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Silas Marner

George Eliot

Start date: February 1, 2022

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Mar 23, 2014 GONZA rated it really liked it

Romanzo in due parti: la prima vede Silas Marner, protagonista particolarmente sfortunato, cacciato dal suo paese con l'accusa di furto, ricrearsi una vita e venire derubato dopo 15 anni di tutti i suoi risparmi; proprio verso la fine trova una madre morta di freddo e adotta la sua piccola bambina.
Nella seconda parte la bambina è cresciuta e, attraverso di lei, veniamo a sapere quale ottimo padre Silas sia diventato nonostante l'assenza di una moglie e di una qualsiasi esperienza con i bambini; ...more

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Apr 04, 2017 Blueberry rated it liked it

Shelves: classics, my-bookclubs, books-to-movies, historical-fiction, pbs

I read it for a bookclub or I might have quit in the middle. Simplistic story line and characters, good behavior vs bad behavior...good behavior ultimately triumphs, challenging vocabulary.

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