pickAs it turns out, the article I read in my first semester of college as an intense, naive, eager 17 year old that introduced me to the existence of a book called Middlemarch was written by Rebecca Mead. This book seems to be the full articulation of the ideas presented in that article. I‘m so glad I read this book, and she has officially sold me on at least attempting to read Middlemarch. The biographical information on George Eliot was great.
GingerAntics I always do enjoy the story of the mind behind a good book. This book itself was a bit long and wandering, but not completely in an annoying way. It was quite charming, actually. It reminded me a bit of Cat‘s Eye (by Margaret Atwood) in tone. #mylifeinmiddlemarch #middlemarch #rebeccamead (edited) 6y
jmofo I love Middlemarch. It was my first Eliot book and my favorite, so far. Juliet Stevenson‘s reading of it is beautiful. She does not play up the humor nor does she deny it its power. She‘s sometimes a pensive reader, so it‘s a wonderful cozy read. (edited) 6y
GingerAntics @jmofo the version my library has is read by Kate Reading. I think it‘s the same person that read this one, in fact. I guess we‘ll see when it comes in. I‘m on the waitlist. You‘re actually the first person I‘ve found who has actually read it. (edited) 6y
jmofo @GingerAntics I love it so much, it‘s been a couple years, if you want to do a relaxed buddyread with it, I‘d be down. 🤓 (edited) 6y
