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fragrant_stars's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What a beautiful book. While it's obviously a product of its time, I still found a lot of enjoyment in reading this story. The way George Eliot managed to capture the humanity of her contemporary human beings was so wonderful, it felt sort of like looking into a time capsule. I'm always pleasantly delighted whenever I remember that humans are humans, even all those years ago, and would have found the same things amusing or heartwarming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
lara_bk's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Infertility
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
Content Warnings
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility
Moderate: Death
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, and Death of parent
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