According to Earnest Baker, it embodies "a great and simple tragedy complicated with hackneyed and unnecessary corroboration". The novel is a tragedy of the most moving type. With Fate and Chance playing their sadistic game, the end of such a life can hardly be expected to be joyful. "in his own judgment to add events to the narrative somewhat freely", The Mayor of Casterbridge remains a magnificent book, a highly finished work of novelistic art.Īs its full title, The Life and Death of the Mayor of Casterbridge: A Story of a Man of Character, indicates, the novel is concerned with the depiction of the ups and downs, rise and fall, joys and sorrows, and triumph and defeat in the struggle some life of its central character, Michael Henchard, in which happiness appears as a rare oasis in the vast and dreary desert of sorrow and misfortune. Despite certain weaknesses that have crept into it because of its being initially published as a weekly serial, which caused Hardy, as he himself tells us. Walter Allen regards this novel as Hardy's "simplest and most successful tragic novel". Lionel Johnson admits that he knows "few histories more poignant than this none which more perfectly fulfil the great demands of Aristotle upon the composers of the dramatic plot and the conceivers of dramatic character".
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I found this book to be rather intense - I was on definitely on the edge of my seat for the last half of the book! Having said that, it was my own fault for thinking that way because the book description on the back cover definitely captured the feel of the book. I think the cover might have led me to believe that this book was a little less serious than it was because I thought it was kind of cute with the ransom letters and the pink and green trim. I admit that I was a little surprised when I sat down to read WHEREVER NINA LIES by Lynn Weingarten because I was expecting something different based on the front cover. Murder, mystery, and romance all wrap into a road trip. Sean proposes a road trip to find Nina, and Ellie jumps at the chance in spite of having met him only days before. So it is a relief that Sean enters Ellie's life just as she discovers a drawing done by Nina with a phone number embedded in the design. Even her best friend, Amanda, is losing patience. Every time the 16-year-old manages to get it together, a new but ultimately worthless clue emerges, returning her to despair. Summary: Ellie's attempts to live a normal life since the disappearance of her beloved older sister, Nina, have been futile. The pictures are as full of peace and solace-and humor-as the text: The title page has the panda dancing in a pair of oversize shorts the cake Addy brings for tea has a stalk of bamboo in it for Stillwater Karl and the panda bow to each other at the end of their day. Karl comes to visit carrying too much stuff for Stillwater’s wading pool, and hears just the right story for him. (The robber, in the black-and-white illustrations that mark the three stories, is a raccoon.) When Michael comes to visit, he climbs a tree to sit with Stillwater, who tells the story of the farmer’s luck. (“He spoke with a slight panda accent.”) His name is Stillwater, and he tells Addy the tale of his Uncle Ry, who gave the robber who could find nothing to steal in his house his own tattered robe. Michael, Karl and Addy discover a giant panda in their backyard. Limpidly beautiful watercolors and a wry, puckish gentleness mark these three Zen stories, one for each of three children. They both are based on the same idea of teenagers forced to participate in a deadly game where only one person wins and lives. I have to admit, similarities between these two books are undeniable. I came across this book after reading “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins which was claimed to be a “Battle Royale” rip-off. He is currently working on a second novel. It went on to become a bestseller when finally released in 1999 and, a year later, was made into a manga and a feature film. It was rejected in the final round of the literary competition for which it was intended, owing to its controversial content. The novel Battle Royale was completed after Takami left the news company. From 1991 to 1996, he worked for the news company Shikoku Shimbun, reporting on various fields including politics, police reports, and economics. After graduating from Osaka University with a degree in literature, he dropped out of Nihon University's liberal arts correspondence course program. Takami was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture near Osaka and grew up in the Kagawa Prefecture of Shikoku. Koushun Takami (高見 広春 Takami Kōshun) is the author of the novel Battle Royale, originally published in Japanese, and later translated into English by Yuji Oniki and published by Viz Media and, later, in an expanded edition by Haika Soru, a division of Viz Media. |