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A review by bioniclib
Middlemarch by George Eliot
1.0
Her writing prowess is undeniable. At times her writing reminded me of Dickens. And I love Dickens. It was profound, it was funny, I got the sense she was enjoying herself writing it. Some of my favorite bit are:
"We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner time, keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, "Oh, nothing!" Pride helps us, and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts--not to hurt others." (59)
"...a prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions." (96)
"...the quickest of us walk about well wadded with stupidity." (186)
You’ll notice that the last quote is from p. 186. That’s because I only made it to page 334. Out of almost 800. The story just didn’t capture my attention. Fred and his gambling debts and Dorothea getting married to an old dude, her sister getting married to Dorothea’s former suitor, Mary getting married to the Lydgate the new medical man in town, I just didn’t care enough. The characters were very well developed but perhaps there were just too damned many of them. I read enough epic fantasy that a wide cast of characters doesn’t intimidate me, but combined with a story that just didn’t connect lead me to put the put down.
Just because it wasn’t my thing, doesn’t mean it was a bad book. The writing style is good enough for you to give it a go. Maybe it’ll be your thing!
"We mortals, men and women, devour many a disappointment between breakfast and dinner time, keep back the tears and look a little pale about the lips, and in answer to inquiries say, "Oh, nothing!" Pride helps us, and pride is not a bad thing when it only urges us to hide our own hurts--not to hurt others." (59)
"...a prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions." (96)
"...the quickest of us walk about well wadded with stupidity." (186)
You’ll notice that the last quote is from p. 186. That’s because I only made it to page 334. Out of almost 800. The story just didn’t capture my attention. Fred and his gambling debts and Dorothea getting married to an old dude, her sister getting married to Dorothea’s former suitor, Mary getting married to the Lydgate the new medical man in town, I just didn’t care enough. The characters were very well developed but perhaps there were just too damned many of them. I read enough epic fantasy that a wide cast of characters doesn’t intimidate me, but combined with a story that just didn’t connect lead me to put the put down.
Just because it wasn’t my thing, doesn’t mean it was a bad book. The writing style is good enough for you to give it a go. Maybe it’ll be your thing!