Maybe there's another book out there with a scene of someone throwing Proust's volumes overboard. 😁
I've not come across the Middlemarch Substack trend. Any links to examples?
I've owned Middlemarch for an embarrassingly long time, but only got around to reading it last year. Perhaps because it's so hyped, and perhaps because I've already read a lot of books from that era, I was underwhelmed.
it's been a slog. Her writing is a bit convoluted but beautiful, so it has taken me forever. I primarily read it because of the on ongoing Jewish and Israel issues in present time and this gives great perspective from late 1800's. It almost seems like two parallel stories running together woven by a thread and then at the end they are brought together. I would recommend overall.
You must have guts if you're willing to make a confession like that in the current environment. Most litnerds would just stay quiet about it. Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out how this craze started.
Pretending to have read books one hasn't is surely one of the litnerd's greatest temptations! I try, usually successfully, to avoid it. (There is so much to read, none of us can do more than scratch the surface.)
Oh, that was a fun tidbit.
Maybe there's another book out there with a scene of someone throwing Proust's volumes overboard. 😁
I've not come across the Middlemarch Substack trend. Any links to examples?
I've owned Middlemarch for an embarrassingly long time, but only got around to reading it last year. Perhaps because it's so hyped, and perhaps because I've already read a lot of books from that era, I was underwhelmed.
Check out the links that I put in my first paragraph. That'll give you several examples of "Middlemarch mania."
Ah, sorry, I missed those.
just wrapping up her Daniel Deronda. Will move onto MIddlemarch ,next
How is DD? Haven't read it myself.
it's been a slog. Her writing is a bit convoluted but beautiful, so it has taken me forever. I primarily read it because of the on ongoing Jewish and Israel issues in present time and this gives great perspective from late 1800's. It almost seems like two parallel stories running together woven by a thread and then at the end they are brought together. I would recommend overall.
Thanks. Doesn't surprise me that it's something of a slog - Victorian novels, even the good ones, tend to strike me that way because of their length.
The Modernists despised the Victorians. It seems like a generational attitude being expressed in the novel.
As it happens, I am currently reading Middlemarch. It's good.
That makes sense. I've been following your multi-locational reading (see my first link).
This was pretty funny. I have also noticed the sudden craze for Middlemarch.
Confession: I haven't read it. I would like to, I'm confident I would enjoy it. One of these days... maybe after the craze has died down!
You must have guts if you're willing to make a confession like that in the current environment. Most litnerds would just stay quiet about it. Meanwhile, I'm still trying to figure out how this craze started.
Pretending to have read books one hasn't is surely one of the litnerd's greatest temptations! I try, usually successfully, to avoid it. (There is so much to read, none of us can do more than scratch the surface.)
Gotta admit - I've lied about it a few times (at least nobody was hurt).