tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post1950981859463340009..comments2023-10-31T09:56:10.369+00:00Comments on Verity's Virago Venture: The lifted veil (Eliot) 189verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-36925802007103935302009-10-16T14:02:25.474+01:002009-10-16T14:02:25.474+01:00I haven't read any George Eliot either and it&...I haven't read any George Eliot either and it's one of those things I feel quite ashamed of. I grabbed one of those cheapy Wordsworth books by her a few months ago, Scenes of a Clerical Life, which is 3 longish stories which I thought sounded rather good. I plan to give those a go soon so I can least say I've read something by her.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-10970347631765538972009-10-16T12:21:49.255+01:002009-10-16T12:21:49.255+01:00Haha - Freudian slip! Hmm, The Children's Book...Haha - Freudian slip! Hmm, The Children's Book perhaps? ;)Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-8867716774841008802009-10-16T12:15:06.169+01:002009-10-16T12:15:06.169+01:00Overly wrong?! Love the typo :) I wonder how man...Overly wrong?! Love the typo :) I wonder how many other long books that could be applied too ;)<br /><br />I hope to have better luck with Brother Jacob.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-34640907834501285112009-10-16T12:12:39.856+01:002009-10-16T12:12:39.856+01:00I have read The Lifted Veil or Brother Jacob but h...I have read The Lifted Veil or Brother Jacob but honestly can't remember which (I own both of them which is causing the confusion); I'm pretty sure it's this one due to the supernatural theme.<br /><br />I have also read Middlemarch and agree with Rachel that it is good but overly wrong.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-71702777124579200562009-10-15T13:57:41.879+01:002009-10-15T13:57:41.879+01:00Hayley - I can't absolutely say this, but I do...Hayley - I can't absolutely say this, but I don't think Eliot should be judged from this one book. That is what the introduction led me to believe anyway.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-62343307317960214632009-10-15T13:41:18.011+01:002009-10-15T13:41:18.011+01:00Well I have read some Eliot, and still fail to get...Well I have read some Eliot, and still fail to get on with her, your review confirms my suspicion that she's probably not really for me.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-26856042760447983462009-10-15T09:20:41.692+01:002009-10-15T09:20:41.692+01:00I'm afraid a bad experience of English literat...I'm afraid a bad experience of English literature GCSE meant I never did A Level English Lit (which I would probably have loved) and thus never really had the chance to read classics. If I'm honest, until this year, when I got ill, my reaidng mostly consisted of chick lit, childrens books with the odd bit of contemporary literary fiction. It was only when I began reading so much that I couldn't take so much fluff!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-42969849585042328572009-10-15T04:35:04.340+01:002009-10-15T04:35:04.340+01:00This is the only Eliot I've read, though I hav...This is the only Eliot I've read, though I have a few others on the shelf. The Lifted Veil made me curious to read more of her. I also found it interesting that Latimer was completely aware of the situation yet made poor decisions anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-79441183652995592762009-10-15T00:08:35.129+01:002009-10-15T00:08:35.129+01:00Gasp and shock all round - never read any Eliot?! ...Gasp and shock all round - never read any Eliot?! Daniel Deronda is superb, Middlemarch was good but over long. This sounds incredibly atypical of the usual Eliot fare - don't let it put you off!Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942500966976732451.post-50723405562435648352009-10-14T21:34:17.701+01:002009-10-14T21:34:17.701+01:00I've been looking at this one for a while but ...I've been looking at this one for a while but it just isn't calling me. It does seem untypical of George Eliot. I read and loved the opening of Brother Jacob, only to have it disappear. I suspect its fallen down behind my desk. Such are the perils of reading small volumes. And do try the big books one day - I love them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com