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One of my favorite Hardy novels. There's less gloom and doom than Tess or Jude, and a bit more humor. The descriptions of the surrounding lanscapes are as good as it gets.
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I chose this for my book club and I was pleasantly surprised by how much we all enjoyed the story since I was aware of Hardy' s tendency toward melancholy. The characters are provincial yet interesting and the setting is so prominent and detailed that it is fascinating. Hardy's vocabulary requires a dictionary at times because some of the words are not in use any longer. All in all a good read.
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