The Mill on the Floss

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  "[...] that new sense which is the gift of sorrow - that susceptibility to the bare offices of humanity which raises them into a bond of loving fellowship, as to haggard men among the icebergs the mere presence of an ordinary comrade stirs the deep fountains of affection."

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  "[...] that new sense which is the gift of sorrow - that susceptibility to the bare offices of humanity which raises them into a bond of loving fellowship, as to haggard men among the icebergs the mere presence of an ordinary comrade stirs the deep fountains of affection."

  Riporto questa frase non solo perché mi ha colpito nel contenuto ma anche perché ho impiegato tempo a capirla: solo un esempio di come la costruzione del periodo della Elliot non sia esattamente di immediata comprensione. Per questo motivo ci ho messo un po' a finire il libro ma ne è valsa decisamente la pena. Improbabile non affezionarsi a Maggie sin da quando ci viene presentata come una bambina goffa, che fa sempre di testa sua, sensibile e appassionata fino a star male fisicamente. Interessante la famiglia Dodson, delle sorelle che sposano con più o meno convenienza ma sempre pronte a difendere il nome del loro clan. Ed è proprio da queste sorelle che uno non si aspetta piacevoli sorprese! Ci sono stati dei punti che mi hanno fatto arricciare il naso ma non approfondisco in questa sede per non svelare troppo… Nonostante ciò, spero di avervi invogliato a leggere questo romanzo così denso e veramente degno di lettura!

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  Unworldly Northman said on Oct 1, 2011 | 2 feedbacks

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

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  Kira - Iras said on Feb 16, 2009 | 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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  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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  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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• 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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