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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780554443874 ISBN: 0554443872 Label: BiblioBazaar Manufacturer: BiblioBazaar Number Of Pages: 268 Publication Date: August 21, 2008 Publisher: BiblioBazaar Release Date: August 21, 2008 Studio: BiblioBazaar Related Items:
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 Rating: - Read it in high school and read it again in your 30'sIf 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. Read More Rating:  - A bit boring in the beginningWhen 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 ... Read More Rating:  - 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. Rating:  - Return to RaveloeSilas Marner is a skillfully crafted novel to be enjoyed by readers with varied tastes. It was written by a woman, who found it necessary to use a man's name because of attitudes in England in the nineteenth century. It is built around problems that all of us face in our lives, such as, "How important is money?" As in all great novels, the characters change as the plot develops. SILAS MARNER is a realistic novel because it portrays life in a real and believable fashion. The author, ... Read More Rating: - RedemptiveSilas Marner / 0-553-21229-X Silas Marner always invariably compares in my mind to Dicken's Scrooge. In the height of his youth, healthy, happy, and in love, he is betrayed, cast down, and taught the 'lesson' that only the criminal and avaricious get ahead in life. Banished to a new town, he abandons all attempts to connect with the society around him and instead focuses on hoarding his wealth carefully, counting his money lovingly in the evenings. When the money simply disappears one day, ... Read More 
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