Poldark Group Read (March): Jeremy Poldark

Hi, all! Sorry this thread is up so late, but can you believe we're already in March? That means it's time to discuss book 3 of the Poldark saga, Jeremy Poldark. When are you planning to read it? If you already have, did you enjoy it? Please leave your comments and reviews below!

Thanks for getting us started Christina! I picked up Jeremy Poldark on Saturday and hope to start it later this week.

I have Jeremy Poldark ready, just have a couple "new" reads to tackle first...maybe.

BTW, the original title of this book is Venture Once More.

Finished! My non-spoiler review has been posted:

Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham

What makes a book good enough to read again, and again? Is it the development of characters, the intriguing storyline, or something else?

In Winston Graham's Poldark series he has given us both people and their lives, men and women ordinary yet extraordinary, living in times foreign, yet much like our own. Sorrows and celebrations, betrayals and alliances abound in this third installment of the Poldark saga, yet never does the tale feel tawdry, contrived. The author shares with us the lives of folk, as flawed as we are, and draws us into their world, shows us that neighbors from 300 years ago are much like the ones we know today.

I've read this saga several times, and do not doubt I'll visit with the Poldarks again in the future. Highly recommended.

Did not care for this one as much as Demelza but still enjoying the writing and the larger story.
I like the slow burn of George Warleggan and look forward to seeing his plot line brought to fruition. Enjoying the start of Dwight and Caroline's story. They have great banter. I love the marriage of Ross and Demelza - the ups and downs, the work of it.

>5 VictoriaPL: Demelza is special, though all the books are good.

If you enjoy George, you have a long time to do so, as I seem to recall he is in all twelve of the books.

I'm about 1/4 done with Jeremy Poldark and am very much enjoying it so far! One thing that I find really striking is how closely the current PBS series follows the books. I'm really impressed by that, as most film and TV adaptations tend to leave a lot of things out. For those who have seen the older Poldark miniseries, does that adaptation stick close to the books also?

>7 christina_reads: does it stick close to the books? Yes, and no.

There's a bit more "drama" added to the original series, and I think that Demelza miscarries her first pregnancy in the series, whereas she doesn't in the book.

But it's still a wonderful series, and I can handle some deviations from the original book just because IT'S THAT GOOD.

>8 fuzzi: I love when a film adaptation is so good that I don't even mind deviations from the source material!

Just finished Jeremy Poldark, and I think it's my favorite in the series so far! Everything about the trial was fascinating to me, and I really enjoyed the Dwight/Caroline relationship. As Victoria said, they have great banter!

I'm hoping that subsequent books will dive into Elizabeth's character a bit more. She's one of the only main characters whose thoughts aren't revealed to the reader. We often get inside the heads of Ross, Demelza, Dwight, and even Francis and George Warleggan sometimes, but never Elizabeth. I'd be interested to know what she's thinking about the events that have taken place so far!

>10 christina_reads: I believe you'll get more of Elizabeth in the next book, Warleggan.

Come on, April!

The April thread for Warleggan is up! http://www.librarything.com/topic/254205

I'm behind having only picked up book #1 in March and have just finished Demelza which I loved. Hoping to get Jeremy Poldark read this week.

>13 avatiakh: it reads fast!

Next month's read is...The Black Moon...

>14 fuzzi: So looking forward to this one!

>15 VictoriaPL: me too. It's been a while since I read it.

>16 fuzzi: I'm in queue for one of our library's copies. Good to see so many people are interested!

>17 VictoriaPL: it's a really good series, well-written.

When Bella Poldark was published in 2003, I determined to own the entire series, and thanks to sites like bookfinder.com, I now own them all.

I'd like to get a couple of them in paperback eventually, as the hardcovers are too heavy for my hands when my arthritis flares up.

>fuzzi I can imagine hardcovers would more difficult. I envy you anyway, as I have been wanting to collect them in hardcover. I'm a hardcover snob, as they say, LOL.

>19 VictoriaPL: when I get rid of my hardcovers, I'll consider you before I rehome them...

>20 fuzzi: Oh fuzzi, that would be awesome! Thank you.

>21 VictoriaPL: paperback copies of The Four Swans and The Twisted Sword have been ordered...

>14 fuzzi: Yes, I flew through Jeremy Poldark so now there's a chance I can finish Warleggan by the end of the month.