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The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
4.0
Oh Thomas Hardy, the author that knows how to play with your heart strings and provide you with an emotional gut punch!
The book is about a young man who makes a terrible decision while drunk one day, and has to live and suffer the consequences of it. While he rises in the towns society and eventually becomes the mayor, he is still haunted by his actions and tries to make things right!
The characters in the book are really well developed and make you love them (and maybe hate them) for so many different reasons! You hate Michael, the mayor of Casterbridge, but you also empathize with a man who wants to right his wrongs and do what’s best. You also want to believe that people can change and that they turn out for the better. His daughter, Elizabeth Jane, so sweet and kind and you just can’t help but love her calm demeanour. And can I say plot twists!! Oh my the plot twists! Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, something else would occur that would throw me through a loop!
I love Hardy as an author, and loved this book. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a good classic!
The book is about a young man who makes a terrible decision while drunk one day, and has to live and suffer the consequences of it. While he rises in the towns society and eventually becomes the mayor, he is still haunted by his actions and tries to make things right!
The characters in the book are really well developed and make you love them (and maybe hate them) for so many different reasons! You hate Michael, the mayor of Casterbridge, but you also empathize with a man who wants to right his wrongs and do what’s best. You also want to believe that people can change and that they turn out for the better. His daughter, Elizabeth Jane, so sweet and kind and you just can’t help but love her calm demeanour. And can I say plot twists!! Oh my the plot twists! Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, something else would occur that would throw me through a loop!
I love Hardy as an author, and loved this book. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a good classic!