Nellija’s Reviews > Silas Marner > Status Update
Nellija
is on page 70 of 256
“By this pregnant speech the farrier had re-established his self-complacency, and waited with confidence to hear himself named as one of the superlatively sensible men.”
By his what speech..?
"And you're a doctor, I reckon, though you're only a cow-doctor-for a fly's a fly though it may be a hoss-fly," concluded Mr. Macey, wondering a little at his own “cuteness."
— 5 hours, 15 min ago
By his what speech..?
"And you're a doctor, I reckon, though you're only a cow-doctor-for a fly's a fly though it may be a hoss-fly," concluded Mr. Macey, wondering a little at his own “cuteness."
Like flag
Nellija’s Previous Updates
Nellija
is on page 80 of 256
“And as memory, when duly impregnated with ascertained facts, is sometimes surprisingly fertile, Mr. Snell gradually recovered a vivid impression of the effect produced on him by the pedlars countenance and conversation. He had a "look with his eye" which fell unpleasantly on Mr. Snell's sensitive organism.“
Whats going on with the pregnancies…
— 4 hours, 30 min ago
Whats going on with the pregnancies…
Nellija
is on page 63 of 256
“But where's the use o' talking?—you can't think what goes on in a 'cute man's inside."”
— 9 hours, 3 min ago
Nellija
is on page 63 of 256
'Is't the meanin' or the words as makes folks fast i' wedlock?' For the parson meant right, and the bride and bridegroom meant right. But then, when I come to think on it, meanin' goes but a little way i most things, for you may mean to stick things together and your glue may be bad, and then where are you? And so I says to mysen, 'It isn't the meanin', it's the glue.'
What. This was the whole 6th chapter basically
— 9 hours, 3 min ago
What. This was the whole 6th chapter basically
Nellija
is on page 63 of 256
Right im imagining Silas just standing awkwardly at the entrance of the rainbow while everyone else tries to ignore him and make conversation of which I GEN COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING - WHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY ON ABOUTTTT ugh
Like at some point they talk about some wedding, then some cow, then ghosts and bets and I genuinely cant follow along or understand the context of anything.
— 10 hours, 47 min ago
Like at some point they talk about some wedding, then some cow, then ghosts and bets and I genuinely cant follow along or understand the context of anything.
Nellija
is on page 38 of 256
What am i even reading.. sure i understand the general gist of the plot but half the sentences just go right past me and make no sense - both in a contextual sense and language way…
Ughhhh this wont be a good read
— Apr 01, 2026 03:00AM
Ughhhh this wont be a good read
Nellija
is on page 25 of 256
“Have not men, shut up in solitary imprisonment, found an interest in marking the moments by straight strokes of a certain length on the wall, until the growth of the sum of straight strokes, arranged in triangles, has become a mastering purpose? Do we not wile away moments of inanity or fatigued waiting by repeating some trivial movement or sound, until the repetition has bred a want, which is incipient habit?”
— Mar 30, 2026 10:42AM
Nellija
is on page 25 of 256
Was so confused at the end of the second chapter 😭😭 i accidentally flipped like 5 pages and started reading mid chapter 3 for a good bit until i realized the storyline genuinely makes no sense and looked to find i didnt read the transition between chapters
Ups
— Mar 30, 2026 09:55AM
Ups
Nellija
is on page 16 of 256
Man fuck William Dane, dude gets the hots for his fiancée, seduces her, plants evidence Silas and gets him evicted from church ruining his life.
— Mar 26, 2026 03:10AM
