tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post5480638512167194240..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: MiddlemarchThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-58765802058582960442014-03-12T02:15:43.268+00:002014-03-12T02:15:43.268+00:00Truly inspiring words, I agree, Dritanje!Truly inspiring words, I agree, Dritanje!The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-29680765208537545192014-03-05T09:13:55.165+00:002014-03-05T09:13:55.165+00:00"that wisdom is always being acquired, and is..."that wisdom is always being acquired, and is never fully accomplished; that love can arrive in unimagined ways, and may be found where we least expect it." These are helpful and inspiring words, as well as the idea of the possibility of renewal. I know I sometimes have the most amazing experiences in dreams and have to smile at the contrast between that and my devoid-of-events (though tongue slightly in cheek) waking life.dritanjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025213970107184429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-51178656769418783372014-03-03T13:08:03.541+00:002014-03-03T13:08:03.541+00:00Two of the great novels, Am.Two of the great novels, Am.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-53150842029774723632014-03-02T23:10:06.506+00:002014-03-02T23:10:06.506+00:00You've got me wanting to read Middlemarch agai...You've got me wanting to read Middlemarch again. I read it about the same time I read Tess while studying English literature when I went back to finish college when I was 30 years old. amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-48632783778757765002014-03-02T20:45:44.106+00:002014-03-02T20:45:44.106+00:00Thanks for all these much-appreciated comments. Ju...Thanks for all these much-appreciated comments. Just to be clear: all the highlighted quotes were from Rebecca Mead's own Guardian article/book.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-47763698710073971752014-03-02T14:51:58.620+00:002014-03-02T14:51:58.620+00:00I like this Robert and I largely agree with your i...I like this Robert and I largely agree with your interpretation. I found the ending very sad when I read it when young but now I see it in quite a different light.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-73107241654583699032014-03-02T14:37:30.962+00:002014-03-02T14:37:30.962+00:00Middlemarch is not for nothing considered the grea...Middlemarch is not for nothing considered the greatest novel in the English language. As you found out for yourself: each re-reading brings another, previously unregarded, aspect to life.<br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-91337653693620475262014-03-02T14:30:40.920+00:002014-03-02T14:30:40.920+00:00Yes I too enjoyed that Guardian article. And is th...Yes I too enjoyed that Guardian article. And is there a novel that better examines life's complexities and compromises? Truly it is a book for grown-ups. <br />Cheers, Gail.WFT Nobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315143664245246248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-61013502169972794132014-03-02T13:06:07.572+00:002014-03-02T13:06:07.572+00:00I love this very insightful post, Robert, and agre...I love this very insightful post, Robert, and agree entirely with the quotes from Mead and Eliot. As one gets older, it would be difficult to get through the day if we did not finally appreciate "the comedy of human relations," and Mead is especially on point when she notes that "wisdom is always being acquired, and is never fully accomplished." As for that last line — "Only a child believes a grownup has stopped growing" — I think I will have it carved in wood and sent to each of my three grandchildren.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com