tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post1294550450381702224..comments2023-10-31T07:32:40.085-04:00Comments on Reading Thru The Night: North and South RAL #2christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-13462231011070523102012-08-20T17:31:08.682-04:002012-08-20T17:31:08.682-04:00The ugly baby thing was insane. Wow! Who talks to ...The ugly baby thing was insane. Wow! Who talks to their daughter that way. Maybe that's why she's so shocked every time someone proposes to her.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-72900807815328285842012-08-16T15:19:54.695-04:002012-08-16T15:19:54.695-04:00Ugh, Mrs. Thorton is awful in the book, but in the...Ugh, Mrs. Thorton is awful in the book, but in the miniseries is thankfully less creepy. <br /><br />I love how John thinks he's so unworthy for all these noble reasons when really he's madly in love. <br /><br />On a side note, I told the bf that he had manly eyes (with almost a straight face. I tried so hard). And he gave me an odd looked and asked if it was something I'd read in a book. (I guess I do things like that too often.)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826716134008160506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-6765082658690610632012-08-15T14:27:21.203-04:002012-08-15T14:27:21.203-04:00They'd better be manly if he's crying, the...They'd better be manly if he's crying, the big baby!! Seriously, men and women seem to have such strict roles in Victorian society, and god forbid they go against them. Of course Margaret can't be seen as being a courageous person standing up to the unruly mob in defense of another--she's a woman and so she must just be using it as an excuse to trap a man into marriage! Seriously, people? And I think the whole creepy mother/son relationships must be a Victorian thing, too.Too Fondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849859595618711755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-56852155604487610702012-08-14T08:50:39.156-04:002012-08-14T08:50:39.156-04:00Pretty sure if I told Scott he had manly eyes he&#...Pretty sure if I told Scott he had manly eyes he'd just roll them at me. Or tell me I had womanly eyes. I kind of hope that we're done with the striking--the love is much more fun!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-12042800232249151532012-08-13T22:53:42.054-04:002012-08-13T22:53:42.054-04:00God yes, Mrs. Thornton is creeping me the hell out...God yes, Mrs. Thornton is creeping me the hell out. She's scarier than clowns.<br /><br />It's going to be interesting reading both this and IT at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-82306710350651717892012-08-13T14:24:08.731-04:002012-08-13T14:24:08.731-04:00I am always creeped out about the dynamics between...I am always creeped out about the dynamics between Mrs Thornton and Mr Thornton. I always forget how creepy they are.. I particularly remember watching the miniseries with my mom and she was saying "what's up with this mother? is the in love with him or something?" I was blushing because I wanted to defend my love for North and South but it's hard to not feel weird about the "a mother's love is pure and steadfast" bit (or something very like it as I do not have the quote before me).<br /><br />I admit that I like the politics this time around. The first time I read it I just wanted to read about the romance already, but now I'm loving all the subtleties of every character and opinion and loving seeing it all play out.<br /><br />Yes to the ugly baby part, and then linking it to the fact that she seems to prefer the son over the daughter (which btw, both Mrs Thornton and Mrs Hale seem to do - Gaskell seems to be very particular about loving sons better).<br /><br />Lovely post :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-86733581114953651092012-08-13T14:07:24.856-04:002012-08-13T14:07:24.856-04:00LALALALALA! I'm still behind so I don't wa...LALALALALA! I'm still behind so I don't want to know about the gushworthiness just yet, but I am surprisingly into the politickin'. I didn't think I would be, but I'm sort of fascinated!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1121646009572423296.post-59159225397830010862012-08-13T06:17:58.182-04:002012-08-13T06:17:58.182-04:00I agree with almost everything you said here - the...I agree with almost everything you said here - the manly eyes, Margaret being caught in the middle, the creepy mother/son relationships, and the absurd outcome of the riot. <br /><br />I do, however, enjoy the politics because I think Gaskell does a bang up job showing how complicated the issue is and that there are two very valid sides to the argument. I'm a bit of a political dork though, so I'm inclined to eat this sort of thing up.<br /><br />As for Mags and her confusion over whether to embrace or shun education - your guess is as good as mine. That girl keeps me going in circles and seems to play both sides of the field in EVERYTHING, not just education. Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474997114568231162noreply@blogger.com