nanvdand 's review for:

Middlemarch by George Eliot

5.0

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The only thing I didn't like about this book is that it ended. Why did I wait so long to read it? It's a wonderfully well-written soap opera that covers marriage disillusionment, deceit, politics, gender inequality, star-crossed love, social climbing, and provincial life in general. The story follows a fairly large community in and around the fictional community of Middlemarch in 1830s England. There are 4 or 5 delicious storylines with a little something for everyone. I need a sequel! Favorite quote: "Explain my preference? I never had a preference for her, any more than I have a preference for breathing. No other woman exists by the side of her."