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Summary: What a shame
Review: Very few people can see the real meaning of reading, especially reading a classic. God, geez, why review a book when you have NO clue of what happened, why even review this book if you had been forced to read it for class?Well, now that there are reviews with 5 stars and a few with 1, try it out, see what all the rants and rave's about.
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Summary: two thumbs down
Review: I read this book for a class, and I am sorry to say that it was a disappointment. It is a silly tale, and totally unrealistic. I cannot believe that something like this could be considered a "classic". Mike sure made some dumb choices, and it is unrealistic! No one could make that many blunders. It was bogged down by unnecessary details, etc. All-in-all, a 100% waste. Don't buy this book. You've been warned.
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Summary: Brillant in its scope of charaterlization
Review: THis book was intresting becaues of its plot, and the vivid charters. Each charater was very disticnt and you were always able to understand him and sympthize with him no matter what he did. The book was brillantly writen at that. Buy it now.
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Summary: No Words to describe such a MASTERPIECE
Review: Wow - Thanks to this book I was completely wooed over as being a Hardy lover. His writing is clear and the action presented in such a classic is much more different than that presented in any other classic book. Do yourself a big favour and BUY THIS BOOK!
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Summary: UNPUTDOWNABLE
Review: Not like any other literary classic you will read. It has the pace of a thriller and keeps you guessing till the end. Who would have ever thought that a 19c. novel could be unputdownable? As you voraciously consume the book you may not have time to notice how the major character studies so typical of his other novels are compromised, lacking depth and detail. The end is disappointingly predictable.
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Summary: The Mayor of Castorbridge is TERRIFIC!!!!
Review: Hardy does exceptional work with his attention to detail. It keeps the reader entranced. The story of a man who, though he means well, always does wrong. Out of his love for certain persons, he ends up hurting them. Ironically, he hurts himself as well. The novel is filled with amusing dialouge, suspense, and plenty of sarcastic wit. I give this novel an 11 on a scale of 1-10! I definitely recommend it to all persons who enjoy ironic and challenging books.
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Summary: Loaded with Irony
Review: I loved the irony. I mean, how much worse could life get for the Mayor? After selling his wife, and swearing off drinking, what was left for him? When he meets his wife again, it becomes to turning point of his life once again, including his "daughter".
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: This book was writen with passion. Each word has an impact on the reader, and each page is a work of art. I've never read a book with more realistic characters or a more intense plot. The ending is sad. No other book has ever made me cry, but this, with it's quiet, grey ending made me sobb. This book is powerfuland enchanting. It has to be read.
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Summary: I thought this book had too much irony in it.
Review: The Mayor of Casterbridge was a very interesting novel. In my opinion Hardy uses too much irony, and this kills the fun of the whole topic. It is true that every day is filled with irony, but it shouldn't be in somthing someone is reading. the novel also shouldn't be too predictable, I guess that's why Hardy likes irony. If you are a reader who likes suspense and tragedy then this book is for you.
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Summary: I'm from India:
Review: I remember having read this book in high school. I immediately fell in love with Hardy. (I was also fond of Hardy Boys at that time, so in my opinion the name Hardy acquired a special significance.) Unfortunately, though, I never liked another book by him quite so much. I've read Tess of the d'Urbvilles, Under the Greenwood Tree, Far from the Madding Crowd(which was perhaps his second best novel, as others here have affirmed), and perhaps a few others. It is strange, or perhaps significant that I remember the exact circumstance when I was reading this book. It must have been about ten in the night. I had cleared my study desk, and unlike my common practice of lying on my stomach on my bed to enjoy a book into the night, I sat down on the straight-backed chair at the desk to read it. Very soon, I was overwhelmed by the narrative of Mr. Hardy. My father came in to see what I was up to, saw the tears streaming down my face as I turned the pages of my book, and quietly went away. I have never before owned any story books- my parents told me to read out of libraries. But now I am 22, and have started earning some money of my own, and I'm going to start a little collection of my most beloved books, to pass on to my children, perhaps? And this is among my very best.
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