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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.

[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.

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[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.

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.