A review by dita_m
Silas Marner by George Eliot

3.0

It was ok. It touches some important Christian topics, like why bad things happen to good people, and what the consequences of sin are. But when the bad things started happening - and then they were happening for most of the book - I caught myself thinking that if I had wanted to read about bad, realistic events, I would have read the news instead. There was something off which I can't quite put my finger on, spiritually off, despite the man seemingly returning to faith at the end because of Eppie. It was an ok book and I was able to get something out of it, but I don't think I would recommend it to other Christian readers. When I found out about the author's own life, I realized why the story and the religious ending of the story didn't convince me, while falling away from the faith did. I doubt the writer was a Christian. With that perspective in mind, the story makes more sense.