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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
In search for yet another 19th century romance, I stumbled across Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South - a slow-burn 'pride and prejudice' for socialists, following a young southern woman, who moves from a rural village in the south to a northern industrial town, where factories are in full bloom, unions are formed to fight for the workers rights and strikes are a common sighting. Here, amongst these people (who feel very real and I never once had any doubts), Margaret Hale meets Mr Thornton - a factory owner, who at first comes across ignorant and somewhat arrogant, so naturally, she develops a dislike for him.
This is more than just a love story, it is a socialist novel, that has so much pain and pining, so many feelings that I didn't expect to feel and yet they came over me all at once without any warning. This book really spoke to my soul and I have no idea how it managed to do so. Neither can I recall quite why it made me feel so safe reading it, but it created this ethereal feeling that I was in no danger as long as my mind was within the pages of this story. Perhaps it could be that religion here is very much in the foreground and follows every other occurrence.
I never thought this would be one of the best books I have read this year, but despite this, it has managed to leave a long lasting impression on me.
This is more than just a love story, it is a socialist novel, that has so much pain and pining, so many feelings that I didn't expect to feel and yet they came over me all at once without any warning. This book really spoke to my soul and I have no idea how it managed to do so. Neither can I recall quite why it made me feel so safe reading it, but it created this ethereal feeling that I was in no danger as long as my mind was within the pages of this story. Perhaps it could be that religion here is very much in the foreground and follows every other occurrence.
I never thought this would be one of the best books I have read this year, but despite this, it has managed to leave a long lasting impression on me.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Leí esto después de ver (y amar) la miniserie de la BBC y que decepción que me he llevado. Es uno de esos casos extraordinarios en los que la adaptación es mejor que el libro. La música, la ambientación, el casting de los personajes, logra suavizar las fallas de la historia original.
Por ejemplo, mientras en la adaptación las actitudes de Margaret se perciben como dulces y caritativas, en el libro realmente son despectivas y snobs. El romance es también más flojo en las paginas, aburrido inclusive. Mientras que en la serie Mr. Thornton demuestra mayor fuerza de carácter y sus encuentros con Margaret resultan interesantes e imponentes al ser narrados por los actores.
En definitiva, aunque me ha gustado mucho la trama (un romance al estilo de Orgullo y Prejuicio pero ambientado a comienzos de la Inglaterra industrial), el libro falla en la ejecución. Miniserie recomendada totalmente, el libro solo si insistes...
Por ejemplo, mientras en la adaptación las actitudes de Margaret se perciben como dulces y caritativas, en el libro realmente son despectivas y snobs. El romance es también más flojo en las paginas, aburrido inclusive. Mientras que en la serie Mr. Thornton demuestra mayor fuerza de carácter y sus encuentros con Margaret resultan interesantes e imponentes al ser narrados por los actores.
En definitiva, aunque me ha gustado mucho la trama (un romance al estilo de Orgullo y Prejuicio pero ambientado a comienzos de la Inglaterra industrial), el libro falla en la ejecución. Miniserie recomendada totalmente, el libro solo si insistes...
“I think God has forsaken this place. I believe I have seen hell and it's white, it's snow-white.”
emotional
medium-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
Very wordy. Over 16 hours with side stories and miscommunications. The reader knows what's going to happen, but wordy wordy wordy, misunderstood, oh no, I meant that, did he mean that? can I take it back? Wordy wordy wordy. "Tat man? That woman?" The end.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
medium-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
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced