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A review by mmullerm
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
4.0
The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot tells the story of Tom and Maggie Tulliver whose father owns a mill on the River Floss.
This book is melodramatic along the lines of a Thomas Hardy novel. There are many beautiful and moving passages, almost like asides in a play where George Eliot made social comments and lessons about human nature, love, and life in general. Very nicely written.
The main theme I pulled from this was family relationships - specifically the sibling relationship between Tom and Maggie. They each had their faults, but they were true and devoted to each other until the end.
I really enjoyed this book throughout, although it did get long-winded toward the end with Maggie’s struggles in finding love. The ending of the story was cruel irony.
4 stars. I enjoyed this so much I plan to go back and revisit what I missed in Middlemarch. I wish I had read this Eliot novel first because Middlemarch had put kind of a bad taste in my mouth. Now I understand what all the fuss is about with George Eliot!
This book is melodramatic along the lines of a Thomas Hardy novel. There are many beautiful and moving passages, almost like asides in a play where George Eliot made social comments and lessons about human nature, love, and life in general. Very nicely written.
The main theme I pulled from this was family relationships - specifically the sibling relationship between Tom and Maggie. They each had their faults, but they were true and devoted to each other until the end.
I really enjoyed this book throughout, although it did get long-winded toward the end with Maggie’s struggles in finding love. The ending of the story was cruel irony.
4 stars. I enjoyed this so much I plan to go back and revisit what I missed in Middlemarch. I wish I had read this Eliot novel first because Middlemarch had put kind of a bad taste in my mouth. Now I understand what all the fuss is about with George Eliot!