Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Not a great deal of interest happens within these pages. It was probably quite outrageous at the time, akin to stretching out with a year spent watching Hollyoaks but with extra words and descriptions, and the relationship triangles take a bit longer to develop. There’s a bit of localism and gossip which gives it a bit of character and amusement provided by the farmer’s hands, though you have to depict them with a proper country accent to fully appreciate them, and at times they become the local peers as well as muses. These small characters, though low in society, provide the voice of it as they observe the interactions between the love triangle over the course of some interesting events. There’s an interesting encounter with suicidal sheep and also a bit of outrage which is depicted from the title, but it’s good to know that there’s a happy ending for the protagonist after all.

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