tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post3858955493576635453..comments2024-02-13T12:54:34.770-05:00Comments on Flowers of Quiet Happiness: Review: North and South by Elizabeth GaskellKarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-21573513513775253432015-03-02T20:08:25.485-05:002015-03-02T20:08:25.485-05:00Thank, Liane! Those twitter chats were so epic and...Thank, Liane! Those twitter chats were so epic and awesome, weren't they? Completely agree with you there! And as always, it was fun to chat with you too! :)<br /><br />Well, I do try to be honest in my reviews, so I had to own up to it. ;) But I know exactly what you're talking about. The accents did make it hard to understand what they were saying sometimes. I struggled with that myself.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-91244744908676984732015-03-02T11:25:32.175-05:002015-03-02T11:25:32.175-05:00Great post, Kara! Really enjoyed chatting with you...Great post, Kara! Really enjoyed chatting with you and everyone else at the N&S RAL Twitter chat :) lol, love that you mentioned the skimming bit, I think the only time I skimmed the book was when Bessy was talking :3 I appreciate Elizabeth Gaskell using the accents and stuff but it made for some tough reading at times! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-87339451805485212732015-02-14T16:06:06.833-05:002015-02-14T16:06:06.833-05:00Thanks, Trudy. And that's right! I forgot abou...Thanks, Trudy. And that's right! I forgot about that line! Thanks for pointing it out. And for mentioned the Goodreads group! I'll definitely stop by soon. :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-77056863758208295782015-02-14T16:04:37.708-05:002015-02-14T16:04:37.708-05:00Thanks, Kami! The miniseries is just too awesome, ...Thanks, Kami! The miniseries is just too awesome, isn't it?! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-24794280797236719552015-02-14T16:04:14.089-05:002015-02-14T16:04:14.089-05:00Hamlette, I'm SO sorry that I'm making it ...Hamlette, I'm SO sorry that I'm making it hard to refrain. So very sorry. ;) But I can't help it! The details we get about Thornton are just so lovely! I want to go back and reread just his thoughts (which means a lot of rereading because we spend a LOT of time in his head). I cannot wait until you finally have the time to read it. But I do understand how life can be. Especially our reading lives! I mean, just by looking at your list of current reading above, you're a busy lady! Next-next totally works for me. Especially if My Hands Came Away Red is in that list! CANNOT wait to hear what you think about that one! :D<br /><br />Hannah, so glad you agree! Definitely the highlight of the story, isn't it?! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-31840352253488477022015-02-14T15:58:24.885-05:002015-02-14T15:58:24.885-05:00Thank you, Jenni! The miniseries just makes the st...Thank you, Jenni! The miniseries just makes the story so much more awesome, doesn't it? I'm so glad you enjoyed watching it! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-57294211268796937512015-02-14T15:57:25.546-05:002015-02-14T15:57:25.546-05:00Thanks, Amy! The character development is just so ...Thanks, Amy! The character development is just so well done, isn't it? :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-58930907440113803682015-02-14T15:56:36.826-05:002015-02-14T15:56:36.826-05:00You really must, Emma Jane! It's wonderful. :D...You really must, Emma Jane! It's wonderful. :DKarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-67079381449314161152015-02-14T15:48:01.937-05:002015-02-14T15:48:01.937-05:00Thank you, Suey! :)Thank you, Suey! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-62343428841734275952015-02-14T15:47:39.308-05:002015-02-14T15:47:39.308-05:00Don't you just hate when real life gets in the...Don't you just hate when real life gets in the way of book buying, Sandy? *sigh* Ah well. Such is life, I suppose. Hope you can get a copy sometime soon! Will be anxious to hear what you think of it. And thank you! :)Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590701834142754842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-66755094973865202902015-02-14T11:08:02.494-05:002015-02-14T11:08:02.494-05:00Lovely review of my favorite novel. You don't ...Lovely review of my favorite novel. You don't have to wish, though, Thornton does call Higgins his friend before Margaret even leaves Milton (Ch. 42). :)<br />There's a Goodreads group for N&S lovers if you'd love discussing it with others. https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/120502-north-southTrudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286943933853228251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-59961706206781556682015-02-14T10:19:22.348-05:002015-02-14T10:19:22.348-05:00Great review! I agree, the movie will be first in ...Great review! I agree, the movie will be first in my heart as well. Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544522373726447697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-58706710216983837242015-02-13T08:59:20.882-05:002015-02-13T08:59:20.882-05:00Well... I'm reading "Middlemarch" wi...Well... I'm reading "Middlemarch" with a friend right now and that's going to be continuing for months yet. I'm reading "Persuasion" with Heidi's read-along, and that should be done by the end of the month, but then I'll be starting up my own read-along of "Little Women." I'm reading "The Christian Imagination" and will not be finished with it any time soon. And I'm reading an Alistair MacLean book that's almost done, but when it is, I need to read "My Hands Came Away Red" because I got it from the library. And after that, I'll be free to start "North and South."<br /><br />So... not next, but next-next :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-22685994437649359982015-02-13T01:02:40.367-05:002015-02-13T01:02:40.367-05:00That was my favorite, too, Kara!
Hamlette, you sh...That was my favorite, too, Kara!<br /><br />Hamlette, you should read it next after whatever you're reading now! :)Reading in the Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812641480668564435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-69532698078840621402015-02-12T15:15:29.240-05:002015-02-12T15:15:29.240-05:00Dear Kara, when you say things like this:
I would...Dear Kara, when you say things like this:<br /><br /><i>I would say my absolute favorite part of the story was how much time we spend in Mr. Thornton's head! I loved reading all his emotional turmoil. </i><br /><br />please know that you are making it REALLY HARD for me to not just go read this book immediately! Because more of what was going on in his head is exactly what I was hoping the book would have, as the miniseries was so much more from Margaret's POV. Oh boy. That book has bumped up on my list a lot all of a sudden. Thank you!!!! :-DHamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-32768286782007585672015-02-11T14:58:31.319-05:002015-02-11T14:58:31.319-05:00Good review. I wish that I had seen the mini-serie...Good review. I wish that I had seen the mini-series first. I think I would've liked the book better.Jenni Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403700912436098391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-84165263120692384042015-02-11T13:13:31.776-05:002015-02-11T13:13:31.776-05:00I agree that the character development is one of t...I agree that the character development is one of the highlights of the book. I really enjoyed Mr. Thornton and Higgins's growing friendship. Nice review!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920222445515354491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-13160259402391285252015-02-11T07:24:08.791-05:002015-02-11T07:24:08.791-05:00 I am officially entranced. I MUST read this book.... I am officially entranced. I MUST read this book. :-)Emma Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215503772898813587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-85565488474210894102015-02-10T23:57:41.925-05:002015-02-10T23:57:41.925-05:00Awesome sum up of this awesome book. And I second ...Awesome sum up of this awesome book. And I second the emotional turmoil in his head. It's priceless! I need to post a little review too I suppose. Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926501219758538615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087298869735390985.post-82129700903734171862015-02-10T23:50:57.712-05:002015-02-10T23:50:57.712-05:00I was tempted to buy the penguin edition of the bo...I was tempted to buy the penguin edition of the book that's on book depository right now...but I stopped myself at the last minute. (Must save money!) It sounds like the BBC series breathes more life into the story but I would LOVE to get into Thornton's head and see his daily thoughts. Nice review :) Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119179764394966859noreply@blogger.com