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![Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy - [Wordsworth Classics] - by Thomas Hardy](https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/36m8ko1s3warzdwnm3ge3deckuc9)
3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Me llevo impresiones mixtas con esta novela. Por no señalar lo evidente (Hardy escribe maravillosamente, la obra es un clásico...), diré que es una historia que conmueve pero a la que le falta grandeza, quizás demasiado culebrón para mi gusto.
What an emotional roller coaster!!! Poor Tess just could not catch a break all because she was constantly forced to deal with the repercussions of other people's actions. I guess the ending was satisfying (for me), because she finally took matters into her own hands and was in no way afraid of those consequences.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book felt like a 3*, then a DNF and in the end it left me with a 4* feeling.
I hated what Tess was going through and how society viewed her.
And i have to be honest... the religious parts (the whole book is religious) almost made me DNF. It's maddening that religion controlled everything.As I understand it, she was basically raped (she definitely didn't consent) and got pregnant at 17. The child died because "he couldn't be baptized given that she wasn't married" and then she shouldn't be able to get married because she's not "pure"? She's not worthy of love?
So yea... I hated it. But that's the point isn't it? It makes a person think and that's why I'm giving it 4*
I can't stop thinking about the story.
I hated what Tess was going through and how society viewed her.
And i have to be honest... the religious parts (the whole book is religious) almost made me DNF. It's maddening that religion controlled everything.
So yea... I hated it. But that's the point isn't it? It makes a person think and that's why I'm giving it 4*
I can't stop thinking about the story.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Note to self - I found this book to be far more interesting than I thought it was going to be, for some reason, and I love Tess and her agency. Alec is the bro-est of bros and Angel is a good example of double standards set by the 'good guys' and for that I thoroughly enjoyed it, finding it rather modern amidst the idyllic settings of 19th century England.
And then that ending legitimately threw me off. I don't know what to think of it. It didn't work for me tonally and thematically but I need to think about this more and figure out how I feel about that.
And both these guys need to get their heads out of their arses, honestly.
And then that ending legitimately threw me off. I don't know what to think of it. It didn't work for me tonally and thematically but I need to think about this more and figure out how I feel about that.
And both these guys need to get their heads out of their arses, honestly.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the most tragic novels I’ e ever read… Pure classic
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes