Those books are excellent.

Welp, BBC's North and South has ruined me. by Eleanor_Denman on 2018-04-11 17:04:00 UTC Reply

It's the fourth time I've rewatched the series and it's still beautiful!

I'm planning to read the book the series was adapted from (is that how you say it?) when I have the time.

I hope there were no badfics about this,though.

Those books are excellent. by doctorlit on 2018-04-12 03:59:00 UTC Reply

I feel like I learned way more about the U.S. Civil War era from them than I did from actual history classes.

A couple of characters are a little too intense in their characterization to be entirely believable, but overall, John Jakes did a very good job with them. I definitely recommend them. (Can't comment on how close the BBC adaptation is to the source material as I've never seen that.)

—doctorlit will rally round the flag, boys, rally once again, shouting the battle cry of freedom

Which North and South? by 61516 on 2018-04-12 04:04:00 UTC Reply

Are we talking about the Elizabeth Gaskell novel or the John Jakes novels? I have read neither.

The Elizabeth Gaskell novel. (nm) by Eleanor_Denman on 2018-04-12 05:26:00 UTC Reply
Oh, gosh. Didn't know there was another. by doctorlit on 2018-04-12 04:18:00 UTC Reply

I was talking about John Jakes's trilogy. Sorry if I was off-topic, Eleanor.

—doctorlit will fill the vacant ranks with a million freemen more, shouting the battle cry of freedom

John Jakes's North and South was also adapted. by Eleanor_Denman on 2018-04-12 05:33:00 UTC Reply

I googled it. A miniseries that was aired in ABC.
Oh, that's alright! by Eleanor_Denman on 2018-04-12 05:25:00 UTC Reply

I will be reading John Jake's North and South as well. Someday.

I was talking about Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, though. Hehe!