A review by mayjasper
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Set in a small town and surrounding countryside in pre-industrial England the story features the lives of one upper working class/lower middle class miller and his family. Their good fortunes and calamities are played out before a society made up almost entirely of 'social Christians' who have no understanding of or inclination towards forgiveness and service. 

The Tulliver family and their relations are a fascinating subject. Such brilliant writing. It took me a while to adjust to this earlier form of English but once I got into it it was a real page turner!

I loved it.