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teatoto's review against another edition
5.0
Purtroppo non posso assegnare a questa lettura più di 5 stelline, ma ne metterei 500 o 5000. È stata una lettura che mi ha sorpresa in positivo. Non pensavo di trovare una così grande finezza e ricercatezza nella scrittura all’interno di questo libro, non pensavo di affezionarmi ad alcuni personaggi così tanto e di indignarmi tanto per altri, che mi sono risultati poco simpatici, non mi aspettavo di trovare in Dorothea Brooke la mia eroina preferita della letteratura inglese (fra le letture fatte fino ad ora), non mi aspettavo di commuovermi, di stare con il fiato sospeso e di non riuscire a mettere giù il libro, non mi aspettavo di ridere tanto leggendo certi passaggi.
Anche se a volte le descrizioni sono prolisse, ognuna delle 800 e passa pagine di Middlemarch vale la lettura. Bellissimo. ❤️
Anche se a volte le descrizioni sono prolisse, ognuna delle 800 e passa pagine di Middlemarch vale la lettura. Bellissimo. ❤️
pcrthos's review against another edition
5.0
thank you so much for that George Eliot !! This is a funny, smart, witty, political, historically significant, educating, romantic, beautifully written !!!!
It is worth each and every one of its 904 pages and i would have kept reading far more! Women are so amazing. You have to keep up after the first 100 pages after that, it's just amazing stories and growing up characters
It is worth each and every one of its 904 pages and i would have kept reading far more! Women are so amazing. You have to keep up after the first 100 pages after that, it's just amazing stories and growing up characters
beth_shepherd's review against another edition
5.0
"I may never get through the list of great books I want to read. Forget about bad ones, or even moderately good ones. With Middlemarch and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in the world, a person should squander her reading time on fashionably ironic books about nothing much? I am almost out of minutes!" --Barbara Kingsolver
I haven't read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, but I agree so wholeheartedly with this sentiment toward Middlemarch, that I will immediately put it at the top of my list. I found myself underlining passages while on the train, something I never do, regardless of how much I like a book. Going into it with such high praise heaped upon it from another author I love, I felt bound for disapointment. Rather, I was exceedingly pleasantly surprised.
Middlemarch will leave me ruminating on the affect of a good person on the world, the deep imprint of guilt on a soul, the bitterness of high hopes that end in disappointment, community, fidelity, and independence. I recommend reading it immediately if you, like me, somehow managed to graduate high school and college without reading it.
I haven't read Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, but I agree so wholeheartedly with this sentiment toward Middlemarch, that I will immediately put it at the top of my list. I found myself underlining passages while on the train, something I never do, regardless of how much I like a book. Going into it with such high praise heaped upon it from another author I love, I felt bound for disapointment. Rather, I was exceedingly pleasantly surprised.
Middlemarch will leave me ruminating on the affect of a good person on the world, the deep imprint of guilt on a soul, the bitterness of high hopes that end in disappointment, community, fidelity, and independence. I recommend reading it immediately if you, like me, somehow managed to graduate high school and college without reading it.
alexalovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I finally finished reading this classic! The way I described my reading experience to other people was that it felt like I was being made privy to the lives of the inhabitants of Middlemarch; it was almost like being nosy enough to want to know what was going on with these people you knew of by reputation alone. Overall mixed feelings for me, given that there were definitely plots and characters I enjoyed more than others, but I’m glad I read it.
hannasandmann's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
I definitely need to read this again. So glad I finally read a book from the 19th century that was written by a woman. It gives a whole new perspective and historical context.
echoess's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
stefania18's review against another edition
5.0
It is absolutely remarkable how Eliot built this intricate maze of social relations around the tenacious figure of Dorothea, her narrative skill enabling us to plunge into the fictional world of Middlemarch, where not even a Saint Theresa can escape the entanglements of the provincial lifestyle and to whose rules every member must faithfully adhere. The heroine stands out in this world through her ardor and zeal which brighten the lives of those around her even though she never fulfils her unknown grand goal.
sailor_marmar's review
emotional
funny
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
jennyluwho's review against another edition
3.0
‘Character is not cut in marble; it is not something solid and unalterable. It is something living and changing, and may become diseased as our bodies do.’