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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
By Susannah B (SusieB)
Described by Virginia Woolf as "that magnificent book which, with all its imperfections, is one of the few English novels written for grown-up people", George Eliot's 'Middlemarch' focuses on the beautiful and intelligent Dorothea Brooke, who is passionate about helping others and making something of her life. Keen to dedicate herself to someone she considers to be doing great work in the world, she accepts a marriage proposal from an ageing, didactic academic, the Reverend Edward Casaubon, whom she mistakenly thinks is about to produce his magnum opus 'The Key to all Mythologies' and hopes that she will be able to help him with his work. Casaubon, however, is a selfish and humourless pedant, who doesn't appreciate his wife, and whose research is now out of date, a fact that is mentioned in passing to Dorothea by Will Ladislaw, Casaubon's much younger artist cousin, who despite trying to control his feelings, finds himself falling in love with Dorothea - an attraction that does not escape the notice of the jealous and embittered Casaubon. And whilst Casaubon makes plans to thwart what he erroneously thinks are his young cousin's designs on his wife, we read of Doctor Lydgate, a young, ambitious doctor, keen to make scientific discoveries in the field of medicine, whose ambitions are frustrated when he marries the very pretty, but shallow and spendthrift Rosamund, and soon finds himself mired in debt; we also meet Rosamund's brother, the good-natured, but feckless Fred Vincy, who is in love with the admirable, no-nonsense Mary Garth (who, in some ways, is as much of a heroine as Dorothea) who refuses to accept Fred's proposal until he settles down and makes something of himself; and then there is the banker Mr Bulstrode - who, through his past misdemeanours, finds himself being blackmailed by the unsavoury Mr Raffles. There are, of course, many other characters and several subplots to keep the reader interested throughout the length of this marvellous 800+ page novel, but I shall leave the discovery of these for those who have yet to read it.Originally published in serial form during 1871-72 (although set some forty years before that date) George Eliot's 'Middlemarch' is widely regarded as the author's masterpiece, and despite acknowledging the fact that this novel does have its minor flaws (as mentioned by certain well-regarded critics), I found this an involving and entertaining story which looks at marriage and misconceptions, status and social acceptance, aspirations and disappointments - and a whole lot more. I first read this novel many years ago and with this rereading feel I've derived much more from it and would certainly recommend the book to others - however, for busy people who might find the length of the novel a little daunting, do try the audio version: Middlemarch (available from Audible through Amazon) which you can listen to whilst getting on with other things and which is narrated by the actress Juliet Stevenson, whose well-modulated tones make this audio download a pleasure to listen to.5 Stars.
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By JP
This is without a doubt the longest single volume book I have ever read, and I wouldn't' have read it if it hadn't been one of the compulsory books for my Open University English Lit degree. However, once you get into the style of writing, it really is a very absorbing and entertaining read, which covers just about every aspect of life there is. Just a few examples of the plot lines/themes: village life, romance, money and debt, rural farming and the onset of the industrial revolution, art, science and religion, but all entertwined quite beautifully, with many recurring threads running throughout the story. The characters are well rounded and believable and the narration is quite entertaining almost a character in its own right. This book really is worth the effort and the time, as Eliot has so much to say on so many subjects, and this book really does deserve to be called a classic.
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By Pauline Butcher Bird
George Eliot is one of a few women who can write men convincingly. Here we follow the detailed lives of five male characters from different social classes in Middlemarch: the aristocrat, an academic, the businessman/politician, a doctor, artist and farmer ('farmers without landlords, one can’t tell how to class them'). Indeed, the impact of social class is a strong theme – ‘the low people, by whose interference, however little we may like it, the course of the world is very much determined.’Dorothy, the heroine, is a plain woman and no doubt based on George Eliot's own lack of beauty. She moves in circles of pretty women admired by men from the various hierarchy, but her intellect prevails.There is so much wit and wisdom in this novel, I could quote endlessly: ‘Poor Mr. Casaubon had imagined that his long studious bachelorhood had stored up for him a compound interest of enjoyment, and that large drafts on his affections would not fail to be honored;’‘If you are not proud of your cellar, there is no thrill of satisfaction in seeing your guest hold up his wine-glass to the light and look judicial.’‘Oh, blameless people are always the most exasperating.’‘But a prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions.’‘When a conversation has taken a wrong turn, we only get farther and farther into the swamp of awkwardness.’‘The weavers and tanners of Middlemarch had never thought of Mr. Brooke as a neighbor and were not more attached to him than if he had been sent in a box from London.’‘Mary was fond of her own thoughts, and could amuse herself well sitting in twilight with her hands in her lap; having early had strong reason to believe that things were not likely to be arranged for her peculiar satisfaction, she wasted no time in astonishment and annoyance at that fact.’Last week, I read of research that found sitting for long periods is as bad for you as smoking, yet George Eliot, writing in 1870, and who constantly interjects the novel with her views on the world, tell us that ‘colick, crudities, oppilations, vertigo, winds, consumptions, and all such diseases are caused by over-much sitting.’I enjoyed Dr Lydgate’s journey and the insights it gave me into the medical profession at that time – the political intrigues at the hospital and patients’ fears of Lydgate’s wish to cut up dead bodies for investigation.This story, which gives a brilliant look into English rural town life in the 1830s, needs to be read slowly like sipping a glass of warm sherry.Freak Out! My Life with Frank Zappa
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