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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
sad
medium-paced
I just can't with this book! It made me so angry, and if I wanted to hit everyone in Wuthering Heights, I have a strong wish to murder everyone in Tess Of the D'Urbervilles.
First, I just can't understand Tess' mother and father: is money and status really that important they so easily said buy to their teenage daughter, who had no idea what word is like, and send her off in clutches of man they have never met?! Answer is yes, unfortunately. And they didn't get any better.
Second, I felt so bad for Tess in the beginning, she was young and naive, and Alec was a real douche and jerk. But she didn't learn almost anything from her experience! She left, again, in order to pay back to her family 'for troubles she caused them', blamed herself for everything and anything, thought she deserved whatever punishment Angel thought of for her 'betrayal', had no self-respect and no sense of self-preservation... I mean, give that girl a break. But still, I couldn't understand some of her actions and thoughts.
Third, Angel, that hypocritical bastard! He should've died in Brasil, honestly. I don't even wanna waste space on him. He doesn't deserve it. He's as bad as Alec.
I really, really can't understand Victorian society in some ways, I can't get into their state of mind because I don't get how people can be so uptight, judgemental, sexist... but wait, it still happens! Society still blames and judge victims, it is never the abuser's fault... So, after two centuries, this topic is still relevant and the problem hasn't been solved.
First, I just can't understand Tess' mother and father: is money and status really that important they so easily said buy to their teenage daughter, who had no idea what word is like, and send her off in clutches of man they have never met?! Answer is yes, unfortunately. And they didn't get any better.
Second, I felt so bad for Tess in the beginning, she was young and naive, and Alec was a real douche and jerk. But she didn't learn almost anything from her experience! She left, again, in order to pay back to her family 'for troubles she caused them', blamed herself for everything and anything, thought she deserved whatever punishment Angel thought of for her 'betrayal', had no self-respect and no sense of self-preservation... I mean, give that girl a break. But still, I couldn't understand some of her actions and thoughts.
Third, Angel, that hypocritical bastard! He should've died in Brasil, honestly. I don't even wanna waste space on him. He doesn't deserve it. He's as bad as Alec.
I really, really can't understand Victorian society in some ways, I can't get into their state of mind because I don't get how people can be so uptight, judgemental, sexist... but wait, it still happens! Society still blames and judge victims, it is never the abuser's fault... So, after two centuries, this topic is still relevant and the problem hasn't been solved.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you're ever feeling too happy, or find yourself believing in the goodness of social mores, read this book.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Tess und Angel sind einfach so dumm, ich hab mich am Ende totgelacht!
Tess ist aber auch 'ne heulende Kuh, die ist soo nervig
Tess ist aber auch 'ne heulende Kuh, die ist soo nervig
Just a temporary DNF. It's just a difficult one to get through with the subject matter and while I think Hardy has a beautiful writing style, mentally I am not in the right headspace for this one right now.
Meh. Ugh. Just no. Maybe I wasn’t designed to love Hardy. Maybe I picked the wrong Hardy book. Maybe I just hate Tess. This was a struggle. I’m glad it’s over. I don’t feel enlightened or better off for meeting Tess. I feel like I wasted 2 days.