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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Siiii, por fín he leído a mi Mr. Thornton ♥.♥ el pobre solo tiene un pero → su señorita Hale ù.ù esta mujer sería una muuy buena prota de Orgullo y Prejuicio
►►Mi reseña en Mi Rinconín de Lectura◄◄
►►Mi reseña en Mi Rinconín de Lectura◄◄
I really had no idea what I was getting into when I began to read this book. Honestly, I listened to it because one of my favorite audiobook narrators had recorded it, and, embarrassingly, I thought it was about the civil war. For those that don’t know it’s actually about a small manufacturing town, Milton, in England during the Industrial Age. It’s a story that explores the relationship between man and woman, employer and worker, and all the social issues that follow.
Fiction aside, it’s really an excellent look at familial relations in that time period across the social strata. It’s also a good look at the burgeoning social upheaval that came with factory life. It’s an underappreciated time of social change. It is hard to imagine living how we do now, that the invention of factories etc., was really a revolution of invention, and caused society to look inward upon themselves and decide what kind of a place they wanted to be. We might not be half so well of as we are now if the workers had not had such great champions in people like Gaskell, Dickens, and innumerable other writers that spread their word across continents.
At its core it’s still a love story- and a typical one from the time period of “oh, I hate you! Never mind I love you.” I never found it boring, but I enjoy classical literature. It’s not as profound as Dickens or Melville, but it’s certainly still worth the read- especially since it comes from a female perspective.
This audiobook is provided for free at librivox.org
Fiction aside, it’s really an excellent look at familial relations in that time period across the social strata. It’s also a good look at the burgeoning social upheaval that came with factory life. It’s an underappreciated time of social change. It is hard to imagine living how we do now, that the invention of factories etc., was really a revolution of invention, and caused society to look inward upon themselves and decide what kind of a place they wanted to be. We might not be half so well of as we are now if the workers had not had such great champions in people like Gaskell, Dickens, and innumerable other writers that spread their word across continents.
At its core it’s still a love story- and a typical one from the time period of “oh, I hate you! Never mind I love you.” I never found it boring, but I enjoy classical literature. It’s not as profound as Dickens or Melville, but it’s certainly still worth the read- especially since it comes from a female perspective.
This audiobook is provided for free at librivox.org
emotional
funny
sad
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
Reminded me of pride and prejudice but with the Industrial Revolution added in. Loved Margaret and Mr Thornton and their story.
emotional
reflective
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
I loved this book so much. What a surprise. This is my first Elizabeth Gaskell and I wasn't sure what to expect, but I loved the mix of intimate character drama and careful societal critique. What complex and interesting characters, with their flaws and opinions constantly challenged. I loved the varied themes and the way they were explored through character.
I had a great time with this book and the audiobook narrated by Clare Wille was excellent. I will be thinking about this one for a long time and I'm so glad that I decided to read it.
I had a great time with this book and the audiobook narrated by Clare Wille was excellent. I will be thinking about this one for a long time and I'm so glad that I decided to read it.
informative
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
North and South is by far one of my favourite reads so far this year. The heroine, Margaret, is initially introduced living with her aunt’s family amongst the buzz and gentility of London society, where she seems to be loved and valued, and yet overlooked in favour of her beautiful cousin Edith, who is soon to marry. After the wedding Margaret immediately returns to the quiet and serene village of Helstone, to the parsonage of her father and mother, where she delights in the countryside and tradition of the south and takes an interest in helping the people she has known all her life. She is abruptly jarred out of this peaceful start by several elements in quick succession: first a proposal of marriage she had no inkling to expect, and flatly refuses, followed by the revelation from her father that his religious doubts must cause him to give up his living as the vicar with almost no warning. The greatest change is the family’s consequent upheaval to a completely new life in one of the new manufacturing towns of the north; a place of the greatest innovation and industry and which Margaret initially regards with disdain. But slowly Margaret is drawn into the social upheaval, taking an interest in the family of a rough cotton worker and his daughters, against the part of the mill owner, Mr Thornton, who is her father’s pupil in the classics, and a self-made man representative of the new industrial town success. Misunderstandings between the two arise, which had me skipping to the end impatient to try and ascertain how it would turn out. I enjoyed the slow transformation Margaret and Mr Thornton wrought on each other’s viewpoints, and the contrast that was made when Margaret again entered London society in the latter half of the novel, having experienced life in the manufacturing town of Milton. I will definitely read more of Elizabeth Gaskell’s works.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. One of the things I like about Gaskell’s writing is that she writes about the working class people with sympathy that was completely missing in the Victorian era.
This book is not as socialist as Mary Barton, and there is a sympathy towards the mill owners that is conspicuously missing in Mary Barton, but that does make this book easier to read.
The relationship between Margaret Hale and John Thornton is lovely to see blossom and grow. It’s believable without being drawn out and manages to highlight the differences between their social standings, while still making you hope that they end up together.
This book is not as socialist as Mary Barton, and there is a sympathy towards the mill owners that is conspicuously missing in Mary Barton, but that does make this book easier to read.
The relationship between Margaret Hale and John Thornton is lovely to see blossom and grow. It’s believable without being drawn out and manages to highlight the differences between their social standings, while still making you hope that they end up together.
Oh mylanta!!! This book/listen/everything gave me All. The. Feels.
I've watched the BBC "North and South" miniseries (with the ever-swoonworthy Richard Armitage) multiple times, so was pretty excited to finally read the book it's based on. Obviously, there were some differences (and two of my favorite scenes in the mini-series were ... well, quite different/nonexistent in the book, haha). Isn't that how it goes? :D
I even had a few moments of panic that the ending would be entirely different from the miniseries, and I really didn't know what I would do if that ended up being the case. (The uber problem of reading the book after seeing a film version.) Thankfully, um, though the road to the end was different, stuff still happened that needed to/should have, so... all was ultimately well. :D Ha!
Gaskell really takes the reader on a ride of #allthefeels throughout this book. She masterfully develops the characters (I mean, who would have ever thought I'd have positive feelings toward Henry Lennox ... just saying), and interjects humor in all the right spots. I loved the examination of the relationship between master and worker (and Thornton--pardon me while I swoon--and Higgins' professional relationship and interactions in the book are just ... so well done).
All. The. Feels. I can't even.
I've watched the BBC "North and South" miniseries (with the ever-swoonworthy Richard Armitage) multiple times, so was pretty excited to finally read the book it's based on. Obviously, there were some differences (and two of my favorite scenes in the mini-series were ... well, quite different/nonexistent in the book, haha). Isn't that how it goes? :D
I even had a few moments of panic that the ending would be entirely different from the miniseries, and I really didn't know what I would do if that ended up being the case. (The uber problem of reading the book after seeing a film version.) Thankfully, um, though the road to the end was different, stuff still happened that needed to/should have, so... all was ultimately well. :D Ha!
Gaskell really takes the reader on a ride of #allthefeels throughout this book. She masterfully develops the characters (I mean, who would have ever thought I'd have positive feelings toward Henry Lennox ... just saying), and interjects humor in all the right spots. I loved the examination of the relationship between master and worker (and Thornton--pardon me while I swoon--and Higgins' professional relationship and interactions in the book are just ... so well done).
All. The. Feels. I can't even.
I wanted to read this book because of BBC film... And now I'm just fall in love with it. Actually, I read it in Russian and it has been published on Russian just few months ago for the first time.
I like this book very much even couldn't stop reading it... and now want to read it in English.
Usually I don't like different discourses about God and religion in books because they seem to me a bit unnatural. But here it's so apropos... So I can't find any drawback in this book. Really wonderful novel.
I like this book very much even couldn't stop reading it... and now want to read it in English.
Usually I don't like different discourses about God and religion in books because they seem to me a bit unnatural. But here it's so apropos... So I can't find any drawback in this book. Really wonderful novel.