Sixth of his works that I've read, all well worthwhile.
Descriptions continue to amaze - agriculture details, market details, local terrain details, personalities in various social sets. This aspect is enjoyable in its own right.
Story line was good but not my favorite of his works. Too many key characters are disposed of via dying (for example).
Michael Henchard the key character - warts and all - he persists despite impulsive outbursts that cause serious mistakes.
No heroic figures in this one - everyone with some issue or the other, Elizabeth-Jane and the Scotsman perhaps less so. But that is a strength of the novel, not a criticism.
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