Silas Marner

Title: Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe

Author: George Eliot

Pages: 6 discs

Genre: Classic

Grade: B+

Synopsis: After being falsely accused of theft, the weaver Silas Marner moves to the town of Raveloe where he becomes known as a reclusive weaver.  He works hard and hordes his money, obsessing and counting his gold every evening.  As luck would have it his gold is stolen and not too long thereafter a young golden-haired toddler shows up in his cottage.  Silas believes the child is a replacement of his missing gold.

My Review:  The book starts a little slow and clumsily (I had to check sparknotes a couple of times to make sure that I was understanding the plot), but once the book enters the middle third, the story is very enjoyable and interesting.  I loved the insight into Marner's thoughts and feelings that Eliot gives in her narrative.  The book was more enjoyable than I expected for having been published 151 years ago.