tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post3272455601180433812..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: Classics Challenge: George Eliot's Silas MarnerJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-45772094269749207452012-01-14T06:44:25.216-07:002012-01-14T06:44:25.216-07:00I read Silas Marner as one of the first books in m...I read Silas Marner as one of the first books in my first book club. I really liked it and am still reminded of Silas when I do my frequent routine review of my financial condition - like him counting his coins in his little hut...<br /><br />I echo what Lisa said earlier about the modernized movie version with Steve Martin. Worth a look if you've never seen it.<br /><br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-50328027060418293562012-01-11T11:23:03.883-07:002012-01-11T11:23:03.883-07:00I've only read Middlemarch, which I thought wa...I've only read Middlemarch, which I thought was amazing. I've been thinking about reading the Mill on the Floss - have you read that?<br /><br />Silas Marner sounds challenging!Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-18230219430405098142012-01-11T06:00:42.429-07:002012-01-11T06:00:42.429-07:00I've never read Eliot, but I plan to. :)
Here&...I've never read Eliot, but I plan to. :)<br />Here's my<a href="http://diaryofadomesticgoddess.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/classics-challenge-january-prompt/" rel="nofollow">Classics Challenge post on Anne Brontë</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-8513171362720081762012-01-10T21:53:53.292-07:002012-01-10T21:53:53.292-07:00I've read this one a couple of times and liked...I've read this one a couple of times and liked it much better as an adult reader. Have you ever seen the movie "A Simple Twist of Fate?" It's a modern telling of the story starring Steve Martin. It's marvelous.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-44309365274483258202012-01-09T17:28:43.254-07:002012-01-09T17:28:43.254-07:00I loved Silas Marner in high school, and again sev...I loved Silas Marner in high school, and again several years ago when I read it a 2nd time. (I also joined the Classics Challenge and hope to read more Steinbeck and Dickens).(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-84318563469563915702012-01-08T20:51:39.426-07:002012-01-08T20:51:39.426-07:00I think someday I will commit to a similar project...I think someday I will commit to a similar project of rereading all of her works while reading a biography. It sounds very rewarding! I always think of Eliot as my soul sister, albeit the envied sister with all of the talent!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-32287813267632305722012-01-07T08:07:34.257-07:002012-01-07T08:07:34.257-07:00So interesting! I'd never broken down her thi...So interesting! I'd never broken down her thinking, using such an MC. Let me just say, stick with the book. I read it after college (probably appreciated it more then) and the shining sweetness of the blonde child reminded me so much of my own mother. So what I took away from the book was a beautiful optimism--Silas was human after all. Yes, keep reading! It's a good 'un!Heather Day Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353914883176152555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-21512034212382579952012-01-06T19:11:56.677-07:002012-01-06T19:11:56.677-07:00I always feel like I had a crap education because ...I always feel like I had a crap education because I read hardly any classics in high school, but in retrospect I probably would have ended up hating them. As a result, I love Madam Bovary and Ethan Frome (though I admit to not loving George Eliot except for Middlemarch. I DID read Mill on the Floss in high school and hated it, but maybe I'd appreciate it much more as an adult).Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-47852224437708177782012-01-06T15:09:44.273-07:002012-01-06T15:09:44.273-07:00I've only read Middlemarch but I fully intend ...I've only read Middlemarch but I fully intend to read other works by Eliot. Thank you for this peek into Silas Marner. Though I'm not sure I could do it, your approach of reading her oeuvre in order is an admirable one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-16272335022481614432012-01-06T12:09:47.712-07:002012-01-06T12:09:47.712-07:00"The hero of the story is unattractive in for..."The hero of the story is unattractive in form and spirit--he has protruding eyes, is elderly (well, mid-30's, but that's elderly to a teenager, just ask Marianne Dashwood!)"<br /><br />That made me smile.<br /><br />I like Eliot's style so far, although I've barley started Middlemarch, just a few pages in.<br /><br />Thank you for your post, Jane! :)Katherine Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257141301467724458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-5206320868925034452012-01-06T11:43:10.511-07:002012-01-06T11:43:10.511-07:00I'm looking forward to reading Middlemarch lat...I'm looking forward to reading Middlemarch later in the year. I confess George Eliot is an author I've neglected so have lots of catching up to do.<br /><br />This is my first visit to your blog - very nice and I've enjoyed reading through some of your other posts.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-77456311294822800982012-01-06T05:36:00.441-07:002012-01-06T05:36:00.441-07:00"I saw Silas Marner and Ethan Frome as twin l..."I saw Silas Marner and Ethan Frome as twin losers."<br /><br />That line just made my morning - thanks :-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-48094386568798572422012-01-05T23:57:18.718-07:002012-01-05T23:57:18.718-07:00I've just started Romola, and need to turn mor...I've just started Romola, and need to turn more concentrated attention on it! :) The riches of Eliot's writing warrants that. I haven't read Silas Marner, though I've seen the film with Ben Kingsley. I had to laugh when you reported your youthful association of Silas Marner and Ethan Frome--absolutely! They definitely still occupy a similar corner of my mental map, despite the rather different authors. I look forward to your further post when you finish Silas.Lucy Pollard-Gotthttp://fictional100.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-64234273910512673692012-01-05T20:48:51.501-07:002012-01-05T20:48:51.501-07:00Lovely post. I'm reading Middlemarch right now...Lovely post. I'm reading <i>Middlemarch</i> right now and plan to read <i>The Mill on the Floss</i> later in the year. <br /><br />I love the little painting of Mary Ann at the bottom of this post. :-)*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-78643496855060132552012-01-05T20:15:49.790-07:002012-01-05T20:15:49.790-07:00I am currently reading Persuasion, but Silas Marne...I am currently reading Persuasion, but Silas Marner is on my list as well...thanks for sharing, I look forward to reading this!!Jennifer Ochshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528881587403260066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-23565742067701256322012-01-05T11:14:13.805-07:002012-01-05T11:14:13.805-07:00I'm reading Silas Marner for the Classics Chal...I'm reading Silas Marner for the Classics Challenge, too, Jane. I've read six chapters so far, but unlike you I have never read it before and am completely unfamiliar with the story. i agree that he's an unattractive character, though it's clear that he never started off as a 'miserly misanthrope', his early days were spent immersered in the Church, doing charitable deeds, and he was guilty of naivety more than anything. Will wait until I finish it this week before posting about it on my blog.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.com