Reviews - Middlemarch: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)

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Middlemarch: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)

George Eliot

4.06 AVERAGE

cyntavares825's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

sarahrigg's review against another edition

5.0

Middlemarch has been called a novel for grown-ups, and I can see why. Eliot has such great observations about human behavior, deftly weaving together the strands of many characters' lives. Our author is at the peak of her powers here.

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys classics and wants a bit of a challenge. It's nearly 800 pages in paperback, over 30 hours as an audiobook. I switched back and forth between a delightful audiobook and a paperback so I could look at the notes and other supplemental material.

otjepier's review against another edition

Ventjes in Middlemarch tier list:

:) - Mr. Garth, Mr. Farebrother, Mr. Ladislaw, Mr. Chettam
:|- Fred Vincy, Mr. Lydgate
): - Mr. Brooke (niet evil gwn kaolo irritant), Mr. Vincy, Mr. Stonefeather, Mr. Bulstrode, Mr. Raffles, Mr. Casaubon,

lcha's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective slow-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

What an interesting glimpse into 1830s Britain. My recommendation is to sit back, relax, and take in all the starting plot threads and enjoy watching them weave together

elly29's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious 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

What a novel. I think that George Eliot has more intelligence and thoughtfulness (and certainly complicated sentence structure) in one paragraph than other authors have in 20 pages.

That said, I think Eliot's strengths lies in creating strong characterizations, cynically inquiring whether spouses can ever truly know each other, the lack of communication, and redeeming her characters.

I wish she had spent less time talking about politics and reform, and more time writing out the events in the Finale. (Or, she could have just cut those politicking scenes.)

It was a long novel, but it ended so well and hopefully.