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I have read 1/3 of the book and the plot is getting a little interesting even though Hardy's wordy, detailed descriptions are not! ;)
I am begining to wonder if Eustacia and Wildeve are the most self-obssessed characters I have ever come across (only in Literature! ;)). What they call love is surely nothing more than a confirmation of their own vanity and/or of their power on others?
I gotta admit I quite enjoyed chapter 2... I'm curious about the title... I'm waiting for a Native to return, so far no one of that description seem to have appeared...
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Originally Posted by Jay
Yeah, I'm picturing a caveman type guy with a bone in his nose. When does he return??
I was more picturing someone ... less :p native, they're talking about the Norse gods at the bonfire, was kind of hoping someone more exciting than a caveman... why not turn it into a fantasy and have a Viking in the 19th century? :p
I guess that kinda makes more sense.....
:p YES! :D
HA! this could turn into a totally different book....
What do you mean? You wanna say it is NOT a sci-fi novel with a few fantasy features? :eek:
No, it is about a Native American coming back home after playing baseball for a major league club. Keep reading! :p
It is? And why does your siggy sound familiar... have I read that in a book recently? :D
*gasps* You read??? 'Get outta here!' ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
Still toiling away...
What are 'heath-croppers'? Till I read the above, I thought they were people working in the heath...Quote:
They were surrounded by dusky forms between four and five feet high, standing a few paces beyond the rays of the lantern. A moment's inspection revealed that the encircling figures were heath-croppers, their heads being all towards the players, at whom they gazed intently.
Thought the scene where Eustacia gets pricked in the Church very funny; reminded me of The Crucible.
Yes, I do read, it happens... once in a while ;)
(reporting I've finished Book One)
Talking about heath... I still need to find out what that actually means :D
Heath..........Aren't those candy bars?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay
Do you crop candy bars?:D
Sure, don't they grow in fields?? Wouldn't that be beautiful: Starbursts as far as the eye could see.......