This is so satisfying to read now that I’ve finished the book! When I was reading the bits between Lydgate and Rosamond it struck me just how a discontented woman can truly wear a man down. She is like the proverbial foolish woman who tears her house down with her own hands - Lydgate truly would’ve been better living on a corner of a roof, lol. I loved reading your thoughts, I definitely want to revisit this book down the road! Also love the Austen references. Colonel Brandon is truly underrated (I haven't read the book yet though)
I hadn’t made the connection to Proverbs but you’re absolutely right. Lydagte would have been better living on the corner of a rooftop poor man. Reading this book as a married woman was suuuuch a different experience than reading it unmarried.
You’d like S&S!! It’s a little cozier than P&P and overall a fun read. So glad you loved Middlemarch!!
This is so satisfying to read now that I’ve finished the book! When I was reading the bits between Lydgate and Rosamond it struck me just how a discontented woman can truly wear a man down. She is like the proverbial foolish woman who tears her house down with her own hands - Lydgate truly would’ve been better living on a corner of a roof, lol. I loved reading your thoughts, I definitely want to revisit this book down the road! Also love the Austen references. Colonel Brandon is truly underrated (I haven't read the book yet though)
I hadn’t made the connection to Proverbs but you’re absolutely right. Lydagte would have been better living on the corner of a rooftop poor man. Reading this book as a married woman was suuuuch a different experience than reading it unmarried.
You’d like S&S!! It’s a little cozier than P&P and overall a fun read. So glad you loved Middlemarch!!
I love these thoughts!! And the "Theology of Horse Riding," among many other comments, made me laugh. Definitely makes me want to revisit this book.
Oh good!! Yes it’s definitely one to reread in various seasons of life.