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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
lighthearted
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
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
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Moving depiction of life across society during the Industrial Revolution. I would recommend to anyone who enjoys personal, fictional narratives which also give a strong sense of history. It is a very emotional book, and some of the trials which characters face are genuinely tragic and realistic. However, Gaskell writes with an empathy and purpose which underlines the tragedy and, I found, makes the book a worthwhile read.
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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:
No
I've been struggling with reading lately and just couldn't get into this. I'll have to return to it later.
A very interesting experience, most of all for the insights into social history during the industrial revolution and some of the contemporary insights into town vs. country, and the rise of materialism. Labour relations and the first cries of a burgeoning socialist consciousness are here too. It is well written and engaging, however, its weakness lies, for me at least, in the sense that there is a love story tacked onto the whole narrative that never seems to fit or feel comfortable. In short, I did not believe it, but there is much to admire here even so. 7/10
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This is a worthy classic that was obviously written with great care and a keen eye for the social and political changes happening during the Industrial revolution.
It might have been a case of "right book, wrong time" for me, because I wasn't captured by the story as much as I'd hoped -- I guess I was expecting something more akin to Austen and Bronte's romance novels. Still, there is no arguing with the great writing and characterisation work here. Margaret is a gem and the star of this novel!
It might have been a case of "right book, wrong time" for me, because I wasn't captured by the story as much as I'd hoped -- I guess I was expecting something more akin to Austen and Bronte's romance novels. Still, there is no arguing with the great writing and characterisation work here. Margaret is a gem and the star of this novel!
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes