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The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy

Start date: November 15, 2024

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Sep 11, 2007 Deanne rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classicliterature, 1001bookstoreadbeforeyoudie

Very easy to read book and hard to put down. The story starts with a young man selling his wife and baby girl to a sailor after he gets drunk. Years later the daughter and her mother turn up. The young man is now the Mayor and very wealthy and the family are reunited. However there are a number of secrets which come out later in the book as well as the main theme of unrequited love and tragic death. However things turn out alright in the end, except maybe for the Mayor.

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Feb 16, 2009 Karen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: recentreads

I really, really enjoy Hardy and this book was no exception. He has such great, wry insights into human nature. I read this for my Classics book group and I can't wait for the discussion. The plot was a page turner, like a 19th century soap opera! ...more

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Aug 06, 2007 Christy rated it really liked it

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Oct 10, 2007 Marsha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Jan 06, 2008 Jocelyn marked it as to-read

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Jan 21, 2008 Virginia rated it really liked it

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Jun 27, 2009 Britta rated it really liked it

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Mar 09, 2010 Deedee rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Mar 17, 2010 Bette rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Jul 07, 2012 Jackie Plage rated it it was amazing

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Oct 04, 2016 Zac marked it as unread

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