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[gateslacker]

Okay, I had waaaaay too much fun with that movie quote generator thing... However, I couldn't get the images to post to the journal so no one will see what made me laugh hysterically. I seem to have more problems formatting these journal entries than most folks. It even acts wonky when I try and insert an LJ user...

de23 you will be pleased to know that I FINALLY watched North and South (that you loaned me an eon ago). I am going to spout some heresy here and state that I liked it better than Pride and Prejudice. Of course, I will have to read the book before I make that my final answer......

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[soniag.livejournal.com]

I FINALLY watched North and South

Yay! I would have sent you a copy long ago but I was never quite sure how interested you were in BBC costume drama.

Oh, I want to watch it AGAIN!

I don't think you're spouting heresy at all. There are things about it that I enjoy more than P&P. At the same time, I think Gaskell was very influenced by P&P when she was writing the dynamic between Margaret and Thornton. I won't say I love it more, but perhaps I love it just as much.

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have my costume drama moments now and again ;-)

I agree...the dynamic between Margaret and Thornton was very similar and it is certainly a dynamic that we just can't help loving!

Alas, I don't have any shiny icons...

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

Jen has been trying to get me to watch North and South for a long time. I need to borrow her copy I guess. I do love costumes and the like though I'm not sure how historically accurate it is-or if I care ;)

Seems you aren't the only one to have code issues with the quote thing. Mary mentioned it as well.

Ruralstar

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

We may be talking of different Norths and Souths, I'm not sure, but I do know Jen's predilection for all Civil War things. I hear you all had the bug! Ick. Once it gets hold it has to run rampant through the family. Glad you are better today....

[ruralstar.livejournal.com]

Umm, I didn't know there were different versions. *shrugs*

Yeah the ick definitely ran through the house. I'm glad we're all on the mend now. Not something I want to go through again any time soon!

Ruralstar

[de23.livejournal.com]

I am going to spout some heresy here and state that I liked it better than Pride and Prejudice.

Don't worry. Here was my comment after watching it for the first time:

"It's very P&P, isn't it? I kept seeing all the similarities. And the ending scene was definitely nice. Better than P&P."

I'm with Sonia -- sharing the love between P&P and N&S.

[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

And even though I loved all the stuff between Margaret and Thornton and wanted them to get together, I also loved the relationship between Margaret and Higgins and I can't deny there was a small part of me who would have enjoyed seeing them together. Talk about your reverse dynamic!!

[de23.livejournal.com]

Hmmm....although I loved Higgins, I never really pondered him and Margaret as a couple. I always saw it as more of a father/daughter thing. Maybe it's just me?

North & South

[dm-lunsford.livejournal.com]

Ditto on it being very similar in ways to P&P. But it has differences too, which make me love it. I think I'll always rank P&P a little higher, just because I so adore Jane Austen, but N&S is definitely up there as an all-time fav romance.

I'm in process of reading the book now. I started some months back, but the holidays put a stop to that. I must admit I find parts of it a bit of work to sludge through - Gaskell's writing style doesn't quite mesh with me the way Austen's does - but it is fun, as always, to see how the book differs from the film version and to get inside the heads of the characters.

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[gateslacker.livejournal.com]

I haven't started on the book, yet. Maybe today I will start reading it. For me, P&P was a bit of a chore to read for a little bit but, as time went on, I became more involved. Of course, that may be due to changes in my personality. I have quite a bit of difficulty when I start a novel these days. I have more difficulty losing myself than I used to.

Re: North & South

[de23.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid you'll find N&S really slow then. I had trouble getting into it myself, but the thoughts of what was to come kept me going. It seems like the book is almost half over before she even meets Thornton. But, then I wanted to read it again, so it didn't take away from the experience too much. (Or I'm just crazy.)