3.55k reviews for:

North and South: Original

Elizabeth Gaskell

4.12 AVERAGE

speakbookstome's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dberryman2's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maya1711's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While it does critique class divisions, amplifies working class voices and centres a woman who shifts from being ignorant to politically and socially conscious, the book still feels conservative in that the workers’ demands don’t bring systematic change but are redirected into paternalistic compromise under Thornton AND while Margaret initially transgresses a lot of the patriarchal norms, in the end she’s folded back into marriage and that’s seen as the novels resolution in a way that does not feel fulfilling!!!

fin's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

efs_25's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurenandthebooks's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katieb226's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scj's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gairins's review against another edition

4.5

dark hopeful informative reflective 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

whatkatereadsnext's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes