tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post1484293117349157251..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 153: The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-44470491019725361392013-07-22T20:58:59.814-04:002013-07-22T20:58:59.814-04:00I love, love, love this book! This is the least tr...I love, love, love this book! This is the least tragic of those of his I've read, I think, with a slightly more well-rounded ending. I loved all the characters, even the two who were more scandalous. And I have to admit, my favorite book review ever was of this one. :D I need to revisit it soon. Love that Alan Rickman reads the audio. And sings to you. In French. :DAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-12204939351410560552013-07-20T07:35:07.258-04:002013-07-20T07:35:07.258-04:00I loved my first Hardy that I read a few months ag...I loved my first Hardy that I read a few months ago! This one is definitely on my to read list too! Sounds lovely.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-29940360911795777552013-07-19T12:21:38.315-04:002013-07-19T12:21:38.315-04:00I loved it too, though like you I think Jude was t...I loved it too, though like you I think Jude was the most tragic. So far all of Hardy's novels I've read have really been about broken people and lost dreams, so beautifully written! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-73870159881918479182013-07-18T17:24:31.044-04:002013-07-18T17:24:31.044-04:00Brilliant book and really enjoyed your review :)
...Brilliant book and really enjoyed your review :)<br /><br />Any thoughts on which makes the better ending (Hardy's bleak five-act vision, of the sixth book he was made to add?)?Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-28384403057205084582013-07-18T09:31:11.257-04:002013-07-18T09:31:11.257-04:00I'm neck-deep in A Prayer for Owen Meany, and ...I'm neck-deep in A Prayer for Owen Meany, and the main character discusses Hardy a lot (Tess of the d'Urbervilles) and now I have an itch to read some of his work. I've never tackled any of it!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.com