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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Putting off reading a "classic" because of fear it'll be hard to get through is justified sometimes, but this book was never one that stalled for me, despite a busy semester and a load of other things going on in life. An enjoyable read with tons of vividly memorable characters and quotations.
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
People may find it rather dull and may not like any of the characters mentioned in the book. But it’s everything but dull and a protagonist doesn’t have to be someone you’ll like.
Maggy Tulliver is in dilemma: she needs to choose between Philip Wakem, or her brother Tom who prioritises duty above everything, or Stephen Guest. The problem is: Philip’s father has taken her father’s property and Stephen Guest was engaged to her cousin, Lucy. Maggy craves for her brother’s approval and tries her best to avoid contact with Philip out of her family’s dignity. But is she able to do it to someone she’s loved since childhood? And will she accept Stephen’s love for her?
Maggy is witty, smart but naive. She likes to read. While she learns very fast, she is slow to control her feeling. While Tom sees everything as black and white which makes him appear arrogance. He, as the oldest, wants to take care of his family, but his way of taking care hurts Maggy.
It sounds like a general love affair? Nope! George Eliot is very good at characters development. It’s about a provincial life and manner and it’s something more. Although the end is twisted and I find it quite odd, I still recommend you to read this novel. A good one to read during summer time. It’s beautifully written!
Maggy Tulliver is in dilemma: she needs to choose between Philip Wakem, or her brother Tom who prioritises duty above everything, or Stephen Guest. The problem is: Philip’s father has taken her father’s property and Stephen Guest was engaged to her cousin, Lucy. Maggy craves for her brother’s approval and tries her best to avoid contact with Philip out of her family’s dignity. But is she able to do it to someone she’s loved since childhood? And will she accept Stephen’s love for her?
Maggy is witty, smart but naive. She likes to read. While she learns very fast, she is slow to control her feeling. While Tom sees everything as black and white which makes him appear arrogance. He, as the oldest, wants to take care of his family, but his way of taking care hurts Maggy.
It sounds like a general love affair? Nope! George Eliot is very good at characters development. It’s about a provincial life and manner and it’s something more. Although the end is twisted and I find it quite odd, I still recommend you to read this novel. A good one to read during summer time. It’s beautifully written!
This book was so heavy, labored, and slow paced. I predicted the end well before it came. The characters with the exception of Maggie were all one dimentional. In short reading this was a chore but I trudged on hoping it would improve. I was disappointed.
A beautiful tale, full of human drama and flaws, political criticism, romantic lapses, feminist doctrines, and social and sexual commentary. Book 1 keenly depicts the story from a child's unique perspective. The resolution in Book 3 is quick and powerful which struck me as strange given some of the long-winded descriptions throughout the book. However, the scene of Maggie standing in the boat is so cinematic that it makes me want to write the screenplay. Such a beautiful story. If you've never seen The Floss, read this book next.
Emotionally wrought. Eliot wrings every ounce of rationale out of every situation. Nuanced justice and love delve deep.
The Mill On The Floss starts out as a scaled down Middlemarch, with fewer plot lines but equally compelling characters, relationships, and philosophies.
It follows the childhoods of Maggie and Tom Tulliver and the drama surrounding their parents and relatives as they grow into a difficult inheritance with the mill on the River Floss. Maggie is a highly intelligent and poetic but blundering and strong headed girl, while Tom is a hard working, simple, judgmental and self-righteous older brother. As Maggie grows up, she finds herself entangled in a romantic knot that would be so difficult to untangle that no one could begin to sort the skein.
And-spoiler!-not even Mary Ann Evans, alias George Eliot, could figure out what to do with the mess. She apparently got bored toward the end of a long and messy and psychologically engaging romance and decided the best way to squirm out of it was to have a natural disaster come through town just at the climax and erase the problem of relationships by taking the crucial cast members to the grave yard.
I was eager to give this book five stars before Eliot elbowed the checker board when my back was turned. It’s still worth reading, as long as you don’t mind the complete lack of an ending to your plots.
It follows the childhoods of Maggie and Tom Tulliver and the drama surrounding their parents and relatives as they grow into a difficult inheritance with the mill on the River Floss. Maggie is a highly intelligent and poetic but blundering and strong headed girl, while Tom is a hard working, simple, judgmental and self-righteous older brother. As Maggie grows up, she finds herself entangled in a romantic knot that would be so difficult to untangle that no one could begin to sort the skein.
And-spoiler!-not even Mary Ann Evans, alias George Eliot, could figure out what to do with the mess. She apparently got bored toward the end of a long and messy and psychologically engaging romance and decided the best way to squirm out of it was to have a natural disaster come through town just at the climax and erase the problem of relationships by taking the crucial cast members to the grave yard.
I was eager to give this book five stars before Eliot elbowed the checker board when my back was turned. It’s still worth reading, as long as you don’t mind the complete lack of an ending to your plots.
About a family's fall from grace--again, completely absorbing, even though it was written more than 100 years ago. The end is . . . well . . . you won't believe the ending.