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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: George Eliot

Tags: friendship identity oppression Zionist Victorian_England idealist

Description: The story opens memorably at a roulette table, where we first meet the young and idealisticThe story opens memorably at a roulette table, where we first meet the young and idealistic Daniel Deronda and the enchanting Gwendolen Harleth—whom many critics consider to be George Eliot’s finest creation. Although the two are immediately drawn to one another, Gwendolen—outwardly alluring and vivacious, inwardly complex and unsettled—is forced by circumstance into an oppressive marriage with the harsh aristocratic Henleigh Grandcourt.

Deeply unhappy, she turns for friendship to Daniel, only to discover his involvement with Mirah Lapidoth, a talented young Jewish woman. Torn between his devotion to Gwendolen and his passion for Mirah and the plight of her people, Daniel is forced to look at his own mysterious past and find out who he really is—and who he wants to become....

2006-08-28

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: John Steinbeck

Tags: american classic historic san_francisco identity road_trip hostility national

Description: Steinbeck rides around the country for three months with his french poodle, Charley, whileSteinbeck rides around the country for three months with his french poodle, Charley, while living in a camper on the back of his truck. It may not sound very interesting but in this book you can find everything that is good (and a lot that is bad) about this country. It is both inspiring and depressing and something that everyone should read at least once....

2006-07-29