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838 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0141439548
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 January 2003
Description
George Eliot's nuanced and moving novel is a masterly evocation of connected lives, changing fortunes and human frailties in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfilm...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,316 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
challenging 47%
hopeful 29%
funny 25%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 13%
sad 13%
informative 10%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | 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: 2%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
Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Medical contentMinor
Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use838 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0141439548
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 30 January 2003
Description
George Eliot's nuanced and moving novel is a masterly evocation of connected lives, changing fortunes and human frailties in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfilm...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,316 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
challenging 47%
hopeful 29%
funny 25%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 13%
sad 13%
informative 10%
tense 6%
adventurous 5%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 64% | A mix: 30% | 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: 2%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
Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Medical contentMinor
Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use