Middlemarch in Around the World in 80 Books

Jan 02, 2012 Sera rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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An amazing piece of work that is well-researched, thought-out and perceptive in its depiction of the provincial life in Middlemarch and its inhabitants.

I really enjoyed the characters in the story and how they reacted to the events that took place around them or changed their status. What happens if the ideals that we seek are not met? What happens when we marry for love but the person whom we married makes us feel less positive about ourselves? How do we keep progressing as a society in a way t ...more

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Jan 10, 2018 Mansir rated it it was amazing

I've come to think that for goodreads the reviews are usually for folks considering to read a book - so I'll write in a way to not include spoilers.

Read this book. Make an effort. It's worth it.

Other reviews have used the word 'genius' and I have to say I agree. There's an incredible energy and wisdom that moves the words to sentences, the sentences to pages and the pages to form a book that is full of interconnected, flawed, beautiful and unpredictable life. But really the experience of this ...more

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Jan 03, 2019 Jen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Finishing this book is giving me a huge sense of accomplishment. While I love a classic British novel and in the end I really liked this story, it is dense and easy to put down and if not for book club I'm not sure I would have finished it. I gave it four stars though because while I said it was easy to put down, I always enjoyed it while I was reading it. First there is the unexpected humor and I often laughed out loud while I read this book. Then there is the scathing commentary on British soc ...more

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