tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post5657978628222720446..comments2023-04-17T09:51:19.103-04:00Comments on Booknotes by Lisa: Cranford by Elizabeth GaskellLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-86865224853324661852008-02-29T08:16:00.000-05:002008-02-29T08:16:00.000-05:00tara, oh thanks for clearing that up. I didn't kno...tara, oh thanks for clearing that up. I didn't know that the TV adaptation was a compilation of several books. I couldn't figure out why they inserted a surgical scene in the book I read.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-38000196757898679082008-02-28T20:29:00.000-05:002008-02-28T20:29:00.000-05:00I just read this too. I really like Gaskell - she...I just read this too. I really like Gaskell - she is so readable given the time she is writing in. Don't miss Cranford on Masterpiece Theater! It is a compilation of 3 books, thus the surgical scenes , and was wonderful! Love the bookcase photo above.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-22304410225564706142008-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00I actually read the BN classics edition. I ordered...I actually read the BN classics edition. I ordered it online. It was a nice paperback edition. I always enjoy the introductions in these books, which add to the understanding and enjoyment.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-3832897115652328392008-02-28T14:14:00.000-05:002008-02-28T14:14:00.000-05:00I really want to read this book. When B&N was havi...I really want to read this book. When B&N was having their classics sale earlier in the year I went to a couple of stores and none carried it. I'll keep this one on my wish list for sure!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-25849226744618508582008-02-28T08:14:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:14:00.000-05:00litlove, I didn't see the TV adaptation, and from ...litlove, I didn't see the TV adaptation, and from your description I'm glad I didn't. The book didn't have anything like that in it. I think you'll enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>dorothy, having only read Mary Barton, I don't know how much like any of her other novels Cranford is. But, I suspect you'll like it even if it is different from all of the rest.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-9601744828824018462008-02-28T08:02:00.000-05:002008-02-28T08:02:00.000-05:00I've enjoyed all the other Gaskell novels I've rea...I've enjoyed all the other Gaskell novels I've read, and I've got this one on my shelves, so I'll have to make sure I get to it. It sounds great.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-38061651021740035002008-02-27T17:10:00.000-05:002008-02-27T17:10:00.000-05:00There's been a TV adaptation of this on lately tha...There's been a TV adaptation of this on lately that I couldn't watch because I'm hideously squeamish and in no time at all there was screaming and kitchen table operations. You remind me that there is a very good book behind it that I'm sure I could read with pleasure! Thanks for the lovely review.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-52573845642980219802008-02-27T13:43:00.000-05:002008-02-27T13:43:00.000-05:00jenclair, I think everyone should try Gaskell at l...jenclair, I think everyone should try Gaskell at least one time. The only other book of hers that I've read is Mary Barton, which is very different but also very good. If I remember correctly, it's set in Manchester and focuses on the plight of the poor during the Industrial Revolution. So, as you might imagine, it's not a light, happy book, but I really enjoyed it.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00795619401977840939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7425401134381509448.post-84976763890647306922008-02-27T12:51:00.000-05:002008-02-27T12:51:00.000-05:00I really am going to have to make the effort to re...I really am going to have to make the effort to read E. Gaskell! Every blog that reviews her work gives her a thumbs up. I think this one sounds like great fun.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com