Hmmm...a reading group is voluntarily reading "Far From the Madding Crowd"? I've never read it, although I looked at it a few times and it failed to bring about any level of excitement. Isn't it a really long book? So let me know how it goes.
I'm on a mission to read all the "dystopia" books, so that's why I picked up "Handmaid." It's interesting to read it in the context of other famous dystopia books (1984, Brave New World) because of how language is treated, both by the writers and by the characters. Mostly, I'm floored by how these books are still relevant today. Very much required reading.
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