Tag Archives: Middlemarch

The Unsympathetic Character, Revisited

Posted on November 4, 2012 by

I spent several hours yesterday listening to the rest of Melanie Gideon’s Wife 22, not just because I said I was going to but because it finally engaged me enough to keep going. There are some good scenes, funny or … Continue reading →

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Fated Cats

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

A TOTALLY SELF-INDULGENT POST, TANGENTIALLY LINKED TO MIDDLEMARCH AND ROMANCE-READING, AND HAVING A DUBIOUS MORAL When a man has seen the woman whom he would have chosen if he had intended to marry speedily, his remaining a bachelor will usually … Continue reading →

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Slow Reading II: The Courtship of Miss Brooke

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Anyone who reads this and is interested in reading Middlemarch has probably already done so, and I don’t think plot is the reason to read Middlemarch anyway, but just in case, consider yourself warned of spoilers herein. Book I of … Continue reading →

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Slow Reading: Prelude

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

My PhD is in Victorian Literature. I’ve read and loved a lot of big books, including the unabridged Clarissa, which clocks in at 1500 oversized Penguin classics pages. These days, though, I find such behemoths daunting. They represent a large investment of time … Continue reading →

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