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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Really enjoyed the characters and enemies to lovers. Reminds me a lot of Pride and Prejudice with the main characters. John Thornton is definitely a Darcy and Margaret an Elizabeth. A bit slowpaced but I loved watching the show North and South prior to reading so I could really picture everyone and all the settings. I liked the imagery and language. I thought the quotes at the beginning of each chapter a fun foreshadowing of the emotion of the chapter. I would read/listen to again. Definitely think about the story/characters after reading.
A pleasant book for it's time- As a fan of Jane Austen I felt this was quite similar in a good way. Although I did feel the ending was quite abrupt, I enjoyed the book as a whole, especially the character of Margaret and the Higgins family.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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:
No
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
*Mild Spoilers*
I wasn't sure if I would like this book, and am glad to have been proved wrong! It was just amazing, Margaret was an interesting protagonist and I really liked her and Mr. Thorntons's relationship. Also, I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I did like Henry Lennox as well.
I wasn't sure if I would like this book, and am glad to have been proved wrong! It was just amazing, Margaret was an interesting protagonist and I really liked her and Mr. Thorntons's relationship. Also, I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion, but I did like Henry Lennox as well.
I don't really know how to review this book. I love Mr Thornton, and I also loved Mr Bell, but I can't say I loved this book. It was very bleak and there were so many long and tedious philosophical discussions about manufacturing. I certainly felt bad for Margaret, but I didn't love her as a heroine. I also was annoyed by the whole Thornton being jealous of her brother thinking him a lover, and Margaret not wanting him to think poorly of her, but neither of them bothering to speak to each other about it.
reflective
tense
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
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:
Complicated
Book was much less romantic than the BBC series, instead focusing much more on northern politics of unionisation.
This book is really hard to rate. Better is to just study the book. The introduction by Sally Shuttleworth is amazing. I now know that throwing off one’s bonnet is ‘a sure sign in the Victorian novel of female abandonment’. It doesn’t get more visual than that, does it.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated