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iwishihadmoretimetoread's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Gun violence, Grief, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal death, and Physical abuse
aloy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
el13's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Many descriptions of women in general as well as Bathsheba specifically are demeaning and untrue. While having a problematic heroine is not a problem, I’m concerned with Hardy’s motivations in writing this. Seemed like he was encouraging an ignorant narrative of woman’s nature (and my footnotes also led me to believe this). I wish books like this were not so prominent in the “classic” English canon we keep in contemporary times. Read for the nature descriptions and to get angry at long-dead men and their sexism.
Moderate: Sexism, Suicide attempt, Child death, and Death
elenavillan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexism
Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt
nerdkitten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death
Minor: Pregnancy and War
leekaufman's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I did like that the men in this book were caricatures (as the women often are in classic lit). All their character traits seemed just slightly exaggerated, in a way that fulfilled the pastoral tropes while still feeling mostly realistic.
The beginning is quite slow, but readable. Unlike other books that are best read in longer sittings, I found that I could pick this up and put it down pretty easily because there are so many small scenes that centre around an event. The last third of the book really picks up and kept my interest.
Moderate: Sexism