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Silas Marner (Penguin Classics)
by George Eliot
from Penguin Classics
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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The Blessings Of Misfortune
"Life is what happens while we're busy making other plans..." John Lennon's lyric are words to live by in this hardy Victorian chestnut about a simple miser who finds love at his doorstep one snowy evening.
Published in 1861, George Eliot's novel has a reputation for dreary earnestness that kept me away from it for quite some time, until I decided to make an effort at reading all the books I successfully avoided in high school. "Silas Marner" turned out one of the easier assignments, not only because... more info
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Read it in high school and read it again in your 30's
If you're required to read this book in high school, then kudos to your teacher for introducing you to George Eliot.
Having said that, when I was in high school, I wouldn't have appreciated George Eliot either. She was a master crafter of literature, choosing words thoughtfully and laying patiently the foundation of characters, observations, storylines to form a more perfect novel. In other words, to most high school readers of classic literature, her books can be boring.
But wait at least 10... more info
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A bit boring in the beginning 
When I read, I tried instead of condemning Silas Marner, to see the book through his eyes. And as the book went on, I almost felt myself getting dimmer,more cut off from society. It was rather sad.
The book isn't the best representative of what life in 19th century England would have been like, but it is a very good picture of how uncultured people treat other people from other lands. It's only when misfortune falls upon that person, do they accept them.
I absolutely loved the fact that Silas... more info
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Silas Marner 
This book is required reading for freshman in our high school. This version is very hard to read due to the Old English style of writing.
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