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mrsdarcylynn 's review for:
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
“It was okay”
I really try to stick to the “hate, dislike, okay, like, and loved” star system for myself. So while this book has merits outside of my reading enjoyment, I’m largely going to ignore them in my rating. This book was an okay read.
Overall, I’m not sure that the lesson that “love triumphs over material wealth” is a compelling lesson- I think time and experience has shown that this is an oft shared idea between people with material wealth.
The mystery lags, and the plot stagnates a few times during this relatively short novel. For a book that was only 190 pages it took me months to read because I couldn’t force myself to care about the story, characters, or “day in the life” vibes. The last 50 pages were pretty good and wrapped things up nicely (I was even caught unawares by a big plot twist concerning the MCs gold).
So...it was okay!
I really try to stick to the “hate, dislike, okay, like, and loved” star system for myself. So while this book has merits outside of my reading enjoyment, I’m largely going to ignore them in my rating. This book was an okay read.
Overall, I’m not sure that the lesson that “love triumphs over material wealth” is a compelling lesson- I think time and experience has shown that this is an oft shared idea between people with material wealth.
The mystery lags, and the plot stagnates a few times during this relatively short novel. For a book that was only 190 pages it took me months to read because I couldn’t force myself to care about the story, characters, or “day in the life” vibes. The last 50 pages were pretty good and wrapped things up nicely (I was even caught unawares by a big plot twist concerning the MCs gold).
So...it was okay!