Far from the Madding Crowd Book Reviews

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Classic British Literature. I decided to read this novel after seeing the Carey Mulligan starrer film adaptation. I saw the Julie Christie and Paloma Baeza versions too. This is a great story of a 19th century rural Victorian lifestyle and a look at the inhabitants of that era. The author provides rich descriptions of the lifestyles and land, rural Wessex, of the British feudal system. Bathsheba Everdene is a young vain comely and educated woman who inherits a large farm Everdene Farm and its employees at the death of her uncle. Her late uncle provided Bathsheba place to live at this farm and an education after the death of her parents. Being a woman, an education was privilege, but the expectations were for her to marry — something that she was loathe to do. Enter suitor 1, Gabriel Oak. Oak is eight years her senior, a sheep farmer who has just acquired to his own flock and land. He falls hard. His marriage proposal falls flat as he is dismissed as not being a love candidate to Everdene — she does not want to be any man’s property; she considers herself an independent woman who can take care of herself. Soon after this proposal Bathsheba receives word that she has inherited Everdene Farm and Oak loses his flock. Bathsheba moves to Weatherbury to take control of her inheritence. Enter Suitor 2, William Boldwood — a gentleman farmer, landowner and supposed lifelong bachelor. He is about the age of her late Father. He comes into Bathsheba’s life due to receiving an anonymous Valentine card asking him to marry. After discovering its source and observing that Bathsheba was a comely young woman, he attempts to win her affection. This is in spite of rebuffs. In the interim, Gabriel Oak ends up an employee of Everdene Farm after having lost his farm and flock. He ends being her top employee and Boldwood’s too. Enter Suitor 3 — Sgt. Francis Troy, a member of the Dragoons and close to age of Bathsheba. A dashing presence in uniform, but not much else to offer other than the military prowess. Bathsheba, being comely, but emotionally immature tends to make a mess of her personal life. through involvement with Sgt. Troy. A Valentine joke, involvement with man because of his looks and romantic dismissal of another, but hiring on her farm. All of these men cross paths because of the actions Bathsheba. Unfortunately, Bathsheba’s impulsive actions result in tragic circumstances. Bathsheba lack of sophistication leads down the path of possible self destruction. In this novel, the best man gets the girl but only because I think the men wore her down. Stars of film versions: Bathsheba Everdene: Julie Christie, Paloma Baeza, Carey Mulligan William Boldwood: Peter Finch, Nigel Terry, Michael Sheen Gabriel Oak: Alan Bates, Nathaniel Parker, Matthias Schoenaerts Sgt. Francis Troy: Terence Stamp, Jonathan Firth, Tom Sturridge

Excellent Classic Novel. This novel is classic Hardy. His excellent style and extensive vocabulary aids in his fantastic development of his vivid & complex characters, and aids in the reader's visualization of the scenes described in the book. This is a book worth reading multiple times.

AMAZING!!!. This is without doubt my favorite book I have EVER read! It should be right up there with pride and prejudice for standings! This book ties in adventure, love, betrayal, and death into a well written and amazing book!

Truly classic. The gripping tale of shepherd Gabriel Oak and the beautiful woman he loves, who finally after devastating events sees his worth! The English countryside of the 19th century is poetically described along with its colorful natives. Clear in this work is Thomas Hardy the poet and the architect. A very absorbing read.

Love It. Thomas Hardy is simply a genius. His elegant sense of humor is something to be desired in many authors. His writing is excellent, although a little verbose at times. Far from the madding crowd is just a beautiful story.

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Lovely read. A lovely read. The characters are more three dimensional than the terribly proper or very selfish characters in Austen and Bronte. Bathsheba Everdene is intelligent, good looking and owns a farm. She has three men in love with her. She is driven by her own vanity to make silly choices until the last chapter. And yet the actions of all the characters are driven by human feelings rather than propriety or hedonism. There are no real villains in this story. The outcome is not unexpected but getting there is enjoyable and satisfying.

Far from the madding crowd. Very interesting farming life and descriptive passages of characters involved. The film was very true to the book

Really enjoyed this book. The description of the scenery is beautiful and really transported me.. Beautifully written.

Far From The Madding Crowd.. Hardy is at his best.The book is riveting.The descriptions of the natural world are glorious, sublime even.Architecture becomes poetry.The background agricultural Setting lends an almost mystical feeling to the stories of human love and relationships.The book represents the very thin line between sensuality and spirituality and is as luminous as a great watercolour painting or an Elgar symphony.

Far from the madding crowd. Enjoyable story, with wonderful descriptions and great words. Well worth reading.

My first Hardy; and it was marvellous. Having not read Hardy before I came to this with some trepidation, believing his reputation for 'great description' was literary terms for 'really poncy'. How wrong I was! I adored Far From The Madding Crowd. The characters were rich and colourful, the setting could be imagined with perfect clarity and the storyline had twists and turns all the way to its satisfying conclusion. And I even learnt the names of a few sheep breeds along the way. I highly recommend it!

Truthful, rustic and somehow Christmasy. The main advantage of the book, which the reader will be able to reach at first with his mind and secondly with his senses, is its truthfulness and versatility to life. It is not written in one particular manner, and where the door of tenderness in writing and description opens, a man called Coggan, or any other, is likely to come in and remind of reality. The book exhibits many different ways of living, some unexpected turns of fate; and hardens someone’s disposition.

Far from the Madding Crowd. Great!

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