A review by sharone7
Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

4.0

I'm about one fifth of the way into this (enormous) book, and thus far I would give it 4.5 stars if I could, or even 4.75--the deduction being related to the fact that I can't forgive Eliot describing a child's legs as "in their natural clothing of epidermis." Really??? Other than that, I'm loving it.

-update-
Some parts of this book got VERY draggy, and it is one of the longest books I think I've read. It was rough going in the middle with all the philosophy, but in general it is a beautiful book. Some passages are breathtaking. It seemed to wrap up rather quickly, but the ending was more satisfying than I thought it would be.