After having read many of the more known works of George Eliot, I felt it was time to read her lesser known ones as well. For my Classics Club, then, I wanted to read The Lifted Veil, and see how it compared to the other works.
I was surprised, to say the least. This is a story of Latimer, who has the unusual gift (curse?) of foreseeing the future as well as "eavesdropping" on other people's thoughts. The story borders on science fiction, and it was not how I came to know and regard Eliot's style.
This change is style was what probably took me aback. I could imagine suspense and a lot of tension in such a tale, especially given the circumstances of Latimer's life. But what I found instead, were long paragraphs full of adjectives and descriptions - that would be perfect for one of Eliot's usual works - but which took all the interest away from the core story of the Lifted Veil.
