Adam Bede (George Eliot)

This was my January book club book. The first few chapters looked tedious. Imagine these chapter headings (out of 40?):

• Going to the Mill
• Going to the village to hear the preacher
• The preacher
• The sermon
• After the sermon
• Thoughts on the preacher
• Where we take a break from the story

I had to laugh out loud and wanted to give up right away.

Add some old English slang and you'll stare at the thickness of the book in disapproval. But it turned out to be a book that you'll remember and read again.a classic for sure. The plot itself is not too important (similar to Crossing to Safety) with a love triangle but the writing and character development are amazing and make the people very much real. It will do very well in any book club. Plus there is a movie "Adam Bede" that is no too bad, however it can never be compared to the book.

The author is a woman and George Eliot was her pen name.