elo1881 's review for:

Middlemarch by George Eliot

4.0

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So in the re-reading 14 years later, Middlemarch lost one star. The first volume is great and funny-- the second volume gets a little melodramatic. I was tired of the angel, tired of the salt of the earth. Tired of hearing the sweetness of Dorothea's voice extolled and how she "spoke simply." Tired of hearing about heads (whether flower-like or just 'seen in perfection') perched on the top of stem-like necks. Excited to read something more modern next. I still think this is an amazing and immersive novel. I'm also feeling pretty great about not living in a small town in England in... 1828-1830 I think? I was more interested in the historical backdrop and class politics this time around than the first time I read it I think.

What I enjoyed More than re-reading Middlemarch-- Rebecca Mead's My Life in Middlemarch!