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jazrphillips's review against another edition
challenging
informative
lighthearted
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
3.25
willjacks's review against another edition
5.0
I read a chapter a day for 74 days, before succumbing to finishing the novel in the final 2 days. It became a staple of my daily routine. I would plan when or how I would read today’s allotted chapter. I read 14 other full-length novels whilst reading this one, and the amount of little connections between those novels and Middlemarch was quite eerie…
These characters now live in my brain. I think that’s the most succinct description of how I feel about this book. I have so much to say about the story, the prose, the layering of narratives and the switching of perspectives between characters. But in the end, the novel speaks for itself. I would recommend Middlemarch to anyone who has ever said anything positive about novels/poetry written before 1900.
Is it weird that I read this before reading anything by Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Mary Shelley or any of the Brontës?
These characters now live in my brain. I think that’s the most succinct description of how I feel about this book. I have so much to say about the story, the prose, the layering of narratives and the switching of perspectives between characters. But in the end, the novel speaks for itself. I would recommend Middlemarch to anyone who has ever said anything positive about novels/poetry written before 1900.
Is it weird that I read this before reading anything by Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, Mary Shelley or any of the Brontës?
marcelodsilva's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.75
couuboy's review against another edition
5.0
"Trouble is so hard to bear, is it not? - How can we live and think that any one has trouble - piercing trouble - and we could help them, and never try?"
possumghost's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.75
norakeathley's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
gayadorno's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-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
i wish marriage was real and hadn’t just been invented for the Middlemarch Cinematic Universe (MMCU)
laura_corsi's review against another edition
5.0
The first time I read this I was 20 years old and was chiefly interested in the romance of Dorothea Brooke, which I found quite unsatisfactory at the time. Years later, I find that my opinion of Middlemarch is very much changed.
charloforce's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
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
5.0