Mogari B B itibaren Birgahni, Chhattisgarh 495330, Hindistan
This book was interesting but it did't really hold my attention the whole way through.
My favorite book of all-time...thus far.
Not as well-known as Gaskell's other works and rightly so. I found the first half extremely tedious as not much happens and the qualities of the characters are repeated endlessly: Maggie is good and unselfish and pure and steadfast and patient and...honestly? I really hated Maggie in the first half, and kept wishing she would grow a spine. The second half wasn't as bad because stuff happened but the plot is melodramatic and none of the characters undergo any significant development. If you're going to read Gaskell, try Wives and Daughters or North and South instead. I've heard good things about Mary Barton as well.