A review by susanna22
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Although episodic, so something happened in each chapter, the pacing felt very slow. It made it a book that I had to return to rather than reading regularly. Had the benefit of making the years that the main elements of the plot take place feel approximately long. In addition to Henchard, I'd say Elizabeth-Jane was the character I was most interested in.