Middlemarch
by George Eliot
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentarylove conquers all
Boxlist takeExpect a slow-burning, weighty novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
Eliot’s epic of 19th century provincial social life, set in a fictitious Midlands town in the years 1830-32, has several interlocking storylines blended effortlessly together to form a fully coherent narrative. Its main themes are the status of women, social expectations and hypocrisy, religion, political reform and education. It has often been called the greatest novel in the English language.
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- Author
- George Eliot
- Published
- 1871
- Pages
- 790
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