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is on page 455 of 912
book 4 (three love problems) done :p
- my kudos to eliot for making me invested in a dead old man's will and his greedy relatives. interesting how his poorer relatives display vulture-like behaviour but so do the vincys.
- L & R still feel traditional and surface level
- mr brooke purchases the pioneer, cornered by his acquaintances- his actions as landlord r seen differently
- familial obligations and will
— Sep 06, 2026 09:18PM
- my kudos to eliot for making me invested in a dead old man's will and his greedy relatives. interesting how his poorer relatives display vulture-like behaviour but so do the vincys.
- L & R still feel traditional and surface level
- mr brooke purchases the pioneer, cornered by his acquaintances- his actions as landlord r seen differently
- familial obligations and will
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is on page 777 of 912
book 7 (two temptations) done ;d
- bulstrode not being able to pull away his past reminds me a lot of roxana. loved the quote eliot wrote about who we were makes us who we are.
- L and R should divorce babes divorce!! enjoyed seeing lydgate and fred's roles reverse in the green dragon, and lydgate having to give up the independence he adamantly stuck to
- not much on D here
- R and B's concern w social reputation
— 8 hours, 9 min ago
- bulstrode not being able to pull away his past reminds me a lot of roxana. loved the quote eliot wrote about who we were makes us who we are.
- L and R should divorce babes divorce!! enjoyed seeing lydgate and fred's roles reverse in the green dragon, and lydgate having to give up the independence he adamantly stuck to
- not much on D here
- R and B's concern w social reputation
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is on page 676 of 912
book 6 (the widow and the wife)
- railways debate, scepticism of working class
- fred struggles in determining his vocation, caleb's unique generosity
- lydgate realises his powerlessness in his marriage, rosamund pmo with her insulated perspective
- pride in book6- lydgate and will
- caught VERY offguard by bulstrode's connection to will (+ haunting past, his relationship with religion)
- will leaves (dorothea)
— Sep 16, 2026 02:39AM
- railways debate, scepticism of working class
- fred struggles in determining his vocation, caleb's unique generosity
- lydgate realises his powerlessness in his marriage, rosamund pmo with her insulated perspective
- pride in book6- lydgate and will
- caught VERY offguard by bulstrode's connection to will (+ haunting past, his relationship with religion)
- will leaves (dorothea)
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is on page 564 of 912
book 5 (the dead hand) done :3
- will is capable of what casaubon never was
- lydgate's medical reform is seen as excessive and performative by men disguising their own attachment to tradition
- will finds a calling in political writing- true independence?
- casaubon dying AND doing his wife wrong booo
- fred comes back, confirmation of mary's feelings, i like her resoluteness
- raffles threatens bulstrode toxic yaoi
— Sep 12, 2026 06:04PM
- will is capable of what casaubon never was
- lydgate's medical reform is seen as excessive and performative by men disguising their own attachment to tradition
- will finds a calling in political writing- true independence?
- casaubon dying AND doing his wife wrong booo
- fred comes back, confirmation of mary's feelings, i like her resoluteness
- raffles threatens bulstrode toxic yaoi
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is on page 338 of 912
book 3 (waiting for death) done ^-^
- pls george eliot let this happen because it would be so funny (dorothea remarrying casaubon's younger cousin will)
- loved the imagery eliot uses to describe disillusionment
- fred vincy you are thoughtless and helpless in the way only young men can be
- lydgate the above also applies to you bro lasted 3 seconds and got engaged (social gossip and identity)
- greed of relatives
— Sep 01, 2026 04:19AM
- pls george eliot let this happen because it would be so funny (dorothea remarrying casaubon's younger cousin will)
- loved the imagery eliot uses to describe disillusionment
- fred vincy you are thoughtless and helpless in the way only young men can be
- lydgate the above also applies to you bro lasted 3 seconds and got engaged (social gossip and identity)
- greed of relatives
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is on page 327 of 912
book 2 (old and young) done :DDD
- rip dorothea you would've loved tolerate it by taylor swift
- lydgate still under the assumption he is above middlemarch's shallow social ambitions
- ironically he doesn't have as much experience or wisdom as he believes
- loved the lines about the roar on the other side and the gradual change of dreams
- is will and dorothea hetgem? stay tuned to find out
— Aug 29, 2026 05:47AM
- rip dorothea you would've loved tolerate it by taylor swift
- lydgate still under the assumption he is above middlemarch's shallow social ambitions
- ironically he doesn't have as much experience or wisdom as he believes
- loved the lines about the roar on the other side and the gradual change of dreams
- is will and dorothea hetgem? stay tuned to find out
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is on page 124 of 912
book 1 'miss brooke' done :P
- dorothea stand up!! you do not need an older man to guide you to spiritual wisdom
- pitfalls of provincial small town life- your life is for everybody to speculate on
- enjoying eliot's characterisation so far
- contrast between attitude of those who have always been in middlemarch and lydgate, who has just arrived with hopes of reform (in medical sphere)
— Aug 25, 2026 10:21PM
- dorothea stand up!! you do not need an older man to guide you to spiritual wisdom
- pitfalls of provincial small town life- your life is for everybody to speculate on
- enjoying eliot's characterisation so far
- contrast between attitude of those who have always been in middlemarch and lydgate, who has just arrived with hopes of reform (in medical sphere)
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is starting
this is the third time i have started middlemarch so you know what they say! on my oomf's lives i will finish it this time or so help me god
— Aug 21, 2026 10:42PM