tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post5678799876787538458..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 90: Silas Marner and Book Stats.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44020970071829664292011-06-10T08:28:14.185-04:002011-06-10T08:28:14.185-04:00I loved this in high school but reread it recently...I loved this in high school but reread it recently and was disappointed. It's just NOTHING compared to the majesty of MIDDLEMARCH. I am about to read my third Eliot -- THE MILL ON THE FLOSS. I hope it's more like MIDDLEMARCH.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-10949281072107883942011-06-09T20:56:04.914-04:002011-06-09T20:56:04.914-04:00Okay, I am going to say this then run behind somet...Okay, I am going to say this then run behind something sturdy. I had no idea George Eliot was a woman. No idea! Fail times a million.Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-41854133276269872882011-06-09T15:46:59.700-04:002011-06-09T15:46:59.700-04:00This one was much easier than Middlemarch but I...This one was much easier than Middlemarch but I'm not sure I liked it as much. Wasn't required in high school (though I wasn't in the advanced courses), but I had to read it in college.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-70095445951743546712011-06-09T14:56:46.096-04:002011-06-09T14:56:46.096-04:00I would like to just say hello! I just found your ...I would like to just say hello! I just found your blog and love what I've seen so far. I'm now a follower and plan to come back often.Julie @ Read Handedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14276118610042594397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-24151229127888088352011-06-09T11:48:31.277-04:002011-06-09T11:48:31.277-04:00This was my first too and made me a confirmed Elli...This was my first too and made me a confirmed Elliot fan! I've spaced out reading her novels, though, so they'll last longer. lol I'm actually starting Mill on the Floss very soon. :DEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-32484513868515775302011-06-09T10:07:15.119-04:002011-06-09T10:07:15.119-04:00I'm about halfway through Daniel Deronda right...I'm about halfway through Daniel Deronda right now and I do like it, though I'm taking a break to finish up other books that are due at the library. I just loved Middlemarch though I found the first 100 pages slow. It was so worth it since the rest was just wonderful.<br /><br />I listened to Silas Marner on audio a couple of summers ago, and I think I might have given up on it if it hadn't been my walking-the-dog listen. I liked it ultimately but it seemed like it took forever to go anywhere, and it's so short! <br /><br />And I somehow managed to graduate high school having read hardly any classic lit -- freshman year I only read To Kill a Mockingbird, Heart of Darkness and the textbook anthology short stories (which were actually pretty good). We did not read Romeo and Juliet -- we watched the movie! Same with The Great Gatsby! In retrospect I'm shocked -- my daughter is required to read The Count of Monte Cristo this summer for her freshman English class. Unabridged! <br /><br />Needless to say, my lack of classics knowledge inspired me to start reading them about five or six years ago, and now I'm kind of obsessed.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-66697089970968443392011-06-09T09:20:36.890-04:002011-06-09T09:20:36.890-04:00This was my first and only Eliot. The first half w...This was my first and only Eliot. The first half was very difficult to get through, but I loved the second half. I've wanted to read more from her, especially Daniel Deronda, but I've been scared to...Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com