Reviews

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

parishaealam's review against another edition

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

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

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

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 :)

ruth_louise86's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

echoess's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fourwhitetrees's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

jennyluwho's review

3.0

That man!
That woman!

thenovelbook's review

5.0

Another reread, October 2021: Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

Re-read, May 2018: What a great, great book. It reminds me just how lovely it can be to read really masterful storytelling with rich language...nothing nowadays can touch it. Do I like North & South even better than Pride & Prejudice? After at least my third re-read, I think I do.

rosiefrog's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5