tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post767240429385200562..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 146: Middlemarch by George Eliot (Finished-A Victorian Celebration).Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-8892698999320039082012-08-23T16:41:43.398-04:002012-08-23T16:41:43.398-04:00It's strange, but I found Fred and Mary a bit ...It's strange, but I found Fred and Mary a bit tiresome. For me it was Lydgate that made 'Middlemarch' possibly one of the best books I have ever read. Mind you, it did take me at least six hundred pages to start appreciating the book at all!<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504446211868008723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-33709395381614920552012-08-22T02:35:41.212-04:002012-08-22T02:35:41.212-04:00I agree with you, I like Middlemarch a lot, but I ...I agree with you, I like Middlemarch a lot, but I love Mill on the Floss probably just because Maggie is such a great character.<br /><br />I didn't realize till I read your review how much I liked Fred and Mary's romance. It was rooted in realism on both their parts. I think it made for a good contrast between Dorothea's and Rosamund's illusions and their hasty marriages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-21550907118169054362012-07-17T08:56:54.756-04:002012-07-17T08:56:54.756-04:00"a book that is, at it's core, a true stu..."a book that is, at it's core, a true study of the way relationships and marriage worked in this society" Yes, that is how I read it. For that reason, I loved it! That is the subject that will capture my appreciation and love no matter who wrote about it: Gaskell, the Brontes, Jane Austen, or Eliot. <br /><br />Although I will say Middlemarch is one of my favorite books EVER.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-20669834469844924692012-07-10T09:58:12.256-04:002012-07-10T09:58:12.256-04:00I remember absolutely adoring this book when I rea...I remember absolutely adoring this book when I read it in college. I've been meaning to re-read it ever since, but damned if the length doesn't have me running for the hills.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-18019926588771374882012-07-09T23:57:28.406-04:002012-07-09T23:57:28.406-04:00I'm in no hurry to read this and will probably...I'm in no hurry to read this and will probably keep it until next year. I have a feeling I will feel the same as you and for now I can't imagine anything being better than Mill on the Floss.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-15210547406556721342012-07-09T21:03:54.713-04:002012-07-09T21:03:54.713-04:00You really, really make me want to read The Mill o...You really, really make me want to read The Mill on the Floss. :) I've read Book One of Middlemarch so far and love it!*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-55625818606186980792012-07-09T18:58:21.043-04:002012-07-09T18:58:21.043-04:00I've never read Eliot but I do own "Middl...I've never read Eliot but I do own "Middlemarch" and this post has piqued my interest. I love the quote you included and will now add this book to my tbr list. Thanks!theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-89350213176411829372012-07-09T13:22:44.554-04:002012-07-09T13:22:44.554-04:00I'm yet to try Middlemarch, for some reason I&...I'm yet to try Middlemarch, for some reason I've always thought of her books as daunting. But you don't make this book sound daunting at all in your review, you make it sound interesting and fun, so it sounds like I'll have to change my preconception!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-3383594288918492802012-07-09T08:46:56.153-04:002012-07-09T08:46:56.153-04:00I just read Silas Marner for a second time in my l...I just read Silas Marner for a second time in my life. I'd forgotten most of the book! Loved it this time through, just a wonderful endearing story. Hoping to start The Mill on the Floss soon, I don't think I'll read Middlemarch this year but maybe someday. I enjoyed reading your honest review, nothing wrong with comparing an authors books and stating which one you loved the most. <br />What do you think of Nicholas Nickleby?Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693346981997723405noreply@blogger.com