Middlemarch
By George Eliot
- Release Date: 1874-01-01
- Genre: Literary Criticism
Description
Making masterful use of a counter pointed plot, Eliot presents the stories of a number of denizens of a small English town on the eve of the Reform Bill of 1832. The main characters, Dorothea Brooke and Tertius Lydgate, each long for exceptional lives but are powerfully constrained by their own unrealistic expectations as well as conservative society. The novel is notable for its deep psychological insight and sophisticated character portraits.
Reviews
In a class by itself
5By CDM-RamonA masterpiece of insight into the nuances of human feelings. Far more modern than the time in which it was written.Read it
5By Zachary K. ThompsonWhat an ending! Well worth the wait.No cover
3By Al WaeliPlease add a suitable cover.Slooooow
1By SknurtThis book reads at the speed of molasses in January. The story line doesn’t start until chapter 20! Everything before that is background for characters that mean nothing since you haven’t engaged with them in a story yet. Often times, by the time I got back to a character I could barely remember who they were since it had been over 100 pages since I last read about them. Not a fan.Beautiful classic
4By dominolouisThis edition is chock-a-block with typos and was never properly proof read. The story survives, but the next edition definitely needs to be improved.Wished this book would never end
5By Christy2255Nearly 900 pages, yet I was sorry to part with Dorothea and her Middlemarch fellows. Dorothea, a new literary heroine for me.Middlemarch
5By WntrprtguyInsightful, profound, prescient. A good read.Among the greats of English Literature
5By DpwhkReading “Middlemarch”, it is clear why it is so highly regarded. I even began to wonder why not more highly regarded. The story goes from strength to strength, not flagging as long novels often do, but actually increasing interest as the stories unfold. Great insights into the social life of English country life in the 1830s and great insight into the singularity of the human condition through all time.Middle March
5By ninaboss56Wonderful book on a small town and the people in it. All are very human in their strengths and flaws. George Elliot has a talent for understanding and describing the very soul of her characters. I enjoyed reading this although the language was tough at first. I stuck with it and was rewarded with a great story.A classic for sure
5By Geek for ChristA classic of literature far ahead of its time!