tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post2473875813982441245..comments2024-01-22T14:32:22.110+00:00Comments on An Armchair By The Sea: #EliotAlong Week 1 Questions!anarmchairbytheseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593618746095559894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-56928455973809535922016-07-04T15:38:17.699+01:002016-07-04T15:38:17.699+01:00That's how I feel, too, Laurie. No time to res...That's how I feel, too, Laurie. No time to research. I just want to read the story for the story. But this one feels like a rereader to me, and I might go more in-depth when I revist. There's this site though, for those who are interested:<br /><br />https://middlemarchforbookclubs.wordpress.com/<br /><br />I'm fairly certain she'd LOVE to answer questions.*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-26595624483540298672016-07-04T06:35:49.462+01:002016-07-04T06:35:49.462+01:00Hi Lauren! I am not sure about the section/book he...Hi Lauren! I am not sure about the section/book headings. I was surprised that the first one is called 'Miss Brooke' and she petered out and a whole slew of new characters came in instead of changing the title earlier. As to 'Old and Young' I am not sure, since we are not very far into it. Although there is a a real mix, almost a standoff, between the older and younger characters. Maybe that's it.<br /><br />I am wondering, as well, if a better understand of the political and religious issues of the time would help understand the book better. But since I don't think I will have time this go around, I will just have to take it as is. I am enjoying it very much, though. What a large, interesting cast of charactersLaurie @ RelevantObscurityhttps://relevantobscurity.com/book-lists/eliot-along-2016/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246380981479604275.post-87347780385540776332016-07-03T19:34:40.066+01:002016-07-03T19:34:40.066+01:00Pace is just right! Haven't read Eliot before,...Pace is just right! Haven't read Eliot before, though I tried Middlemarch years back. <br />Could anyone point me to a potted history of the Reform debate/Whigs/catholicism issues of the period?<br />Love that Dorothea is designing houses rather than visiting the poor, catching a terrible illness and dying (common affliction of the well meaning female characters in other period novels).<br />Eliot's approach to religion in particular is new to me and different from the Dickens I've been reading this year. Like Dickens, there are many characters at the start, different social classes, debt, blood relations, expectations and romance. <br />Also finding the chapter headings of interest - feel there is a huge amount of scholarly investigation that would enrich the reading if I go back a second time. What did others make of the Chapter 13 heading?<br />Lauren Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com