een 27 jarige trouwen die haar dan soms ook child noemt vond ik pittig vreeeemd.curls's review against another edition
5.0
Words cannot describe how much I love this tv series...
Yeah, I said. The show is better.
I know this is a site for reading and “the book is always better”, etc. But I found my love for the show before I read the books. Don’t mistake me, the books are good. But I adore this TV show and my favorite moments from the show are not in the books.
Captain Ross Poldark is coming home to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War.
He comes home to find his father has died, his wealth gone, home and land in ruin, and his fiancée Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis.
Ouch.
Ross decides to pick up the pieces of his life. Keep on keeping on. He works his land, is good to his tenants, and has the idea of opening the family mine back up in search for copper.
Ross is a man of the people. His time in the war and being in America has given him the attitude that all people are created equal. This goes over as well as one would expect with the upper class British society that Ross despises.
Ross really decides to give society the finger by marrying his scullery maid Demelza.
I love that the story doesn’t end with the couple getting married, but shows the ups and downs of being married. Marriage is fun, it’s hard, it’s frustrating, and it’s rewarding. So many stories end with the couple getting married and starting their happily ever after, but there is so much more that can be told. I love stories where the prince marries a common girl, or a gentleman marries his scullery maid, but think about after the wedding when things get rough. There are vast social differences to overcome, families disapproving, judgmental people gossiping, etc. Marriage is not always sunshine and roses.
Go watch it. It comes on PBS and it’s free on Amazon Prime. Then go read the book. And come talk to me about it, because my husband is straight up sick of hearing me go on about how great it.
Yeah, I said. The show is better.
I know this is a site for reading and “the book is always better”, etc. But I found my love for the show before I read the books. Don’t mistake me, the books are good. But I adore this TV show and my favorite moments from the show are not in the books.
Captain Ross Poldark is coming home to Cornwall after the American Revolutionary War.
He comes home to find his father has died, his wealth gone, home and land in ruin, and his fiancée Elizabeth engaged to his cousin Francis.
Ouch.
Ross decides to pick up the pieces of his life. Keep on keeping on. He works his land, is good to his tenants, and has the idea of opening the family mine back up in search for copper.
Ross is a man of the people. His time in the war and being in America has given him the attitude that all people are created equal. This goes over as well as one would expect with the upper class British society that Ross despises.
Ross really decides to give society the finger by marrying his scullery maid Demelza.
“He realized with a sense of half-bitter amusement that that marriage would finally damn him in the eyes of his own class. For while the man who slept with his kitchen maid only aroused sly gossip, the man who married her made himself personally unacceptable in their sight.”
I love that the story doesn’t end with the couple getting married, but shows the ups and downs of being married. Marriage is fun, it’s hard, it’s frustrating, and it’s rewarding. So many stories end with the couple getting married and starting their happily ever after, but there is so much more that can be told. I love stories where the prince marries a common girl, or a gentleman marries his scullery maid, but think about after the wedding when things get rough. There are vast social differences to overcome, families disapproving, judgmental people gossiping, etc. Marriage is not always sunshine and roses.
Go watch it. It comes on PBS and it’s free on Amazon Prime. Then go read the book. And come talk to me about it, because my husband is straight up sick of hearing me go on about how great it.
krystyne88's review against another edition
4.0
Great read!
I wish I didn't watch the tv series before reading because it took away the level of surprise. I give credit for the series because they were accurate to the book. This book is never boring it has historical background, action, romance and humor.
There are sooo many books in his Poldark series so I am not sure if I will commit myself to reading all of them but onto Demelza I go!!
I wish I didn't watch the tv series before reading because it took away the level of surprise. I give credit for the series because they were accurate to the book. This book is never boring it has historical background, action, romance and humor.
There are sooo many books in his Poldark series so I am not sure if I will commit myself to reading all of them but onto Demelza I go!!
wildfaeriecaps's review against another edition
3.0
Very different but also the same as the tv show. Might continue, might not. It was enjoyable enough to read.
melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Ah Poldark! It was enjoyable to read the first book that inspired the PBS series. I wish in some ways that I hadn't seen the series, because for once, the tv series stayed pretty true to the book. There were some nuances, but for the most part, it was really close.
The one difference that I thought was interesting is that Poldark's emotions for Demelza seemed more loving and intense in this book than in the series. He still pines for Elizabeth in the beginning of the book, but it really seems like by the end of this book he is truly in love with Demelza.
Looking forward to the rest of the books in the series!
The one difference that I thought was interesting is that Poldark's emotions for Demelza seemed more loving and intense in this book than in the series. He still pines for Elizabeth in the beginning of the book, but it really seems like by the end of this book he is truly in love with Demelza.
Looking forward to the rest of the books in the series!
annaleblanc316's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
carolainam's review against another edition
3.0
2'5 - 3*
Rara vez me gusta más una adaptación televisiva que la novela original, y bueno, esta es una de ellas.
Rara vez me gusta más una adaptación televisiva que la novela original, y bueno, esta es una de ellas.