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North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

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teatoto's review against another edition

3.0

L’ho trovato prolisso e noioso, più concentrato sulla denuncia della condizione della classe operaia nell’Inghilterra ottocentesca, che non sulla storia d’amore fra i due protagonisti, che in 500 pagine interagiscono fra di loro pochissime volte, per poi risolvere le loro incomprensioni nelle ultime 3 pagine. Avrei voluto così tanto appassionarmici, perchè di questa storia mi sono state dette solo bellissime parole, però purtroppo non ci sono riuscita. De gustibus non disputandum est.

rafk_00's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

parishaealam's review against another edition

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challenging reflective 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

4.5

ryhne's review against another edition

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این روزها روند و شکل این داستان به نحو غریبی برام جالب و پرکشش شده؛ در حالی که زمستون برخلاف این بود.

stormblessedt's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.75

I wasn’t sold at the first half of this book and was completely annoyed with both main characters, but kept reading because the socio-economic topics were interesting. Glad I did— the character work became better and this little bits at the beginning paid off. But I still maintain this could have been 100 pages shorter!

dilfpercyshelley's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i have recently written a decently long essay on this novel, so i am not quite in the mood to analyse this book to such an extent, but i truly truly loved it. i don’t want to let any of the characters go! such grief to let margaret out of my sight.

i love how gaskell writes. the detail is rather similar to eliot, and since i am also reading middlemarch, i can’t help but make the comparisons. the detail placed in social class and locations is my favourite, but i also love how gender and femininity are so closely interwoven with the class relations of the story. a novel about death and strife whilst equally a novel about the beauty of life despite it all. great read :)