Firstly thank you so much for giving me a nuanced and thoughtful insight into the book. Secondly, I’m so sorry for not replying earlier, it is unforgivable. I can only say that I have been crazy busy for many months. It does sound like they are very different. I think I will have to give the book a try at some point when my TBR pile isn’t so tall. : )

I just finished it. From the sounds of it, the handling of the story in the movie is very different from the book. There is more depth in the book, and nothing comes from out of nowhere. I don’t want to give too much away for readers, so I won’t go into detail. 🙂 But Maggie’s feelings are understandable (I remember being that melodramatic at that age), and the ending is both tragic and sweet and, well, does resolve things. I believe the quadrangle started when there was still about a third of the book left. So I’d chalk up the movie’s shortcomings to the movie itself, not the book. 🙂

I’m about 65% through (according to my Kindle), and loving it. 🙂 Rich characterizations, humor, foibles, wondering if Maggie will fall in love with Phillip despite everything. 🙂

I’m about 40 pages in, and hope to finish in a few weeks. 🙂

Let me know what it’s like. : )

Maggie is one of the few saving graces of the film, I wonder if the book isn’t like that too? Judging by book reviews, a lot of the literary aspects were lost so they could fit in all the major plot points. It is worth a watch though. : )

I hear good things about the book,at least in comparison to the movie. But yes, from the sound of it, it isn’t that far off. I’m embarrassed to admit that I have yet to read George Eliot but have been wanting to. Which book would you recommend as a starting point?