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saraowl 's review for:
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
I loved this book. I don't really have much to say in ways of a review, the story felt like a treasure, at moments difficult to trek through, but overall pleasing and satisfying. Here are some beautiful bits that I wouldn't want to forget:
'...the kindness fell on him as sunshine falls on the wretched–he had no heart to taste it, and felt that it was very far off him.'
'Often the soul is ripened into fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film, so that mere glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit.' --so good.
And lastly:
'It seemed to him that the weaver was very selfish (a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice)...' -- I won't disclose the context so as to avoid spoilers, but I thought that this illustrated wonderfully the contrast between the privileged and the poor. Just that. It's so good, it had me nodding excitedly as I read on.
'...the kindness fell on him as sunshine falls on the wretched–he had no heart to taste it, and felt that it was very far off him.'
'Often the soul is ripened into fuller goodness while age has spread an ugly film, so that mere glances can never divine the preciousness of the fruit.' --so good.
And lastly:
'It seemed to him that the weaver was very selfish (a judgment readily passed by those who have never tested their own power of sacrifice)...' -- I won't disclose the context so as to avoid spoilers, but I thought that this illustrated wonderfully the contrast between the privileged and the poor. Just that. It's so good, it had me nodding excitedly as I read on.