The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
Taste attributes: dramafamilyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, realistic novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.3 / 5
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About This Book
From the author of MIDDLEMARCH and SILAS MARNER, a story of frustrated intelligence and longing, featuring the intelligent Maggie, who yearns to be loved, and her brother Tom, who is forced to study. When Maggie is cast out by Tom, she is ostracized by society, and must face the consequences of renunciation.
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- Author
- George Eliot
- Published
- 1860
- Pages
- 540
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- Open Library
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