casbee's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
lulumillie02's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
oddthomas's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
3.5
mkinne's review against another edition
4.0
I took entirely too long to read this. A great story pinned down and drawn out by 19th C writing: I've got to read more like this to get past my irritation. In the afterword by Kathryn Hughes--I read the 2007 Signet Classics edition & skipped the intro by Frederick R. Karle--she says Silas Marner is Eliot's shortest, tightest narrative. I can see what a splash it must've made in the 1860s, but I should've set myself up to enjoy this more with at least a bio of Eliot.
eleganthedgehogs's review against another edition
Good to read a book written relatively long time ago. Interesting depiction of how a poorer person in a rural area lived. We felt SM was a nice man. Also some discussion about George Eliot & her choosing name to write as.