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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
This book spans so much of life that I don't know where to begin in reviewing it. Eliot begins with a slew of seemingly unrelated characters and seamlessly weaves them together into an inseparable and inevitable web. I'm not surprised that Eliot served as a literary mentor for Virginia Woolf -- the complexity of "Middlemarch" celebrates the psychological, emotional, and absolutely human growth in every character. Eliot leaves no character flat.
On another hand, "Middlemarch" is 900 pages long and slugs a little bit in the middle. The book mimics the slow movement and focused personal relationships of the small town of Middlemarch. Each conversation is given importance, but the necessity for detail does slow the pace of the book. "Middlemarch" follows regular lives at a regular pace, but finds worth in just that -- it gives excellence to normalcy.
On another hand, "Middlemarch" is 900 pages long and slugs a little bit in the middle. The book mimics the slow movement and focused personal relationships of the small town of Middlemarch. Each conversation is given importance, but the necessity for detail does slow the pace of the book. "Middlemarch" follows regular lives at a regular pace, but finds worth in just that -- it gives excellence to normalcy.
I was not interested in any story line. I didn't care about the characters, or what they did. This was a very painful read. I need to remind myself that I don't have to suffer through 900 pages of nothing. There are too many good books in the world to read, to waste precious time on crappy books that have not aged well.
emotional
hopeful
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
challenging
emotional
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
Took me almost a month to finish Middlemarch but i loved it. The first couple of chapters were a little hard to get into but once the story started the pace of it was perfect.
My favourite characters have to be Mrs. Caleb Garth, Doctor Lydgate and may be Miss Brooke. Least favourite character has to be Rosamund. She was such a frustrating charter, I dread meeting people like that in real life.
I loved how not one character was perfect. They all had flaws.
My favourite characters have to be Mrs. Caleb Garth, Doctor Lydgate and may be Miss Brooke. Least favourite character has to be Rosamund. She was such a frustrating charter, I dread meeting people like that in real life.
I loved how not one character was perfect. They all had flaws.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nesta coleção este livro está dividido em dois volumes. Enquanto que o primeiro o ritmo foi muito lento, quase que estive para o largar, está segunda metade já tem mais acontecimentos, mais reviravoltas, etc
Ainda assim, no geral, nada de especial o plot, mas gostei de algumas das personagens, acho que foram bem escritas, especialmente o Lydgate e a Dorothea.
Ainda assim, no geral, nada de especial o plot, mas gostei de algumas das personagens, acho que foram bem escritas, especialmente o Lydgate e a Dorothea.
I did not expect to have such an overall splendid time with this one. I figured it would be a moderately enjoyable read, but my goodness, the way Eliot writes people; living, breathing, absurd, endearing people. I had so much fun just existing with them for a while, even if I did sometimes feel like a guilty gossip. (Except Mr. Casaubon. I'm ignoring any morality lessons attached to him.)
I will say that it is huge and feels huge, and by around the 75% mark I was starting to flag a little. In the end, I only truly cared about Fred and Mary. The rest were fun or frustrating in their turn, but Fred and Mary were simply delightful.
Oh, and Caleb Garth. He reminded me very strongly of Dickon and Martha Sowerby's mother in The Secret Garden. I would trust Caleb with my life.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Did not finish FOR NOW! Elskede faktisk virkelig de første 145 sider, men så røg jeg i en brutal reading slump og der var en 800-sider lang bog fra 1800-something for stor en mundfuld og fordi jeg virkelig godt kunne lide den, er jeg bange for, at jeg har glemt for meget nu og vil hellere starte forfra senere. Eftersom jeg nød den, føles det absolut heller ikke som det værste, at skulle genlæse de sider.