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unabridgedbibliophile 's review for:
North and South
by Elizabeth Gaskell
4.5 stars
I couldn’t bear not giving this a 5 stars so I am. I absolutely adore these characters. Poor Margaret is so unfortunate and if I was in her place I would think I have been cursed. To lose so many beloved people in her life in such short amount of time. And John Thornton with his suppressed obsession is just what a classic hero is supposed to be. I have watched the BBC miniseries countless times and so I thought it was high time I read the source material. Most everything was loyal to the book except I really do love the train scene at the end of the miniseries much better than I do the books ending. I know! Blasphemy! But there it is.
I couldn’t bear not giving this a 5 stars so I am. I absolutely adore these characters. Poor Margaret is so unfortunate and if I was in her place I would think I have been cursed. To lose so many beloved people in her life in such short amount of time. And John Thornton with his suppressed obsession is just what a classic hero is supposed to be. I have watched the BBC miniseries countless times and so I thought it was high time I read the source material. Most everything was loyal to the book except I really do love the train scene at the end of the miniseries much better than I do the books ending. I know! Blasphemy! But there it is.