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A review by callienicole
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
4.0
I read this book with some friends, and I'd highly recommend reading it in a group, it made it so much more fun! In this book, Gabriel Oak finds himself falling for Bathsheba Everdeen, a really reckless and arrogant girl. Her recklessness plays out and matures her throughout the book, as she deals with three very different gentleman who are courting her.
There were so many times when I was reading this when I thought, "WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?" Somehow the author goes from completely messing up Bathsheba's life to putting it all back together again. I thought the character growth with Bathsheba and Gabriel in this book was really interesting. The writing was very insightful when it comes to human nature, and I highlighted many things, though sometimes the characters were so over-the-top I wondered if some of it was supposed to be satirical.
Overall, I enjoyed it, and I'm glad I read it!
There were so many times when I was reading this when I thought, "WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?" Somehow the author goes from completely messing up Bathsheba's life to putting it all back together again. I thought the character growth with Bathsheba and Gabriel in this book was really interesting. The writing was very insightful when it comes to human nature, and I highlighted many things, though sometimes the characters were so over-the-top I wondered if some of it was supposed to be satirical.
Overall, I enjoyed it, and I'm glad I read it!