Silas Marner Audiobook

" I read this for the Underground Book Club at work. I was surprised how much I didn't enjoy this book. It has a good, lyrical beginning which gets you absorbed quickly, but the middle third is quite slow and hard to care much for. The last third then flies by really fast - it's almost unnaturally fast-paced. Eliot's stance on religion and morality is clear - she believes morality to be something apart from religion. The ending is a bit too optimistic in my opinion and betrays the complexity and darkness portrayed in the beginning. "

" I had a hard time paying attention to this book. Despite the fact that it was short, it took a long time for me to read it. I felt like the story kept beginning and then starting over with new characters and a new plot just as I was finally getting into the narrative. Part 2 of the book (the very end) kept my attention the whole time. I felt like the book should really have focused on that part of the story and cut out more of the back stories on other characters. "

" Could read is again right away - the devil is in the detail "

" fIRST CLASSICAL BOOK I LOVED "

" An excellent tale of human nature. Highly recommended. "

" Yes, I read it in high school. Everyone hated it - but I did find the story touching. "

" very hard to get in to, but it was great after I made it past the first few chapters. "

" Had to read this as a freshman in high school and have read it at lease 20 times since. "

" George Eliot rules the fascinating and selective world between Victorian fantasy and true modernism, and Middlemarch is one shining example of her expertise. Not just a good reads these are, but some of the very best. "

" Good - reading the intro made me think that a devoted George Eliot scholar could probably convince me it was great. "

" This was a really cool book. I was excited to read it because it is my mom's favortite. I learned many things from it, especially since we studied it in class. It is so sweet how Eppie turns Silas' life around by her goodness. "

" I had to read this for A Levels. I try to appreciate literary classics as much as possible but I absolutely hated this. The moralistic tone of the novel did not sit well with me; neither did the empty characters. "

" character, plot, action, emotion, dialogue - this novel has it all at the very highest level. what an excellent book! "

" Read for my class on the 19th Century Novel. I quite liked it. The part in which Silas discovers Eppie actually made me tear up. "

" Cute little story, quick and straightforward, that I ended up enjoying a little more than I expected. Like most nineteenth century lit, it drags a bit for me, but overall it's all so sweet that I enjoyed the read more than I expected. "

" I love George Eliot. I just do. This novel doesn't have the same breadth and scope as Middlemarch, but Eliot has such an amazing eye for human nature--quirks, foibles and motivations--that I really enjoyed it. Plus it isn't so long. :) "

" Silas Marner and Middlemarch are terrific. The Mill on the Floss is very good, but depressing as hell. Adam Bede is above-average. "