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Melissa
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OH! So much better than what we just slogged through. I was a little afraid that one of my faves from High School would not hold up (Like Rebecca didn't) but this first chapter is one of the best even if it is mostly description. The description is exquisite. Here's hoping this is as good as I remember, because Hardy became one of my favorite authors after reading this book. (Even if Jude the Obscure is just dumb.)
— Sep 27, 2022 08:45PM
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Melissa
is on page 303 of 433
Ch. 37 - I've not read a prettier description of a storm. Hardy is a master of description, impressing me over & over with his word pictures, not making me wish he'd just get on with it. It made me wish I was as ingenious with setting, but either he was naturally gifted (which I'm not) or he spent TONS OF TIME coming up with it and I'm afraid I could spend just as much time & still fail to be this clever.
— Oct 31, 2022 03:00PM
Melissa
is on page 218 of 433
My girl is done with Bathsheba-she no longer cares if the woman makes a foolish choice or not, but she's still here for Gabriel Oak. :) Still enjoying the writing/descriptions.
— Oct 14, 2022 11:58AM
Melissa
is on page 173 of 433
Ok, I shouldn't have laughed so hard at dying sheep, but Thomas's descriptions are just so detailed and sometimes so random, but also endearing and sometimes hilarious. Like the detail about a shepherd getting interrupted while lost in his Bible "..I was sitting at home, looking for Ephesians, and says I to myself, ' 'Tis nothing but Corinthians and Thessalonians in this danged Testament." Such a random detail, no?
— Oct 10, 2022 09:30PM
