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| Martin Place |
A book I have been reading
I finished Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy last night. I read Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd for final year school English. I remember thinking it moved along very slowly and disliked it for that. I've obviously changed, I enjoyed the slow pace of this novel though I was sad with the ending. Interestingly it has something significant to say in the #MeToo era so this one won't be banned.
I'm glad the council has continued to put out the flower boxes. I last read Tess 10 or so years ago before the #metoo movement. Thomas Hardy certainly was ahead of his time.
ReplyDeleteI like the flower boxes but always wonder why they are not quite a beautiful as the flower baskets in Britain and Europe. I guess it is our climate.
DeleteThe flower boxes add charm to a modern area that would be quite sterile without them.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Martin Place often feels quite souless to me.
DeleteIt seems almost anything green and growing makes a city more welcoming. I tolerate a slower pace in a book but find my eyes slamming shut at times even with an exciting book these days.
ReplyDeleteI have that problem when watching TV.
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