A review by silver_valkyrie_reads
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Excellent story, but also really brutal on the emotions. Honestly, it probably deserves five stars--you can see how this is the author who later went on to write [book:North and South|156538]--I just can't take the constant death and illness and poverty without it lessening my enjoyment somewhat.
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