Penguin Classics Far From the Madding Crowd

Penguin Classics Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

“Yes: victuals and drink is a cheerful thing… ‘tis the gospel of the body, without which he perish, so to speak it”

Packing breakfast, lunch, & snacks for the whole family takes me about an hour what with all the fruit & veg to be washed & prepped but it‘s so worth it! Gospel, indeed, & one of love‘s offices, as Robert Hayden might say, although I doubt he ever packed a bag lunch for his family 🍎

bibliothecarivs Is that quote from Far From the Madding Crowd? 3d

StaceGhost @bibliothecarivs yes! It‘s such a good book and an old favorite (but not my favorite Hardy— that‘s return of the native) 3d

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Becker

Far from the Madding Crowd. Novel by: Thomas Hardy (Original Classics) | Thomas Hardy

My first Hardy. I‘ve been meaning to read this for years.📖

ManyWordsLater The movie is so romantic 6mo

SarahBookInterrupted Me too and I actually took it out at the library last year and still didn‘t read it. Thank you for the reminder. 6mo

bibliothecarivs ❤️ Hardy. It has a much different feel than FFtMC, but this my favourite novel.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman

6mo

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Cuilin

Far from the Madding Crowd. Novel by: Thomas Hardy (Original Classics) | Thomas Hardy

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I‘m my arrogance I thought I‘ll read this over 3-4 days. And the Hardy gods laughed and said “no, you‘ll savor many sentences and read them 3-4 times, mwha ha ha!” ‘Tis true. Hardy is writer to read slowly, perfect for a chapter a day. Wonderful book if a little overwrought and melodramatic but it all adds to the flavor. Looking forward to seeing what the movie is like. #rereadingtheclassics

AllDebooks

dabbe Agree 💯. LOVED this book. 💙🖤🩵 2y

eeclayton I loved this book, too. Also loved the Carrie Mulligan movie, the music is especially beautiful 😍 2y

Cuilin @eeclayton thanks may watch this evening. 2y

AllDebooks Yes 🙌 definitely an author to be savoured. His depictions of the natural world are beautiful 😍 2y

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AllDebooks

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

What a fun visual reminder of my monthly reads. So happy to have discovered #Bookmory via @BookwormM and @BarbaraBB
It's distracted me from finishing the tagged, so back to reading.

LiteraryinPA Whoa, I‘ve never seen something like that! Ok if I look into it too? 2y

AllDebooks @LiteraryinLawrence Isn't it cool? It's an app called Bookmory 😊 2y

BarbaraBB It looks fabulous! And so many books! 2y

BookwormM Woo hoo glad you are enjoying it. 2y

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Cuilin

Far from the Maddening Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Started this today @AllDebooks

I was convinced I had read this before, but none of it seems familiar. Not so much a #RereadingtheClassics as perhaps a first time read. Who else? Just me. Oops.

Tamra There are so many I read long enough ago it would be like a fresh experience! 🤭 2y

catiewithac Love this novel! 2y

Cuilin @Tamra seriously! It‘s very likely I‘ve confused it with Tess of the D‘Ubervilles or Under the Greenwood Tree. Hardy fans are not impressed.😝 2y

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Cuilin @catiewithac Liking it so far. Trying to get it read by Wednesday to reduce books for traveling. 2y

AllDebooks Lol, I do this ALL the time. I'll be joining you this week x 2y

Cuilin @AllDebooks @Tamra I‘m in good company so. 2y

dabbe I'm with @Catiewithac. LOVED this novel. The small town of Wessex, the characters ... Bathsheba, Gabriel ... might have to reread again! 🩵💙🩵 2y

Cuilin @dabbe I‘m loving it. I didn‘t realize how humorous it is too. 2y

Suet624 I‘ve always meant to read this. 2y

Cuilin @Suet624 I‘m really enjoying it! 2y

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Pip2

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

Flowers to my lovely wife Garima for our 7th wedding anniversary. The quote I used “I shall do one thing in this life, one thing certain, that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you until I die,” captured me from Thomas Hardy‘s Far from the Madding Crowd. ❤️

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

so-so

I finished the novel but felt my attention was going in and out so decided to rent the film to piece things together. Going to say even if a bit long and overwritten the book is much better. The film stats about 150 pages in and jumps jarringly from highlight to highlight of plot points, often making our main character extremely unlikable - and she wasn't my favorite heroine to begin with!
Overall glad I read it, will not be reading again.

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GinaKButler

Far from the Madding Crowd. Novel by: Thomas Hardy (Original Classics) | Thomas Hardy

First (physical) book of the year…hoping to read more classics in 2023.

#bookspinbingo

Amiable I need to push myself to read more classics, too. I only got through one of them in 2022. 😬 2y

Lcsmcat I love Hardy! He‘s really a (closet) feminist, showing just how damaging the mores of his time were for women and girls. Plus his prose is amazing. 2y

GinaKButler @Amiable I made a 23 in 2023 list and included some classics in it…crossing them off a list is so satisfying! 2y

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GinaKButler @Lcsmcat This is my first Hardy…excited to read him! 2y

intothehallofbooks I love Thomas Hardy so much!!! This book is one of my all time favorites, and there is a wonderful movie adaptation. I hope you love the book as much as I do! 2y

Pip2 This was and still is my favorite book of all time. Love Hardy‘s writing. No author can compare. I read that Eliot is an author that a Hardy lover would likely gravitate to, I will have to read more George Eliot this year as well. 2y

GinaKButler @intothehallofbooks @Pip2 This is my first Hardy…I‘m about 10 chapters in and I can already tell I‘m going to love this book! Which of his do I pick up next? 2y

Pip2 Jude the Obscure and Tess are really good as well, Jude can be a little dark at times and Tess a bit tumultuous but with his writing style comes plenty of pastoral scenes that I have had no writer replicate. I here that Return of the Native is superior in that respect which I have not read yet. Tag me when your down with Far from the Madding Crowd and I would not be adverse to reading that with you when your ready. 2y

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sprainedbrain

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

#ManicMonday

I was not expecting #LetterF to be so hard!

📖 tagged, The Fifth Season (Jemisin), Fingersmith (Waters), Flight Behavior (Kingsolver)

✍️ Susan Fletcher, John Fowles

🎥 Ferris Bueller‘s Day Off

🎤 Fleetwood Mac, Florence + the Machine, Foo Fighters

🎵 Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead), Famous Last Words (My Chemical Romance), Feel Good Inc (Gorillaz), Fiction (Avenged Sevenfold), Footsteps (Pearl Jam), From Eden (Hozier)

CBee

LeeRHarry I forgot about Ferris 😔😏 3y

CBee You did great for Letter F being hard 😊😊 3y

sprainedbrain @CBee it was hard to narrow things down! Lol 3y

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vivastory I feel like I get a F for forgetting Fake Plastic Trees, one of the songs that made me fall in love with Radiohead 3y

sprainedbrain @vivastory so many good F songs, though… but yeah that song is awesome. 3y

CBee @sprainedbrain I understand! I have the same problem 😂 3y

persephone1408 @sprainedbrain I literally gasped when I saw fiction on there lol 💜 3y

sprainedbrain @persephone1408 breaks my heart every time but I love it. 💔 3y

persephone1408 @sprainedbrain I know! I'm still not over it. Dont think I ever will be. 3y

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eeclayton

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

#Alphabetgame #LetterF @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is one of my all-time favourites. It has a strong but not faultless heroine, a slow-paced but compelling storyline with some quirky elements, and of course, Gabriel Oak ❤️

Honourable mentions:
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
The Far Arena, by Richard Ben Sapir
Fly Girls, by Keith O'Brien

Graywacke Hardy - I still haven‘t read him. 🙁 3y

batsy Didn't know what to expect with Hardy when I started but I ended up really liking this 💜 3y

eeclayton @Graywacke I resisted him for quite a while because he was the favourite author of a friend who is no longer a friend. But when I did pick this one up, I devoured it. 3y

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eeclayton @batsy This was my first Hardy too ☺️ 3y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing!! 3y

rwmg I think Hardy was ruined for me by school. I've never picked one up since 3y

eeclayton @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ☺️ 3y

eeclayton @rwmg I understand, I have some authors like that, too ☹️ 3y

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EverydayImReading

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

I think If I had to chose then Far from the madding crowd by Thomas Hardy would be my favourite book. #Alphabetgame

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

eeclayton It's so good! ❤️ 3y

Cathythoughts Great choice. ♥️ 3y

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jenniferw88

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

BBC News - Thomas Hardy: Largest ever collection of author's objects on show
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-61608588

Vansa This is so amazing. I wish they would extend it! 3y

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Pip2

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

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An amazing novel that will take you on a romantic journey through the pastoral English landscape. Hardy writes so eloquently placing you in the scene, surrounded in the pages as if you are really there. Even the use of language envisages the characters through the author‘s true lens. I also watched the BBC 2015 drama starring Carey Mulligan. Very well done, but the book still is better than the movie. Highly recommended. ❤️

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Cathythoughts

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Recorded this on BBC 2 last night. So , I‘m going to chill out & watch … we read this for Bookclub and I read it years ago too .. I loved the book ❤️

Cathythoughts Some of us Littens did a buddy read of this 4 years ago ❤️ time flies 3y

kplovesbooks There's just something about that pig farmer. 😍 3y

LeahBergen I liked this movie. 😊 3y

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MamaGina I ❤️ this adaptation! 🤓 3y

Cathythoughts @kplovesbooks There surely is 😁❤️ 3y

Cathythoughts @MamaGina Yes , it‘s so good ❤️ 3y

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BookDadGirlDad

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

My vintage finds today. The Lenski is first edition!!! The Landmark has me happy. The Jewish cookbook is 1932.

aperfectmjk Great finds! I've been trying to find a good bookstore with some vintage options but I keep striking out. I think I'm going to hit some antique stores. 4y

BookDadGirlDad @aperfectmjk I am a used bookstore and thrift store shopper. I have an antique bookstore in my area that I've visited, but that is a once-a-year treat. The antique dealers know what they have and will charge for it accordingly. Wander the stacks at a Salvation Army, Goodwill, or in a flea market. I've had great luck doing that. 4y

Cathythoughts These look great 💫👏🏻 4y

BookDadGirlDad @Cathythoughts They are all in good shape for the age. (If I could say the same for myself....???) I'll put "The Silver Chalice" as a TBR. My wife will definitely peruse the Jewish cookbook. 4y

Cathythoughts @BookDadGirlDad 😂😂stop ! I‘m a bit of an antique myself! 4y

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TheBookbabeblog84

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

Birthday books….my partner and I went to our favorite bookshop yesterday and I got these. I attempted to pay for them and he wasn‘t having that lol. I can‘t wait for a nice day to go to the park and sit and read Hardy and let my brain work a little harder. I love classics and I am so happy to have this mini edition. I looks for Austen and they where out.

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CrowCAH

Far from the Maddening Crowd | Thomas Hardy

#OppositeDay #Near

The main events of this book take place far from the maddening crowd and in the country. Very beautiful prose; loved this book!

TheKidUpstairs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheKidUpstairs 💜📚 4y

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Asthecroweflies

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

Currently reading. Am I the only one who can‘t stand Bathsheba?

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SanjanaGhosh

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

This is sadly true today also sometimes!

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CrowCAH

Far from the Maddening Crowd | Thomas Hardy

#SciFiSeptember #MadMaxFuryRoad

I chose this book for three reasons:
1. In the title is the word MAD
2. “Tom Hardy” wrote the book and is an actor in the movie 😉
3. Both are about finding your “home”in this world.

Klou

MicrobeMom This is a good one! 5y

Ruthiella Clever! 😀 5y

Klou Very clever! Great job!! 5y

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Pageturner1 Had no clue Tom Hardy wrote books! I am a fan!! 5y

CrowCAH @Pageturner1 well, it‘s not the same Hardy. Thomas Hardy is the author who wrote this in 1874. While Tom Hardy is a current day actor. 5y

CrowCAH @MicrobeMom @Ruthiella @klou thanks! I think I am clever 😂 5y

Pageturner1 oh, LOL I feel silly. 🤪 5y

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SanjanaGhosh

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Does anyone else feel the same, or is it just me ? 😂

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EadieB

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

Day 19 - #StarCrossedLovers #TropesInAugust
#FarFromTheMaddingCrowd #ThomasHardy

Bethsheba and Boldwood became star-crossed lovers in the end. Such a good book with a great lesson!

Klou

Cathythoughts Such a good book ❤️ 5y

EadieB @Cathythoughts I love this book too! 5y

Klou I have heard of this one before. Sounds good! 5y

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EadieB @Klou it‘s a long book but tells a great story! 5y

Klou @EadieB I don't mind long books! Love them in fact. 5y

EadieB @Klou You should give it a go! 5y

Klou @EadieB I'll stack it!! 5y

EadieB @Klou Great idea! 5y

Klou @EadieB 👍❤ 5y

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sprainedbrain

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

#ManicMonday @JoScho

This week was hard to narrow down!

Book: Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy

Author: John Fowles

Movie: Ferris Bueller‘s Day Off

TV show: Friends

Band: Fleetwood Mac

Song: Fiction by Avenged Sevenfold

JaclynW Great choices! A few of ours are the same! 🙌🏾 I love Thomas Hardy too! I forgot about that book while choosing today. So many to choose from! 5y

eeclayton Far from the madding crowd is one of my all time favourites too ❤️ 5y

JoScho 💙💙💙 5y

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sdbruening

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Fiddler on the Roof
Freddie Mercury
Feels Like Rain by Buddy Guy

#ManicMonday #LetterF @JoScho

JoScho Thanks for playing 💙 5y

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andrew61

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

#7days7books day 5 Since joining litsy ive enjoyed lots of classic books but as a teenager i loved Thomas Hardy (though probably more that i loved the hardy heroines) and Far from the madding crowd is my favourite. Here are 2 of my copies from those days and they helped me appreciate classics.

TrishB Well loved copies 👍🏻 5y

Blaire These are books my dad loved. I need to give them a go. 5y

Nute Lovely post!💕 5y

erzascarletbookgasm My earliest encounter with classics was with these Penguin editions too. 💙 5y

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shawnmooney

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Suet624 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 5y

Cathythoughts Beautiful book ❤️ 5y

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Beccas

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Quite.

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TheEllieMo

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

There aren‘t that many books about Demophobia - the fear of crowds. So I‘m stretching today‘s #AuldLangReads prompt to its limit and going for a novel with a title that indicates where I prefer to be - as far away as possible from the madding crowd!

#BookAboitSomethingYouFear
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻📚🙌🏻 5y

Kimberlone I recommend the movie version when you finish the book. So Romantic! 5y

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚 5y

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BarbaraBB

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

One last yearly update: my reads for the #1001books list. I read only 20 in 2019, somehow I‘ve been more in the mood for modern fiction. However, my total is now 614 of 1001 so I hope to get there one day. #ReadingEurope2020 and @Reviewsbylola ‘s #classicschallenge2020 might help to read some more classics this year!

squirrelbrain That‘s amazing! ❤️ 5y

Leftcoastzen That‘s wonderful! 5y

Cinfhen Bravo 🙌🏻❤️ 5y

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Cathythoughts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y

LeahBergen Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y

TrishB That‘s a great total! 5y

Butterfinger WOW!! 5y

Amiable Fabulous! 5y

Kalalalatja Well done! 5y

ValerieAndBooks You‘re doing so much better than I am (even though you‘ve been doing this challenge much longer)! Wow 🎉🎊! 5y

Liz_M You're almost halfway there -- 46.7%! Well done! 5y

BarbaraBB @ValerieAndBooks I‘ve been reading them since 2010 so I am not going that fast 😀 5y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M Not even halfway ... it sounds like it‘ll take forever. But I‘ll be extremely happy if I make it to 1001 of the 1315! Are you almost there? (edited) 5y

Liz_M I, too, only plan to read 1001 of the 1315. I'm at about 841 (so behind on reviews!) (edited) 5y

Reviewsbylola I think 20 is great!! 5y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M I know, you always are (no offense!) so that‘s why I asked 💜. 841 is so close!! 5y

BarbaraBB @Reviewsbylola Thank you 😊 5y

sprainedbrain You and @Liz_M are my heroes! 5y

BarbaraBB @sprainedbrain I feel flattered, @Liz_M is mine too. But I have the feeling you are catching up fast, you read many more classics than I do these days! (edited) 5y

Daisey Great list for this year! Also, wow to @Liz_M on that total! I always enjoy seeing both of your posts about list books. 5y

BarbaraBB @Daisey Thank You ☺️ 5y

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hes7

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

pick

I‘ve fallen behind on reviews... To save some time during final exams, here are a few I haven‘t posted yet:

I‘m Not Dying With You Tonight ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sincerely Cinderella ⭐️⭐️.5
Far From the Madding Crowd ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (#Booked2019: Public Domain)
The Winter Soldier ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 (#Booked2019: Soldier‘s Story)

#tbrread #wintergames #merryreaders

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, Clwojick, StayCurious, alisiakae

Eggbeater I'm Not Dying With You Tonight is my book club pick for January. Good to know you liked it. 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Good job! 👊🏻📚♥️ 5y

Lcsmcat I love Hardy! 5y

Cinfhen Yay!!! 5y

Clwojick 61 pt 5y

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Lcsmcat

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

This is one I #readinhighschool, and it ignited a love of Hardy that survives to this day. #gratefulreads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

EadieB Loved that book! 6y

Redwritinghood Me too. I‘m a huge Hardy fan. 6y

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚 6y

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Jas16 I love Hardy too 6y

SW-T It was my first, but not last, Hardy. 😊😊😊 6y

Lcsmcat @EadieB @Redwritinghood @Jas16 @SW-T I had no idea there were so many Hardy fans out there! 6y

EadieB @Lcsmcat I want to read Jude the Obscure next. Have you read that one? 6y

Lcsmcat @EadieB I have. And not to discourage you, but it‘s the bleakest of his that I‘ve read. 6y

EadieB @Lcsmcat I picked that one because it's on the list of 1001 books to read before you die. 6y

Lcsmcat @EadieB Don‘t get me wrong. It‘s worth reading. It‘s just different from his other works. 6y

EadieB @Lcsmcat Ok! Tess is a good one too! 6y

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EadieB

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

Day 16 - #ThoughtYouWouldntLikeItButDid #GratefulReads
#FarFromMaddingCrowd #ThomasHardy

Loved this book and glad I finally read it!

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

aquariusnat On my mental TBR , lol ! 6y

EadieB @aquariusnat This book has a great message at the end! 6y

CafeMom I have this book on my Kindle but still haven't read it yet. 6y

EadieB @CafeMom The size is a bit threatening but I did the audio and it was a good way to read it. You can also follow along in the book. 6y

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Jari-chan

Far from the Madding Crowd. Novel by: Thomas Hardy (Original Classics) | Thomas Hardy

Now that I'm back at home my world-tour continues. This evening it was Great Britain with Cones and some Colcannon. The according book is Far From The Madding Crowd, besides many more.

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Jari-chan

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

I enjoyed the descriptions of the life at the farms way more than the love story. And of course in autumn it's time to #harvest.

#fallisbooked

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Librarybelle

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

Thanks for the tag, @melissajayne !

1. Tagged book - I meant to read this last year but didn‘t have a chance to pick it up...
2. Pride and Prejudice - I‘ve lost count how many times I‘ve read it
3. Too many to count! 😂
4. The Castle on Sunset - 4 star rating. Fun history of the Chateau Marmont
5. Tag...you‘re it!
#WondrousWednesday

Eggs

LauraBeth I‘ve also read P&P quite a few times! 😀 6y

Librarybelle @LauraBeth 😁❤️❤️❤️ 6y

Eggs Thanks for playing 👏🏻🤗📚 6y

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LibrarianToujours

Far from the Madding Crowd ... | Thomas Hardy

I spent part of the weekend reading this at a yoga festival. The book is better than I was expecting (never read Hardy before), and the festival was a little more eh than I was expecting. 🤷‍♀️😀

kricheal I've always wanted to go to a yoga retreat/festival, but I feel like I'm not new age enough to go🤷 6y

LibrarianToujours @kricheal That was exactly how it felt!! 😜 6y

kricheal @NHLibrarian I took my youngest(13 yr old) with me to a three hour long workshop in the spring and she giggled the whole time and I was trying to be serious about it. There was meditation and other things too, I held it together most of the time because I really wanted to explore all of this and she was my partner in crime...but some of the people get really really into the breathing. I had to keep my eyes tight shut. 6y

kricheal I knew if I made eye contact with my daughter at that point I would've caught the giggles too. 😂😂 6y

LibrarianToujours @kricheal Yup! I went alone, but I know if my partner was there it would have been impossible to not giggle at the chanting and rapping. 6y

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BarbaraBB

Far From the Madding Crowd | Thomas Hardy

so-so

It may be that for a non-native like me English books are harder to listen to than to read.
I think I understand what I hear but audiobooks don‘t often touch me as a book that I read myself can do.
This book, for example, to me felt just like listening to a lot of landscape-with-sheep descriptions, and a soap opera in which three men circle around one woman. There must and will be more to it, but I missed it. #1001books

jenniferw88 Actually, that's pretty accurate when it comes to this book! 6y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 Haha, you‘re right! But O think I miss some of the style or meaning that makes it one of the books I should read before I die...?! 6y

jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB there's the background of the Napoleonic Wars. Hardy was local-ish to me & i used this book for a uni presentation so feel free to ask me questions! 6y

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BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 that is interesting about the Napoleonic wars. Troy was a soldier of course but I didn‘t make the connection. What is your favorite Hardy? 6y

jenniferw88 Probably this one, actually. I also like The Mayor of Casterbridge, but if you like plot twists/surprise endings I can thoroughly recommend

Tess of D'Ubervilles

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 I read and loved Tess! Hardy has 7 books on the list of 1001 books, so a lot to come. My next one will be the Mayor of Casterbridge! 6y

jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB ? enjoy! If you're wondering (you're probably not!), my uni presentation was on the literature of sexuality & i presented this book in "blind date" format! (Google "blind date cilla black" if you don't know the tv show!) 6y

TrishB I think you summed up Hardy exactly right!! 6y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 I Googled and I know that tv format. How cool to use that! I wonder how you did it?! 6y

BarbaraBB @TrishB 😉😘 6y

jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB with a lot of help from my team partners! Basically the same format as the tv show with Bathsheba looking for 'mr right'! 6y

Liz_M (Shameless plug 😁): I summarize the reason for the 1001-inclusion in my LT reviews: http://www.librarything.com/topic/191590#5285625
Basically, it's because of the scenery. 😂 6y

BarbaraBB @jenniferw88 That is so cool! I can visualize it completely! 6y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M the link doesn‘t work? Which year did you read it? Then I can look it up myself! 6y

Liz_M Shoot, I thought @litsy/LT had fixed the link-with-pound-signs problem. I read it in 2015, post 46 in my previous thread: http://www.librarything.com/topic/191590 6y

BarbaraBB @Liz_M Great and helpful review. You may like it too @jenniferw88 💜 6y

Litsy @Liz_M On the web, yes. Fixing it on the app will have to wait for next release—it's not something we can just push without a proper update, unfortunately. 😞 6y

Suet624 I‘m the same way with audiobooks. Fiction generally doesn‘t stand a chance. I can handle non-fiction on audio for some reason, but not fiction. 6y

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