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922 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141199795
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 September 2012
Description
George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a d...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,538 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 47%
hopeful 29%
funny 24%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 13%
sad 13%
informative 9%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Death, GriefModerate
Antisemitism, Miscarriage, Medical contentMinor
Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy922 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141199795
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 September 2012
Description
George Eliot's most ambitious novel is a masterly evocation of diverse lives and changing fortunes in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfillment leads her into a d...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,538 reviews
Moods
emotional 59%
challenging 47%
hopeful 29%
funny 24%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 13%
sad 13%
informative 9%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 31% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Death, GriefModerate
Antisemitism, Miscarriage, Medical contentMinor
Child death, Death of parent, Pregnancy