Silas Marner by George Eliot

Silas Marner

George Eliot

326 pages first pub 1861 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical reflective slow-paced

Description

"God gave her to me because you turned your back upon her, and He looks upon her as mine: you've no right to her!"Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in R...

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Community Reviews Summary of 4,537 reviews

Moods

reflective 64%
emotional 61%
hopeful 54%
inspiring 24%
lighthearted 22%
sad 20%
relaxing 13%
mysterious 11%
challenging 9%
dark 6%
adventurous 5%
funny 4%
tense 2%
informative 1%

Pace

slow 55%
medium 37%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 15%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 13%

Average rating

3.5

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