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alisonvh's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
George Eliot is normally one of my favorite writers, but I didn’t care for this one. It felt preachy and condescending, and it doesn’t have as much of the beautiful language I’m used to enjoying in her books.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment
mcmorgan's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Infertility, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A solid, well written story. My personal enjoyment was rather lessened by some of the specific types of difficulties that are dealt with by the characters, but I would definitely read more by George Eliot now!
I'm also not sure how I feel about certain parts of the resolution of the story... In general it wraps up rather nicely, but I also can't help thinking there was a better way for certain characters to have handled things that might have led to an even better ending, and I'm not sure if that's intentional or not. This book will require some musing.
I'm also not sure how I feel about certain parts of the resolution of the story... In general it wraps up rather nicely, but I also can't help thinking there was a better way for certain characters to have handled things that might have led to an even better ending, and I'm not sure if that's intentional or not. This book will require some musing.
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
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