I have been enjoying getting into the book and will be posting questions on Section One (Miss Brooke) by the end of the week.
As we enter into the book, what are your impressions of the book either from previous readings, films, or in general?
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posted by Mimi @ 2/16/2010 10:38:00 AM
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9 Comments:
I have to admit, I've read some very positive things about Middlemarch, but I was also quite nervous - I worried that it would be a difficult read, and hard to get into.
So far (I am about 55 pages in) I'm finding it quite captivating and I'm interested in the storyline.
I've never seen any film adaptation of it, but afterwards, might look into renting the mini-series.
a little nervous to start as well. I read that there are many characters and I sometimes get lost! But so far I am enjoying it - when I can pry the kindle from Pavel's hands! :-)
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I have said here on your blog before that I loved Middlemarch. But it took me about three times to really get into it. And I have to say that it is one of the most difficult novels that I have ever read. There were times that I had to read sentences and paragraphs over again--and I am still not sure I fully understood everything (I had to get comfortable with the fact that in some places I would only understand the gist of what she was saying). Eliot packs a lot of ideas into sentences and paragraphs (but in a different way than Henry James does--he is very difficult too). Have you heard that Virgina Woolf said she was one of the few British writers who wrote for adults?
I loved how Middlemarch had so many different characters and was a microcosm of the world. I did not know much about the Reform Bill when I read the book, but as I later realized, that piece of history played a big part in the novel.
I will be most interested to read you postings and insights about the book.
I am about 80 pages in and am enjoying it. I have seen the miniseries and while it is very good, I am finding that some of my ideas from the miniseries regarding certain characters aren't exactly the same as in the book (but this is making the book MORE interesting than the movie and the characters MORE complex). And it has been a long enough time since I saw the miniseries that I do not remember everything that happened:)
Well, for starters I hope I can keep up! I got the book almost 3 weeks ago, and I'm on page 7. I must really be out of practice for reading real literature!
Sincerely,
The one who needs a dunce-cap
Kat - I love that you have to pry the Kindle from Pavel! Grin!
Ali - I agree, I am often finding myself going back and re-reading paragraphs. In fact, there was one chapter I just started over with. There are so many layers that you have to unpack it.
Christina - It is such a sprawling novel, it would be interesting to see the miniseries. I wonder if they combined some characters.
GeekyWife - never fear! It's ok, fast or slow, the posts stay up to be discussed when you get there.
I can slam some books quickly, but this is definitely not one of them.
I knew next to nothing about this book when I started it, & had never seen any film adaptations of it. I haven't gotten very far yet, but I'm finding it an excellent book to read during Lent.
Just popping in from Katbat's blog....I remember reading Middlemarch some ten or fifteen years ago and loving it, loving it, loving it....but then, if it ISN'T English Victorian literature I haven't read it.
Well, OK; I read Russian literature, too.
But mostly that's in the past - nowadays if I can't read it aloud to my children, it doesn't get read.
Have fun.
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