upsidedown10 's review for:

Middlemarch by George Eliot

3.0

emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a solid three stars for me. I think that the set up was kind of great. The parts of the book that were putting the characters on the board really had my interest. I liked a lot of this book, but unfortunately, the last quarter was very tedious and full of suffering that just wasn't very fun. The ending was rewarding, but this one was just a little too long for me. 

Dorothea was fine. I didn't care about her but I didn't hate her or anything. Lydgate's story made me so sad. I was really rooting for him and we were both disappointed with his life. My real joy came with the story of Fred and Mary. I thought their story was really fun and Fred is the only character that got any real development. Overall, I had a pretty good time with this one.