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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Túl lassú, a BBC sorozat sokkal jobb, mint a könyv,bár az utolsó két oldal sok mindenért kárpótol.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
relaxing
medium-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:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was hard to put down, which while I was reading it gave me the impression that I was enjoying more than I really was. It had a kind of addictive quality. The moment I closed the covers though, I found myself fairly luke-warm about it. Neither of the main characters were especially endearing, nor were most of the supporting characters. The political elements of the story were the most interesting part, though they struck me as quite naïve at the end.
Novela costumbrista. Interesante para ver las diferencias entre clases, pensamientos, emociones, e ideales de la Ingalterra de medidados del siglo XIX.
La historia es plana la primera mitad del libro y empieza a despuntar. Hubo un momento que sí me mantuvo leyendo para saber qué más pasaba. Sin embargo llega un momento en el que pierde su fuerza. Un final forzado y muy rápido. Propio de las novelas por entregas de la época. (Al menos es mi parecer)
La historia es plana la primera mitad del libro y empieza a despuntar. Hubo un momento que sí me mantuvo leyendo para saber qué más pasaba. Sin embargo llega un momento en el que pierde su fuerza. Un final forzado y muy rápido. Propio de las novelas por entregas de la época. (Al menos es mi parecer)
Wow! At last Gaskell has succeeded where Dickens failed in 'Hard Times'. A romance novel set in the background of early industrial England is surely a daring achievement. Everything that matters to a superb story is at hand: the void between workers and masters, their lack of mutual trust which leads to strikes and proves fatal to both the parties and above all the presence of a saintly maiden who makes some change with the purity of her heart adds to the emotional appeal (it sounds Utopian, I know, but we need to think only of the reading pleasure).
All in all the story is much similar to 'Pride and Prejudice'; situation is reversed though -- lady here is with pride and her man is prejudiced. Gaskell makes a striking contrast between the calm, beautiful countryside and the fast-moving, polluted city life. But she is not blind to the evils of the country or the much luxurious life of the workers in Milton. What they lack is a little bit understanding and consideration and that is where Margaret Hale bridges the gap with her earnest spirit.
All in all the story is much similar to 'Pride and Prejudice'; situation is reversed though -- lady here is with pride and her man is prejudiced. Gaskell makes a striking contrast between the calm, beautiful countryside and the fast-moving, polluted city life. But she is not blind to the evils of the country or the much luxurious life of the workers in Milton. What they lack is a little bit understanding and consideration and that is where Margaret Hale bridges the gap with her earnest spirit.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes