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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i was totally unsure on this novel until the last book, and now i will probably sing eliot's praises until i die.
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
I originally ranked this as a 4 star novel, because:
1) many many glorious sentences
2) ultimately a good story (and relatively rare to find a woman like Hetty treated as anything other than a one dimensional object in Victorian lit)
3) some very funny moments (I'm a sucker for snark)
4) George Eliot
But in the end, I cranked it down to three, because:
1) too much exposition, including a few too many odes to the English peasant
2) slow start
3) I find the character of Seth Bede to be fairly unbelievable.
Still, well worth reading.
1) many many glorious sentences
2) ultimately a good story (and relatively rare to find a woman like Hetty treated as anything other than a one dimensional object in Victorian lit)
3) some very funny moments (I'm a sucker for snark)
4) George Eliot
But in the end, I cranked it down to three, because:
1) too much exposition, including a few too many odes to the English peasant
2) slow start
3) I find the character of Seth Bede to be fairly unbelievable.
Still, well worth reading.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
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:
Complicated
The romantic ending made no sense. It just seemed like an afterthought. Dinah is a very poorly developed character.
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Not only a tragic story but also a close study of rural life. The characters are fully developed and we see so many likenesses to people today.
George Eliot is a fantastic writer and I am so glad that I got the chance to read this. I have so many mixed feelings, and I am honestly not sure what to think about the ending. I highly recommend you give this a try, and I would love to hear your thoughts.