taliaservin 's review for:

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

5.0

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i cannot even begin to comprehend what i experienced while reading this book. i’m usually more of a “short and sweet and kind of unserious” review gal but this novel dazzles. the agony of letting people pass through your life, startling realizations about emotions and the idea that if different choices had been made, everything could be different. i bleed sympathy for these characters, for their understandings of empathy, sensitivity, and an ongoing conflict of moral spirit. it’s all so familiar to me and, i’m sure, countless others. such a raw and gaping portrayal of human complexity - so much nurturing and attention to detail. eliot carves these characters open and displays their every facet and for that, i hold her in the highest regard.