Middlemarch by George Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

800 pages • first pub 1871 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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A triumph of realist fiction, George Eliot’s Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life explores a fictional nineteenth-century Midlands town in the midst of sweeping change. The proposed Reform Bill, the new railroads, and scientific advances are th...

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Community Reviews

4.05
based on 14,688 reviews

Moods

reflective: 76%

emotional: 59%

challenging: 45%

hopeful: 29%

funny: 25%

inspiring: 19%

lighthearted: 14%

relaxing: 13%

sad: 13%

informative: 10%

tense: 7%

adventurous: 5%

dark: 3%

mysterious: 2%

Pace

17% of readers chose medium
81% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
65% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

86% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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