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Well, I finished the book on Friday and I don't like it quite as much as I did when I was 2/3 of the way through but I liked it better than I liked Pride and Prejudice. To me there were a lot of things wrong with the book but also some really good things.
I guess I probably don't like serial books that were written for publication a piece at a time. This book in particular, for me, seemed to have too many characters and none of them were developed enough for me to really feel much attachment. The ...more
I guess I probably don't like serial books that were written for publication a piece at a time. This book in particular, for me, seemed to have too many characters and none of them were developed enough for me to really feel much attachment. The ...more
i am so incredibly ambivalent toward george eliot. and this eight hundred page novel.
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
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Jul 26, 2010
Laura
marked it as to-read
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Jan 30, 2016
Alison Connell
marked it as to-read
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