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by George Eliot, Q.D. Leavis, David Carroll
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Kim Reads and Bakes
Kim Reads and Bakes rated it 12 years ago
This is a book which countless teenagers have been forced to read as part of the school syllabus. For some reason I didn't have to read it when I was at school. I'm glad that's the case, because I've a feeling this would not have appealed to me very much when I was a teenager. As has been the case w...
D3's Booklog
D3's Booklog rated it 12 years ago
A strong 3.5 starsAs with Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life, the only other Eliot book I’ve read thus far, _Silas Marner_ shows off just how keen an observer of human nature Eliot was both in the adept manner she has at detailing the psychological motivations of her characters’ actions and in ...
Ironic Contradictions
Ironic Contradictions rated it 13 years ago
Silas Marner is a classic tale of redemption and questions in many ways what true family is. The novel also deals with the conflict between religion and love something that interests me very much even as a Christian. On the whole while I found it slightly dated and in places overly simple I also adm...
JulieM
JulieM rated it 13 years ago
This short classic novel reads almost like a fairy tale. Silas Marner is a miser who weaves during the day and counts his gold every night. He is a bitter recluse and lives alone in the world. All this changes when his gold and stolen. What seems at first to be misfortune, changes Marner's life ...
Reading Adler's List
Reading Adler's List rated it 14 years ago
I’ll try to do this without spoilers. Just when I thought the story was leading to a dramatic conflict, it didn’t. Then when the climactic point of the book finally arrived, it was built up to a confrontation consisting of a mildly impolite conversation. Those Victorians. However, I don’t mean ...
Listening to the Silence
Listening to the Silence rated it 14 years ago
Silas Marner at it's core is a story of loss, regret and redemption. The title character is a weaver who looses everything - his job, his love, and the respect of his community. Brokenhearted he leaves his home and moves to a land as different from all he knows as possible. He is looked upon with ...
Barbara1951
Barbara1951 rated it 15 years ago
The first in my initiative to read classics I missed in my first 50+ years. A great start; I was delighted with it.
Meledstic
Meledstic rated it 15 years ago
One of the worst books ever foisted upon the American people!! Hated it in high school & it's even worse now!
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