Hey, sorry I've been away, year twelve lives up to its name, free moments are hard to come by. However, I recently did manage to both read the book and watch the series North and South.As a book first off, I loved it, the story is brilliant in how each character, whether major or minor, plays an intricate and crucial role in the story's plot, however, I will admit, I think I liked the ending in the TV minnie series better.
The entire series was well acted and entertaining, and remained faithful to the book in most key areas. Though the ending was changed for the seres, I found immensely powerful and well done, perhaps one of the best romantic scenes I've ever seen. It's not often that a film production rivals it's book, but this series definitely did it well.
Often I find seres done on old classics either too modern in that they are unfaithful to the book, or quite accurate but not visually interesting, but I think this series balanced it quite well. Therefore, if you like old fashioned romances, like Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice, I highly recommend both the book and the seres.
