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3.64k reviews for:
Middlemarch: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)
George Eliot
4.06 AVERAGE
3.64k reviews for:
Middlemarch: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics)
George Eliot
4.06 AVERAGE
Not my favourite Evans text. Though undoubtedly written with magnificent insight into the human condition, the claustrophobia and judgementalism of small communities, and the heady power of love, as a whole I found it turgid.
“For the growing good of the world is partly dependent on un-historic acts, and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life and rest in unvisited tombs.”
Sit down with an enormous cup of tea and a crumpet and revel in Eliot's masterpiece. Farewell Middlemarch, until next time.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Anything I write here will be facile compared to the book itself. Just read it.
I reluctantly started reading Middlemarch with my book club. I never had a desire to read this one; I'm not that into Victorian literature. However, I was quickly drawn into the book. I liked the style and quality of writing and the story lines moved at a fast pace and were kind of fun. But then, a couple of hundred pages in, it started to become a slog. I almost gave up and put the book back on the shelf. But, pressure from my book club, mixed with the desire to check off another highly respected classic, made me continue. And I'm glad I did. The last few hundred pages were great! So many twists and turns and fast paced goodness. Most of the story lines were predictable but it was still fun to see how she delivered you to the end. I hold my ground in thinking that she could have seriously benefited from an editor (did they even have editors in the mid/end 19th century?). Right now, I have to give this a strong 3 stars...not quite enough love to bump it up to 4 stars just yet. Maybe after I have time to reflect a bit more I'll change my mind.
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know for a fact I've read and reviewed this here as the book is in my "read" pile at home.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes