Comments on: “Middlemarch” by George Eliot http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 19:59:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26627 girldetective Sat, 26 May 2012 15:57:18 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26627 Amy, I too loved A Suitable Boy. And need to re-read War and Peace. But again, I think that's a winter book. Yin, vs. Yang. Amy, I too loved A Suitable Boy. And need to re-read War and Peace. But again, I think that’s a winter book. Yin, vs. Yang.

]]> By: Amy http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26626 Amy Sat, 26 May 2012 15:35:41 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26626 I'm feeling the urge to add this to my Classics Club list, darn it. And I really want to keep it to a manageable 50 books! Middlemarch's extreme length, with short sections and wonderful characters puts me in mind of War and Peace, and A Suitable Boy, both of which I love. I’m feeling the urge to add this to my Classics Club list, darn it. And I really want to keep it to a manageable 50 books!

Middlemarch’s extreme length, with short sections and wonderful characters puts me in mind of War and Peace, and A Suitable Boy, both of which I love.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26625 girldetective Sat, 26 May 2012 15:29:10 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26625 Hope, I was surprised, though, by how accessible it was. It was a long read, but not necessarily a difficult one, as I was so involved with the characters and plots. Hope, I was surprised, though, by how accessible it was. It was a long read, but not necessarily a difficult one, as I was so involved with the characters and plots.

]]> By: hopeinbrazil http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26624 hopeinbrazil Sat, 26 May 2012 15:07:23 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26624 You should be pleased with yourself. Middlemarch is not an easy read, but as you noted, the effort is worth it. I'm working my way through Eliot's Daniel Deronda, but it isn't giving me nearly as much pleasure as Middlemarch did. You should be pleased with yourself. Middlemarch is not an easy read, but as you noted, the effort is worth it. I’m working my way through Eliot’s Daniel Deronda, but it isn’t giving me nearly as much pleasure as Middlemarch did.

]]> By: Carol in Oregon http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26622 Carol in Oregon Sat, 26 May 2012 14:37:13 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26622 Middlemarch is one of my favorite books, too. I re-read it about every five years. Some of my favorite quotes live in Middlemarch. Have you read other Eliot titles? I would urge you to give Adam Bede a shot. Middlemarch is one of my favorite books, too. I re-read it about every five years. Some of my favorite quotes live in Middlemarch.

Have you read other Eliot titles? I would urge you to give Adam Bede a shot.

]]> By: girldetective http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26614 girldetective Fri, 25 May 2012 15:07:48 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26614 Vince, don't be ridiculous, you had a second child. That takes precedence. Also, as I told my other book group last night, Middlemarch seems to me more of a Jan/Feb/March book, winter into spring, which is a theme. Not so much in the full-on, full-blown frenzy of blooming spring. Vince, don’t be ridiculous, you had a second child. That takes precedence. Also, as I told my other book group last night, Middlemarch seems to me more of a Jan/Feb/March book, winter into spring, which is a theme. Not so much in the full-on, full-blown frenzy of blooming spring.

]]> By: V http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26612 V Thu, 24 May 2012 22:14:26 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26612 I'm glad to hear it was well-received and feeling guilty for not participating this month. I’m glad to hear it was well-received and feeling guilty for not participating this month.

]]> By: Amy http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26611 Amy Thu, 24 May 2012 17:11:06 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26611 I'll happily read it again for all the same reasons, and I thank you for moving it to the top of my TBR pile--who knows how long it would have taken me to get to it otherwise? I’ll happily read it again for all the same reasons, and I thank you for moving it to the top of my TBR pile–who knows how long it would have taken me to get to it otherwise?

]]> By: thalia http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456&cpage=1#comment-26610 thalia Wed, 23 May 2012 22:36:37 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=4456#comment-26610 I'm glad you loved it, I did too. I’m glad you loved it, I did too.

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