Yes, Marion the Librarian was correct. "Silas Marner" was milk toast after 15 minutes of Toni Morrison's "Beloved." What was difficult at the beginning were the long sentences and paragraphs! Remember I work with Kindergartners therefore I am use to 5 word sentences or less! I probably found the bio on Elliot more interesting than the book. That was fascinating! I did not know she was the author of "Daniel Deronda." One of my most favorite movies. I am going to have to see if our library has that book, but for the moment I am reading, "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy. All 800 some pages of it!!!! I loved the first third, but did find a lull in the middle. Am looking forward to the last third. I have decided I need to read Spark Notes as I go along. I took a quiz on "Silas Marner" and I refuse to divulge my score! Perhaps I should have taken the quiz immediately after I read the novel instead of waiting a month. Between my age and A.D.D. I must admit I had forgotten some details. Does that surprise any of you?!?