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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An entertaining story and excellently written. I would have rated it much higher if it weren't that it felt on so fundamental a level to be misogynistic. The story paints Bathsheba as vain, inconstant, and foolish, taking her to be a representation of womankind in general. The hero Oak, however, is the average man, constant, reliable, pragmatic, etc. Were it not for all Bathsheba's "womanly" qualities, no tragedy would befall anyone, but instead her actions ruin the lives of no less than two men, and all because she foolishly declines the hero Oak's advances early in the story, being unable to make the sensible decision. This was a good book well worth the read, but must be taken into account that 19th century writing is often fraught with this oblique prejudice.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Watching the movie (2015) before reading the book was a mistake. While I didn't love the movie, I thought that it made the characters more likable and stayed pretty accurate to the book. Though I will say book ending > movie ending.