

Shortly thereafter, the two experience reversals of fortune. Bathsheba likes Gabriel, but it’s all rather sudden and she rejects the proposal. The plot is this: Bathsheba Everdeen gets a rather sudden proposal from a shepherd, Gabriel Oak.

I’m going to describe the whole plot, because it is full of crazy sauce, and y’all know we love that shit over here at the Bitchery. This review contains spoilers for the book and obviously spoilers for the movie as well, so read on at your own risk. I’ve seen an early screening of the movie and RHG and I will have a joint review out later today. Genre: Classic, Literary Fiction, Romanceįar From the Madding Crowd is a Victorian novel about a strong-willed woman with three suitors, none of which she actually has to marry, because she has her own farm and is doing just fine, thank you very much.
