tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post8025827843617994838..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 147: Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (A Victorian Celebration).Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-67081670727349064052012-07-21T09:35:33.405-04:002012-07-21T09:35:33.405-04:00I have got to read some Hardy. You really get me w...I have got to read some Hardy. You really get me with these reviews.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-82272954685023727572012-07-20T23:43:18.359-04:002012-07-20T23:43:18.359-04:00Wonderful review! I can't wait to read this on...Wonderful review! I can't wait to read this one. It's on my Classics Club list. =O)Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-19630494899112618242012-07-19T21:40:12.375-04:002012-07-19T21:40:12.375-04:00This sounds fantastic!This sounds fantastic!christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-2513985424457824042012-07-19T20:26:19.915-04:002012-07-19T20:26:19.915-04:00Another book from Hardy I need to add to my list. ...Another book from Hardy I need to add to my list. I just wonder, how wide my list would be expanded at the end of Classics Club Project...Fanda Classiclithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642429343958941266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-53267584188147204262012-07-19T17:49:54.296-04:002012-07-19T17:49:54.296-04:00The book was turned into a graphic novel and then ...The book was turned into a graphic novel and then a movie, both called Tamara Drewe, directed by The Queen's director Stephen Frears and starring Gemma Arterton. I highly recommend both the graphic novel and the movie.Elenahttp://booksandreviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17132060750403374142012-07-19T17:48:38.293-04:002012-07-19T17:48:38.293-04:00There is this great graphic novel based on Far fro...There is this great graphic novel based on Far from the Madding Crowd (actually, a modern re-interpretation) called Tamara Drew. It was turned into a movie in 2010 and it was fantastic. I highly recommend both of them :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-39246841155935296192012-07-19T17:02:57.575-04:002012-07-19T17:02:57.575-04:00So yeah. You make me want to read this. A lot.So yeah. You make me want to read this. A lot.*ೃ༄ Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139487177036647728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-3294842745949828222012-07-19T15:07:46.737-04:002012-07-19T15:07:46.737-04:00Gah! Another delicious classic for my list. Thanks...Gah! Another delicious classic for my list. Thanks, Allie! :)Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-57658634096621102952012-07-19T14:20:36.532-04:002012-07-19T14:20:36.532-04:00Hated Tess when I read it in high-school, but I...Hated Tess when I read it in high-school, but I've been thinking I need to give Hardy another go. What do you think is the best first Hardy novel?neal callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285975416175230777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-84643609884809238862012-07-19T13:22:34.448-04:002012-07-19T13:22:34.448-04:00I just adore books like this. I find the social i...I just adore books like this. I find the social issues beyond fascinating. Thank you for your thoughts. It is nice to see one of the covers from Penguin's English Collection, BTW. They are beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-17081226386433175612012-07-19T12:56:59.124-04:002012-07-19T12:56:59.124-04:00I love Thomas Hardy and I loved this book. Glad y...I love Thomas Hardy and I loved this book. Glad you loved it, too. I haven't read Jude, so I can't compare the two for tragedy, but I have read Tess. I would say Far From the Madding Crowd isn't as tragic as Tess, yet I found it to be every bit as engaging and interesting.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906352691388129167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-29480372448822524362012-07-19T11:32:40.583-04:002012-07-19T11:32:40.583-04:00Great review! I also love Hardy, especially Tess. ...Great review! I also love Hardy, especially Tess. But I haven't read Far from the Madding Crowd in years - I think you've inspired me to dust it off. I do remember loving the pastoral elements of the novel and also being inspired by Bathsheba.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-58500789738021967292012-07-19T11:24:32.559-04:002012-07-19T11:24:32.559-04:00After finishing Return of the Native I had a simil...After finishing Return of the Native I had a similar thought, not quite as tragic as Jude (I don't think anything is), but beautiful.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.com