H05042 RATING *THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE* 5/23/05 - HARDY FORUM ARCHIVES ____________________________________________________________________________
From: soocil@yahoo.com
Subject: About The Mayor of casterbridge
Date: May 23, 2005 5:21:44 AM PDT
Where would you put the book The Mayor of Casterbridge in your rating?
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From: gavinailes@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: About The Mayor of casterbridge
Date: May 23, 2005 6:03:28 AM PDT
Probably joint 3rd with 'Return of the Native' behind Jude and Tess
Gavin
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From: jacky@wilkibob.me.uk
Subject: RE: About The Mayor of casterbridge
Date: May 23, 2005 6:23:44 AM PDT
I find it difficult to 'rate' 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'. I find Henchard
perhaps the most interesting and fascinating of Hardy's male characters,
even more so than Jude. I must admit, though, I have a great fondness for
this novel, perhaps because, as with Tess, the hand of fate is so apparent
here.
Jacky
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From: r.n.kok@chello.nl
Subject: Re: About The Mayor of casterbridge
Date: May 23, 2005 7:07:13 AM PDT
Well,
I can't decide between Jude, FFTMC and The Mayor of Casterbridge as the first place. All of these are extremely fascinating novels, and as remarked before, the hand of fate is prevails throughout the plot, and one can't help but feel at least a bit of the powerlessness that the main characters must experience.
Robin
The Netherlands
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From: Charles.Anesi@wellsfargo.com
Subject: RE: About The Mayor of casterbridge
Date: May 23, 2005 11:32:44 PM PDT
I like The Mayor of Casterbridge for its brevity and high degree of
functional cohesion.
Chuck Anesi
charles.anesi@wellsfargo.com
office 480-575-3478
cell 612-940-3345
fax 480-575-3519
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