cathy7 's review for:

The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
5.0

A very poignant story. I really identified with Maggie and think she is one of the best female characters in fiction. Maggie is totally her own person and absolutely refuses to succumb to absurd societal pressures to be what they expect rather than what she is. She's a bright, intelligent, generous-hearted girl determined to act according to her conscience, who seems to be surrounded by bitter, small-minded people. It sums up the struggles so many women have faced throughout history and even now.