The Mayor of Casterbridge (Abridged) Audiobook

" My favorite Thomas Hardy novel. "

" HATE! HATE! If the author doesn't even care what happens to his characters, how are we supposed to? The plot is obscenely contrived and moralistic. The verbiage is absurdly disinterested; at one point, I believe a character fleeing for her life is actually described as "earnestly" climbing a haystack as she tries to escape a mad bull. EARNESTLY? In high school, we had to read this and write an essay arguing whether the book was a tragedy or a comedy. I wrote that the tragedy was that in the fact that the book had ever been written. I still stand by that. "

" Thomas Hardy is one of my favorite authors. I just love his style and he tells a story so well. "

" Excellent. Thought provoking. A book I've finished 3 years ago, and to this day, think about. "

" amazing book, captivating and beautifully written, "

" Read this at school...re-read it often...love the portrait of country life and the wonderful rich characters. "

" A nice and straightforward read. A good place to start if you want to get into classics. "

" Could there be a better lesson in karma? No, I don't think so. "

" My favourite book ever! Unusually explosive from the start which is unusual for Hardy and a thoroughly emotive read from start to finish. "

" Loved it when i read it in high school. "

" Not my favorite Hardy. I don't really remember much about this one; "Tess" or "Jude" are much better choices. "

" This is no Tess of the D'Urbervilles. I just think it was a little too long and lost some stamina two-thirds of the way through. But at least now I've read two of Hardy's books. Yay! "

" Absolutely tragic. Pride! What an unnecessary vice! "

" i love Thomas hardy style in writing and the mayor of casterbridge is a book about the rise and fall of someone .. but i actually prefer his "Far from the madding crowds " which is one of my favorite books "

" Can you tell I like Thomas Hardy? :) "

" I liked this novel at first. It was the only one in my British Novel course that I actually wanted to read. However, as it progressed, it got worse and more boring and for some reason, I actually got less attached to the characters. I'm glad I read it but let's just say I won't read it again. "

" I thought this was a good read. It pulled me, wondering how the story would twist as I turned the page. "

" Overall a good book. A lot of plot twists, and the ending was only half of what a I expected and somewhat depressing. "

" You would think that he would figure out what not to do after his first major screw-up! Love the way that Hardy writes. "

" Hardy's greatest and one of my favorites from one of my favorite writers. Lonely but never like Jude, I hope. "