Far from the Madding Crowd
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4.4 • 35 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The book explores the proper basis for a happy marriage. Bathsheba's physical attraction to the broadsword-wielding Troy leads to a disastrous marriage that might have ended in financial ruin. A marriage to the strait-laced Boldwood, to whom she is bound only by feelings of guilt and obligation, would have meant emotional suffocation. Gabriel Oak is her colleague, friend, and advocate. He offers her true comradeship and sound farming skills; and, although she initially spurns him, telling him she doesn't love him, he turns out to be the right man to make her happy.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Epic love story? Check. Gorgeous descriptions of the English countryside? Check. Ahead-of-her-time feminist protagonist? Double check. There are so many reasons to love Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd, including the fact that it’s being made into a movie starring Carey Mulligan. We enjoyed being swept away by the drama and tumultuous passions that pass between the charismatic, headstrong Bathsheba and her variously suitable suitors.
Customer Reviews
I loved this book!
Depressing at times, but beautiful rendition of rural agrarian life in England prior to the industrial revolution, with wonderful well drawn characters. It takes a lot of patience to read because Hardy carefully crafts the setting, the characters, and the plot. There are moments of great comedy and tragedy, but it does end happily!
Far From the Madding Crowd
Fantastic story, obviously. Brutal copy, though. Tons of punctuation errors- whole lines missing in many parts- makes it very frustrating to read.
Good book, bad edition
A great read, although this version is full of typos that can be significantly distracting at times. I suspect it was scanned and the errors never corrected... But for a free copy, can't really complain!