Daniel Deronda
by George Eliot
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceslowfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn original, grounded novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
As Daniel Deronda opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition of the English upper-classes. And while Gwendolen loses everything and becomes trapped in an oppressive marriage, Deronda's fortunes take a different turn.
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- Author
- George Eliot
- Published
- 1876
- Pages
- 642
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- Open Library
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