tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post5389180098620049309..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: The Mayor of Casterbridge JaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-29113344957775030452020-04-19T09:34:43.695-06:002020-04-19T09:34:43.695-06:00I love Thomas Hardy, and really want to read more ...I love Thomas Hardy, and really want to read more of his books - I've read most of the well-known ones but he has quite a few others. I know I read this one but I'm thinking it might need a reread. Thanks for the review! curlygeek04https://www.blogger.com/profile/17024197260947677556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-71793705188873705792020-04-18T11:42:25.509-06:002020-04-18T11:42:25.509-06:00Good going tackling the challenge! Reading 50 cla...Good going tackling the challenge! Reading 50 classics is a great feat. I was just thinking about Hardy lately and Tess of the d'Urbervilles ... gosh would it be time to read that again? perhaps. Glad you are hanging in there with book reading / so are we. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-29640994024360163772020-04-14T20:58:25.595-06:002020-04-14T20:58:25.595-06:00I think this was the first Hardy novel I read and ...I think this was the first Hardy novel I read and I enjoyed it very much. I’ve read quite a few now & the only one I didn’t like was Tess - so depressing & fatalistic! His writing is exquisite.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-5508484717214632992020-04-14T15:46:24.068-06:002020-04-14T15:46:24.068-06:00Hi Jane,
A hearty congratulations to you for finis...Hi Jane,<br />A hearty congratulations to you for finishing all 50 of your Classics Challenge books. That to me is such a feat. My biggest problem with the list I made is that over the years my interests seem to change, and I no longer want to read a number of the books on the original list. So I have much admiration for someone who identifies what they want (need) to read and then follows through. <br />Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-43351237995009327272020-04-14T14:27:31.621-06:002020-04-14T14:27:31.621-06:00I haven't heard of this one. It seems to be on...I haven't heard of this one. It seems to be only the one of Thomas Hardy that I think of. I get a lot of great ideas, though, for my own classics reading. It's sparse but I hope to continue on!Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-80799143176560600902020-04-13T15:28:35.629-06:002020-04-13T15:28:35.629-06:00Very interesting impressions of the book. A fine r...Very interesting impressions of the book. A fine recommendation, Jane. I know what you mean about the peculiar dread that Hardy's novels evoke. At least they do for me. They are like tragedies, evoking pity and terror, and a kind of nausea, even. But there is that poetic language and the unforgettable characters! Congratulations!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187517182328614133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-43949076462918861662020-04-13T11:18:01.307-06:002020-04-13T11:18:01.307-06:00This is one of Hardy's novels that I still nee...This is one of Hardy's novels that I still need to read. I've been putting it off for some undefined reason. But I'm glad to know that you ended up liking it so much. I'll have to see if I can get a copy. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-73422323184639005322020-04-13T08:59:38.091-06:002020-04-13T08:59:38.091-06:00Yes, good writing transcends subject and theme...Yes, good writing transcends subject and theme...JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-5610312812124868182020-04-13T08:58:36.406-06:002020-04-13T08:58:36.406-06:00I've now read four of Hardy's novels - Tes...I've now read four of Hardy's novels - Tess (a couple of Times, Return of the Native, Far From the Madding Crowd, and now Mayor of Casterbridge. I think my favorite is still Far from the Madding Crowd, mainly because I do like Bethsheba Everdene and Gabriel Oak so much :)JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-24870485389727962662020-04-13T07:13:10.306-06:002020-04-13T07:13:10.306-06:00Hi Jane, Congratulations on completing the 50 Book...Hi Jane, Congratulations on completing the 50 Book Classics Challenge. The great thing about taking challenges like this is that they force us to read the great books which we otherwise might never have gotten around to but I also agree that after a challenge as big as the 50 classics challenge its time to reread old favorites. I have never read Thomas Hardy and he is so someone I need to check off my list so to speak and your review convinces me that The Mayor of Casterbridge is the place to start.Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-53130751763364191972020-04-13T02:31:14.115-06:002020-04-13T02:31:14.115-06:00Hardy is one of my favourite authors, so glad you ...Hardy is one of my favourite authors, so glad you enjoyed it so much. I first read it at school and then went on to read more of his books. Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-15007885895065653672020-04-13T00:22:21.755-06:002020-04-13T00:22:21.755-06:00I have read a few Hardy books but I have not gotte...I have read a few Hardy books but I have not gotten to this one. Hopefully I will read it soon. His stories can indeed be terribly tragic. In fact, I thought that Tess of the d'Urbervilles was one of the darkest and most tragic books that I have read. <br /><br />Congratulations on completing the challenge! <br /><br />Stay safe and healthy. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-25497551582058121072020-04-12T23:15:44.024-06:002020-04-12T23:15:44.024-06:00Yes, I'm glad we can all keep blogging books! ...Yes, I'm glad we can all keep blogging books! <br /><br />This one sounds interesting, and perhaps something like Far from the Madding Crowd, which I quite enjoyed. I'd decided to give up Hardy altogether after the tragedies of Tess and Jude, but as you say, he was such a good, evocative, poetic writer. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-46135615315165933362020-04-12T22:43:21.115-06:002020-04-12T22:43:21.115-06:00I love your tag line! I hope you and yours are al...I love your tag line! I hope you and yours are also staying safe and healthy. <br /><br />I have never read any Hardy. I think the story of Tess (never read it but I know what happens...book osmosis) has put me off him. I don't mind when bad things happen in books but I do dislike when I feel a sort of looming, constant fear of what will happen next. But I really should bite the bullet and read something from him...I actually think I have a copy of Tess of the D'Urbervilles somewhere.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-48239229136436465112020-04-12T19:38:25.117-06:002020-04-12T19:38:25.117-06:00Yay! You completed your CC list, and Yay! for Hard...Yay! You completed your CC list, and Yay! for Hardy, especially Mayor of Casterbridge. I do love his writing style. And this one wasn't so terrible. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.com