Reviews for Far from the Madding Crowd, Volume II

The average rating for Far from the Madding Crowd, Volume II based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-14 00:00:00 Thor Helge Holm 'Til Death Do Us Part Received 4 out of 5 stars Review: I was intrigued from the moment that I started reading the book. At first in reading the book, I did not know what to expect. My hope was to gain knowledge about relationships and also the New Jersey area. In being a native of another state, I immediately thought "This would be a great opportunity to finding out new and exciting places in New Jersey, seeing the setting was in New Jersey. Not only did the author provide me with places to possibly go in New Jersey, hopefully not fictitious places, but delivered a great writing style. Hey words flowed together to the point that I wanted to read the book when I woke up each morning, at lunch time, during down time, and when I went to sleep at night. The material in the book was very realistic and had the possibility of being true. During some of the points in the book I asked myself how the main character could have such a breakdown in communication with her husband of four years that it could possibly jeopardize their marriage. After thinking about this, I then started to think about reality. So many things similar to what was displayed in the book happen in every day life. People are married for years and then something small or insignificant occurs, causing a change in feelings and the way things occur. I believe what the author was trying to display in this book is that communication is the key to friendships, work relationships, and even marriages. Without communication there is a breakdown of various structures that have the ability to be great, but become mediocre without it.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-06-30 00:00:00 Timothy Karas This book kept popping up when I was searching my library's catalog for a book with a similar title. After looking up Richard Dadd I decided I had a vague interest in his work. So in an effort to keep variety in my reading, I picked up the book. Dadd was far and away the best part of the book, and the author did an excellent job with the sections on his life. The other, modern characters were done well, and McGregor's writing is good, but I didn't really care about their love story. But what remains memorable are the parts about Dadd and his work.