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ameliaadrianna 's review for:
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
I read this book for one of my University subjects and while it was a nice story, it was a bit on the boring side. It took me over a month to read this, purely because I wasn't enthralled in the plot. A significant portion of the novel (novella?) was filler content. While the story was sweet and did have points of interest, these were few and far between and I had a difficult time staying focused long enough to read more than a few pages at a time.
The writing was easy to follow, despite the time gap between publication and current day. Eliot spun a sweet story, with perhaps too much focus on religion but that can be excused since she was from an entirely different era. The connection between wealth and greed, and the unconditional love of a child was a nice concept and the descriptions of Silas and the child he discovers are enjoyable to read, perhaps because there is finally some concrete plot.
If you want to read some Victorian literature without having to get too involved this could be a good book to start with. It certainly lacks the dramatic elements of it's Victorian counterparts (Wuthering Heights, I'm looking at you). If you want a sweet, short read feel free to check this out, but don't come expecting action and excitement.
The writing was easy to follow, despite the time gap between publication and current day. Eliot spun a sweet story, with perhaps too much focus on religion but that can be excused since she was from an entirely different era. The connection between wealth and greed, and the unconditional love of a child was a nice concept and the descriptions of Silas and the child he discovers are enjoyable to read, perhaps because there is finally some concrete plot.
If you want to read some Victorian literature without having to get too involved this could be a good book to start with. It certainly lacks the dramatic elements of it's Victorian counterparts (Wuthering Heights, I'm looking at you). If you want a sweet, short read feel free to check this out, but don't come expecting action and excitement.