Daniel Deronda
by agoodspirit
One of my favorite professors told me once that George Eliot’s Daniel Deronda is his favorite novel, and I’ve been meaning to read it ever since. But, it’s a long novel and I’m a busy graduate student, and I’ve just never gotten around to it. I’ve started but never finished. However, this weekend I did finally watch the BBC mini-series on Netflix. And wow. What an incredible story. It handles gender and Jewish-Christian relations in such an innovative and poignant way. I thought I liked Jane Austen, but George Eliot is ten times better. Definitely worth a watch.
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I love George Eliot too! I haven’t read Daniel Deronda but I’m a big fan of Middlemarch. I’ll have to add Daniel Deronda to my list.
I was given 5 DVDs put out by BBC covering several of George Eliot’s books and finished Daniel Deronda not too long ago. It was a great story. Now to finish working my way through Middlemarch. I’d love to read the books but like you, find myself to be extremely busy these days. The BBC does a wonderful job with these novels.
Just added it to my queue. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks for sharing about this title and author. I look forward to watching the mini-series and eventually read the novel!
thanks … we’ll have to have a look at this … you are always making such great suggestions