Ian’s Reviews > Middlemarch > Status Update

“Full souls are double mirrors, making still an endless vista of fair things before, repeating things behind.”

Another thing I appreciate about Middlemarch is that in contrast to Great Expectations, Bleak House, etc., novels that develop out from a central mystery or intrigue or conflict and maintain that focus, there is a little more play in the joints here. Feels more like the real world. I have a sense of some things I would like to have happen with the end of this story, but I can’t say what will…

Marriage 1: guy dies but he sucked. Yay
Marriage 2: poor communication leading toward resentment and stonewalling. John Gottman, help!
Couple 3: those two you just want to openly speak their feelings so they can be together…but they can’t because it’s England where feelings are a terrible bother.
Triangle 1: girl feels tied to guy who needs to grow up. Older guy #2 is better but who will win!? We will see.