880 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141196893
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 June 2011
Description
George Eliot's nuanced and moving novel is a masterly evocation of connected lives, changing fortunes and human frailties in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfilm...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,498 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
challenging 51%
hopeful 29%
funny 25%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 14%
lighthearted 13%
sad 12%
informative 10%
adventurous 4%
tense 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, GriefModerate
Antisemitism, Miscarriage, SexismMinor
Child death, Medical content, Addiction880 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141196893
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 02 June 2011
Description
George Eliot's nuanced and moving novel is a masterly evocation of connected lives, changing fortunes and human frailties in a provincial community. Peopling its landscape are Dorothea Brooke, a young idealist whose search for intellectual fulfilm...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,498 reviews
Moods
emotional 57%
challenging 51%
hopeful 29%
funny 25%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 14%
lighthearted 13%
sad 12%
informative 10%
adventurous 4%
tense 4%
dark 3%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 75% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Misogyny, GriefModerate
Antisemitism, Miscarriage, SexismMinor
Child death, Medical content, Addiction