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Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans, George Eliot

11 reviews

tenar's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Antisemitism

Moderate: Misogyny, Ableism, Grief, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug use, Cancer, Alcoholism, Colonisation, and Murder

buildingtaste's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

FWHOAUR. Shockingly one of the novels on lists of great novels is a great novel! Sprawling through the psychological landscape of a provincial town made me feel like I had an incredibly active social life. Some chapters could be dull (sorry Lydgate I do mean yours) but others were extremely funny and wry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny and Antisemitism

thecriticalreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Middlemarch by George Eliot is the best book I’ve ever read. I could spend paragraphs upon paragraphs expounding on how spectacular, transcendent, and astonishingly perfect this book is. Or, I can accept that I don’t have the words to do it justice, and remain quietly thankful that this book exists and that I’m alive to read (and re-read) it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Medical content, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Miscarriage, Grief, Death, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Antisemitism

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qqjj's review against another edition

challenging hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage

norah_'s review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

talented brilliant incredible

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

emotional relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

“Explain my preference! I never had a ‘preference’ for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her. I would rather touch her hand if it were dead, than I would touch any other woman’s living.”

A lot of characters to keep track of that it can be confusing sometimes

Fantastic book, it could be hard to focus on at times but some chapters and characters have my heart! I loved Dorothea, Celia, Will, and Mary the most. 

I didn’t like the chapters on the politics of Middlemarch as they tend to be confusing and long winded.

I feel really proud of myself to have read this beast of a novel and get back into reading classics.Lovely ending where the author tells us the future of each main character!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction

afion's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Drug use, Classism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide and Body shaming

midnightcomets's review against another edition

emotional informative relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a very interesting novel, but I think I would rather watch it as a period drama, cause realism in books usually tires me. It still was fun to read though (despite its huge size), and the characters grew on me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content

twentyventi's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

I had attempted to read Middlemarch as a teenager and gave up shortly after Part One (of Eight). This is not a book for an impatient, inattentive audience — the pleasure of reading it is reserved for someone who is willing to wait for and work towards the rewards it ultimately offers (much like several of the characters within its intertwining stories, each striving towards their respectful goals).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism, Sexism, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage

aqtbenz's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Minor: Alcoholism