Chrissie’s review of Silas Marner > Likes and Comments
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Lovely review! You were very thorough and the book continues to dip in its average rating. It does not deserve its reputation.
You liked this more than I expected! A great review that explains your feelings.
"I took the difficult prose style as a challenge rather than a stumbling block." This and your Internet research show your dedication. But I understand how an element of a story can propel you in a different direction.
Excuse me for not responding sooner. I received no notification from GR.
The only reason I could give this as many stars as I did was because I took the difficult prose as a challenge rather than a stumbling block. I was determined to figur out what the hell Eliot was pontificating about. I reason that "the author’s preachiness is balanced by the down to earth sense of the views she is propounding." In searching, I discovered interesting information .........and the book does accurately draw the era. These reasons explain why on completion of the novel I actually kind of liked it. The prose, the two dimensional characters and the cuteness were the minuses. I will not be reading more by Eliot.
Thanks, Luffy. Quite simply, I gave it three stars because I did like it at the end.....maybe b/c I had figured out what Eliot was trying to say?!
Pink, I was surprised by my liking it too. I think I was pleased by being able to figure out what she was saying. Like a challenge I had succeeded with. I know this sounds weird, but it is what happened.
Dawn, you do seem to understand what happened to me as I read. Nice.
My favourite part of your review:
Do you see how one step led to another, how my search to understand why Eliot drew the story as she did became larger and more interesting?
I definitely understand why you like that. You're the same!
Fantastic review. I love Eliot's prose style, but understand perfectly well why it is a chore for many. I'm glad you found some enjoyment in Silas, one way or another, though! :)
Thanks for understanding, Konstantin.
Chrissie wrote: "Excuse me for not responding sooner. I received no notification from GR.
The only reason I could give this as many stars as I did was because I took the difficult prose as a challenge rather than ..."
I could feel that quest to discover Elliot's meaning and the success of that discovery conveyed in your review. I felt the same regarding her prose and characters with Middlemarch.
With The Mill on the Floss I did not have trouble with the language. There it was the unbelievably bad ending that through me. I am no tgoing to try Middlemarch.
Yes, I certainly wouldn't recommend Middlemarch to you. I know it is a classic and considered one of her best works but that doesn't mean I must like it.
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Lovely review! You were very thorough and the book continues to dip in its average rating. It does not deserve its reputation.
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You liked this more than I expected! A great review that explains your feelings.
"I took the difficult prose style as a challenge rather than a stumbling block." This and your Internet research show your dedication. But I understand how an element of a story can propel you in a different direction.
Excuse me for not responding sooner. I received no notification from GR.The only reason I could give this as many stars as I did was because I took the difficult prose as a challenge rather than a stumbling block. I was determined to figur out what the hell Eliot was pontificating about. I reason that "the author’s preachiness is balanced by the down to earth sense of the views she is propounding." In searching, I discovered interesting information .........and the book does accurately draw the era. These reasons explain why on completion of the novel I actually kind of liked it. The prose, the two dimensional characters and the cuteness were the minuses. I will not be reading more by Eliot.
Thanks, Luffy. Quite simply, I gave it three stars because I did like it at the end.....maybe b/c I had figured out what Eliot was trying to say?!Pink, I was surprised by my liking it too. I think I was pleased by being able to figure out what she was saying. Like a challenge I had succeeded with. I know this sounds weird, but it is what happened.
Dawn, you do seem to understand what happened to me as I read. Nice.
My favourite part of your review:Do you see how one step led to another, how my search to understand why Eliot drew the story as she did became larger and more interesting?
I definitely understand why you like that. You're the same!
Fantastic review. I love Eliot's prose style, but understand perfectly well why it is a chore for many. I'm glad you found some enjoyment in Silas, one way or another, though! :)
Thanks for understanding, Konstantin.
Chrissie wrote: "Excuse me for not responding sooner. I received no notification from GR.The only reason I could give this as many stars as I did was because I took the difficult prose as a challenge rather than ..."
I could feel that quest to discover Elliot's meaning and the success of that discovery conveyed in your review. I felt the same regarding her prose and characters with Middlemarch.
With The Mill on the Floss I did not have trouble with the language. There it was the unbelievably bad ending that through me. I am no tgoing to try Middlemarch.
Yes, I certainly wouldn't recommend Middlemarch to you. I know it is a classic and considered one of her best works but that doesn't mean I must like it.
