Middlemarch by George Eliot

About this episode

In this episode, Sara and Cariad discuss Middlemarch by George Eliot, touching on various themes including soap operas and socialism.

This week's book guest is Middlemarch by George Eliot. In this episode we discuss soap operas, love stories, socialism, Nietzsche and Cariad getting angry. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Follow Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club on Instagram @saraandcariadsweirdosbookclub Produced by Naomi Parnell  Recorded by Naomi Parnell and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive . Artwork by Welcome Studio.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sara, Cariad

Topics covered

• soap operas
• love stories
• socialism
• Nietzsche
• literature discussion

Keywords

• Middlemarch
• George Eliot
• soap operas
• love stories
• socialism
• Nietzsche
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plosive, Welcome Studio

Books & works: Middlemarch

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