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Like sun surfer, I am still in Book 2, though within reach of Book 3 now. I was just suggesting we have a very rough outline for discussing the book because people seem to be in very different parts of it, which makes any sort of discussion difficult.
However, there really aren't any rules about how we do this fantasyfan!
That's an interesting comparison with Austen. I find that Eliot's plots and situations are a lot darker than Austen's, even though she was only too aware of the difficulties of a woman who had no fortune but yet was not supposed or indeed educated, to work for her living.
One big difference of course is in the attractiveness of Austen's central characters. By contrast I find Gwendolen to be a beautiful monster - definitely not someone I would want to spend time with. Austen would have made her a lesser character, like Miss Bingley in Pride and Prejudice, but Eliot makes us contemplate her situation and behaviour centre stage.
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