Reviews

Adam Bede by George Eliot

kathy10705's review against another edition

challenging

2.0

kmhst25's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

As has happened before with Eliot's books, it took me a while to get into it, but once I was into it, I was hooked; it was smooth sailing for most of the middle pages. But I didn't really enjoy the ending, nor some of the minor characters--a woman-hater and a constant complainer are given entirely too much air-time.

Ranking the Eliot novels I've read so far, from best to worst:

1. Middlemarch
2. Daniel Deronda
3. Silas Marner
4. The Mill on the Floss
5. Adam Bede
6. Romola

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Child death and Chronic illness

mvatza57's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ciarathebookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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

nats96's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

kangokaren's review against another edition

5.0

If a girl is wondering what kind of man she wants to marry, just read about Adam or Addie and you will see a man to make a woman swoon.

ebussa47's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

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

3.5

Read for class — this book was kind of amazing, but also kind of impossibly slow. I love how the ending fails to satisfy the reader — Hayslope can’t find a replacement for what it once had.

kharaughty's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

3.5

bibliobethreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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

3.5

read247_instyle_inca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0