The Mill on the Floss

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  This took me almost a year to get through, on and off, but was well worth it. Many passages insightful to human nature and society. Recommended for thoughtful readers who can make time for a challenging classic.

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  sid_rw said on Nov 22, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  I really like about half of the book, but am disappointed about the other half.

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  Kira the Iras said on Feb 16, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Though Tom and Maggie Tulliver may be the main characters in this book, it abounds with a host of first rate minor characters. Take Mrs Tuliver, for instance, who though loving and lovable, honest, warm and kind, is really a very weak type of person. She'd like very much to take a stand against her ... (continue)

  Though Tom and Maggie Tulliver may be the main characters in this book, it abounds with a host of first rate minor characters. Take Mrs Tuliver, for instance, who though loving and lovable, honest, warm and kind, is really a very weak type of person. She'd like very much to take a stand against her husband and sisters, but she just cannot bring herself to do so. How real to life that is in many families! Like Dickens Eliot includes in her descriptions of family life such wonderful little details that pictures automatically appear in the mind.

  Eliot's portrayal of the attraction of Maggie and Stephen Guest for each other - two people who know they shouldn't play upon one another's feelings - is an amazing construction of the cat and mouse game that takes place every day in every age throughout society. As is usual, the consequences were disastrous. George Eliot must have surely been writing from her own experience here.

  This novel of Eliot's is not everyone's idea of a good story, but I liked it. I truly found it quite exciting, the characterisation brilliant, and the detail totally satisfying.

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  GraJon said on Oct 3, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  This is my first book of George Eliot's and it is just completely breathtaking!!!! Then I realised that she (She is a female writer!!!!) is also the author of 'Silas Marner' so I read the original one which is so good too. The way she plots the story and stuff is wonderful. Although some vocabulary ... (continue)

  This is my first book of George Eliot's and it is just completely breathtaking!!!! Then I realised that she (She is a female writer!!!!) is also the author of 'Silas Marner' so I read the original one which is so good too. The way she plots the story and stuff is wonderful. Although some vocabulary are in old English, but the feeling that you get while reading this book is just really great! Strongly recommend this one as a classic!!!!!

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  Amily said on Oct 2, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Almost a Jane Austen's set where nobody lives "happy ever after". Where women go through solitude, drama...Real life challenges.
  A masterpiece.

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  Bryterlayter said on Aug 27, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  Hey Brontes! This is how to write a romance novel!

  A decent story, most definitely helped by the fact that it is at least partly autobiographical, The Mill on the Floss is much better than the Brontes' novels. It is a much more realistic view of love, and provides greater insight into the emotions surrounding it. It is somewhat unconventional in th ... (continue)

  A decent story, most definitely helped by the fact that it is at least partly autobiographical, The Mill on the Floss is much better than the Brontes' novels. It is a much more realistic view of love, and provides greater insight into the emotions surrounding it. It is somewhat unconventional in that a large portion of the book is not romance, but rather about the relationship between siblings. This also helps provide a better picture of the family, and most importantly, Maggie, the central character.

  The unrealistic fairy-tale style of the Brontes' novels is absent here, favouring the complications surrounding love and relationships over a happy ending. The ending itself is unconventional, and somewhat disappointing in that it feels inconclusive, despite being the most conclusive ending imaginable. There are no issues resolved, bar one, and it feels like the author could offer no answer to the world's problems, which, while admirable, leaves the novel feeling a little pointless.

  Nevertheless, this is an entertaining, enjoyable book. Bar a few self-righteous preaching paragraphs the author indulges herself in, the story moves at a sensible pace, taking all the time it needs and no more. It never feels rushed or drawn out, allowing the reader to fully appreciate each turn of events. If you like romance novels, give it a go.

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  Daniel Peachey said on Aug 14, 2008 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 704 Pages
• Edition: Reissue
• ISBN-10: 0141439629
• ISBN-13: 9780141439624
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Pub date: Apr 29, 2003
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
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