Wives and Daughter Discussion Video (Spoiler Free)

[@katiejlumsden]

This may be the faster I've ever got to a video :P I was so excited for this and it's wonderful to hear all your thoughts on Wives and Daughters. What a wonderful book and what a brilliant discussion.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

haha I'm glad you liked it! Such a wonderful book indeed! :)

[@abookolive]

What a wonderful discussion! I'm so happy you loved the book. Now I want to reread it immediately, haha!

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Yes! My goal is to thrust this book into everyone's hands! I hope you do get to read it soon and enjoy it as much as I do! ❤

[@BeautifullyBookishBethany]

This is such a great book! Fantastic discussion. This makes me want to re-read it.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Thank you! I bet this book is just as good if not better upon re-reading! :)

[@OneBookMore]

Such an excellent review! I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts, and it is definitely one that I want to read at some point.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Thank you! I do hope you get around to reading it at some point! :)

[@CarlB_1962]

Thanks for this enthusiastic and insightful discussion. 2018 is the year I have rediscovered my love of classics (so far I've read and enjoyed Villette, The Warden and am currently reading Agnes Grey) and I'll definitely be reading Wives and Daughters.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

I'm delighted to hear that you're rediscovering your love of classics! Villette, The Warden, and Agnes Gray are some of my other favorites! :)

[@laraelwing]

Excellent review dear :) I plan to read this someday.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Thank you! I hope you do get around to reading it someday :)

[@calliopeblink]

Loved this discussion! I have owned Gaskell's works for years and have yet to read them.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed this video! It was one of my favorites to make which is fitting since Gaskell is now one of my favorite authors. I hope you get around to reading her works soon! ❤

[@gracetaylor7351]

I have this book on shelves for so very long I need to read it so time and north and south !! And to see what they are like!! And if I'll enjoy them!!

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Absolutely! I can't wait to hear what you think of both North and South and Wives and Daughters! :)

[@nat4465]

I really enjoyed your discussion on this. I’ve read North and South and fell in love with Mrs.Gaskell’s work. I tried reading Wives and Daughters soon after but it was hard for me to get into it. I think it was because I was still so in love with the characters from N&S that it was hard for me to fall in love with new ones so soon after lol. Although, from what you said, it seems there are such great character in here too. What makes this one a slightly better book than N&S, for you? And it is sad that she didn’t get to finish the book, I like that you pointed that out and your experience with reading it unfinished. It’s great that it would still be so good. Thanks for the video. Might come back to it whenever I get to it.

[@BlatantlyBookish]

Thank you! I think it makes sense to have some time between North and South and Wives and Daughters to digest the novels properly. I highly recommend trying Wives and Daughters again at some point in the future. I think I preferred Wives and Daughters to N&S because the social criticism was a little less heavy-handed and more well-integrated with the characters as oppose to the plot. However, I'm pretty sure that if I reread N&S right now I would have a hard time discerning which of Gaskell's novels I prefer.

[@nat4465]

That makes sense. The social criticism was pretty heavy handed. There were times it was hard for me to follow when it was being discussed through a character. Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on this! I’m sure it will be helpful to me whenever I get to Wives and Daughters. I’m looking forward to it!

[@TomF291]

re the tv series - V good series. I thought Preston was a bit unfairly treated.