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A review by nickartrip102
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
3.0
I dipped my hand into my magical bowl of TBR titles and plucked Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy from its depths. I haven’t read any Hardy in a while, but I did enjoy Tess of the D’Urbervilles (quite a bit more than Jude the Obscure which made me want to throw myself off of a cliff, but that was nearly a decade ago) so I was excited to dive into this book. Bathsheba Everdene arrives in Weatherbury to assume her position as farmer on the biggest farm in the area following the death of her uncle. She's haughty and conceited, but apparently irresistible (well, mostly) and attracts the attention of the three suitors: gentleman-farmer and full-time creep Mr. Boldwood, the unlucky in life and most things Gabriel Oak, and full-fledged solider hottie and cad Sergeant Troy.
Look, I don’t think I have anything groundbreaking to say about Far From the Madding Crowd. I was very depressed about all the dead sheep and the dog being put down in the first few chapters. That was tough stuff, man. Hardy is really great at conjuring powerful images, so between some of the bleak landscapes and the piles of dead sheep I was down to do some hardcore brooding.
These men! If I had to do a fuck, marry, kill I guess I would…
…fuck Frank Troy? I feel like it has to be Frank Troy. I mean, Bathsheba and Fanny were wild for him, so clearly he’s hot by some standard. He may be sketchy, but I could get into it.
I’m definitely killing Mr. Boldwood. I felt bad for the poor guy at first, listen, it’s all a bit much for me.
I’m for sure marrying Gabriel Oak. Shit, I’m poor anyway. Why not? He obviously has some kind of rugged masculinity that I wouldn’t be opposed to. Herding those sheep, shooting that dog, putting up with Bathsheba. I’m in it for the tortured soul of it all. He’s for sure the winner of the three, even if his devotion to Bathsheba is slightly pathetic.
Bathsheba is conceited and makes poor decisions, sure, but don’t we all? I really disliked her at first, but developed much more sympathy once I realized she was surrounded by a bunch of duds. I guess she learned her lesson about playing little jokes. Not to victim shame, because the consequences definitely weren’t warranted. I’m still puzzling out how I feel about her character.
They’re all sort of jerks in their own way but if my life were all foul weather, farming, and dead sheep I’d probably be awful too.
Look, I don’t think I have anything groundbreaking to say about Far From the Madding Crowd. I was very depressed about all the dead sheep and the dog being put down in the first few chapters. That was tough stuff, man. Hardy is really great at conjuring powerful images, so between some of the bleak landscapes and the piles of dead sheep I was down to do some hardcore brooding.
These men! If I had to do a fuck, marry, kill I guess I would…
…fuck Frank Troy? I feel like it has to be Frank Troy. I mean, Bathsheba and Fanny were wild for him, so clearly he’s hot by some standard. He may be sketchy, but I could get into it.
I’m definitely killing Mr. Boldwood. I felt bad for the poor guy at first, listen, it’s all a bit much for me.
"should the risk be run of deteriorating this bulk of corn to less than half its value, because of the instability of a woman? ‘Never, if I can prevent it!’ said Gabriel.
Such was the argument that Oak set outwardly before him. But man, even to himself is a palimpsest, having an ostensible writing, and another beneath the lines. It is possible that there was this golden legend under the utilitarian one: 'I will help to my last effort the woman I have loved so dearly."
I’m for sure marrying Gabriel Oak. Shit, I’m poor anyway. Why not? He obviously has some kind of rugged masculinity that I wouldn’t be opposed to. Herding those sheep, shooting that dog, putting up with Bathsheba. I’m in it for the tortured soul of it all. He’s for sure the winner of the three, even if his devotion to Bathsheba is slightly pathetic.
Bathsheba is conceited and makes poor decisions, sure, but don’t we all? I really disliked her at first, but developed much more sympathy once I realized she was surrounded by a bunch of duds. I guess she learned her lesson about playing little jokes. Not to victim shame, because the consequences definitely weren’t warranted. I’m still puzzling out how I feel about her character.
They’re all sort of jerks in their own way but if my life were all foul weather, farming, and dead sheep I’d probably be awful too.