A review by bibliophage
Middlemarch by George Eliot

I loved Middlemarch, and the end is spectacular. I have to admit I was grumpy here and there along the way because Middlemarch is very long, but it's summertime and I enjoyed the art of reading a long masterpiece--which is a luxury. The last line makes all the pages worth it, but don't read it without reading the rest of the novel first! I understand now why many people consider this one of the greatest novels written in English. There is nothing very dramatic happening in this novel but the writing is exquisite with gems on almost every page.