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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
07/05/2022
Funny story i literally almost got raped two days ago so yeah having a book like this to hold it's actually pretty comforting. Forget what i said about not reading it. It's brutal but at the same time you have to go through it, to read it page by page, word by word. Even if it hurts.
Original review:
Nu mai zic nimic. This is definitely my 13th reason.
Dacă ar exista o carte pe care să spun că nu mai vreau să o citesc vreodată, aceea ar fi asta. Nu mai pot, efectiv.
E noua mea favorită, dar n-o recomand. Nu i-aș putea înțelege pe cei cărora nu le palce, deși, într-un fel, îi înțeleg. Conține multă simbolistică dubioasă și Hardy nu descrie direct unele lucruri.
Also
N-am fost mai frustrată de niște cuvinte în întreaga mea existență. Uneori mă întreb cine l-a rănit pe Thomas Hardy și de ce a trebuit să scrie așa ceva. Clar vreau să îi citesc celelalte cărți.
Finalul mi-a amintit puțin de A Tale of Two Cities. Atât de mult m-au tâmpit cărțile astea.
Funny story i literally almost got raped two days ago so yeah having a book like this to hold it's actually pretty comforting. Forget what i said about not reading it. It's brutal but at the same time you have to go through it, to read it page by page, word by word. Even if it hurts.
Original review:
Nu mai zic nimic. This is definitely my 13th reason.
Dacă ar exista o carte pe care să spun că nu mai vreau să o citesc vreodată, aceea ar fi asta. Nu mai pot, efectiv.
E noua mea favorită, dar n-o recomand. Nu i-aș putea înțelege pe cei cărora nu le palce, deși, într-un fel, îi înțeleg. Conține multă simbolistică dubioasă și Hardy nu descrie direct unele lucruri.
Also
N-am fost mai frustrată de niște cuvinte în întreaga mea existență. Uneori mă întreb cine l-a rănit pe Thomas Hardy și de ce a trebuit să scrie așa ceva. Clar vreau să îi citesc celelalte cărți.
Finalul mi-a amintit puțin de A Tale of Two Cities. Atât de mult m-au tâmpit cărțile astea.
The last 30 pages of this book were very moving and pleasing, however despite snippets of the rest of the book being just as good; most of it was a real drag.
Tess of the D'Ubervilles is the (slightly long winded) story of a young girl whom is forced to grow up quicker than most fifteen year olds-even of the time. Her entire life is one of hardship with very little moments of happiness.
While I enjoyed the plot, suspense and foreshadowing (there is no happiness without foreboding in this novel), every time I put the book down I felt drained-instead of excited to continue. That is of course irrelevant as the fact is I simply had to read to the end to find out what became of poor, innocent Tess whom made a lovely female protagonist because she invoked sympathy and admiration within the reader.
Overall however, I have to award Tess of the D'Ubervilles 2.5 stars because when the novel was slow it was a pain to read, which, (similar to the novel) overshadows the good parts greatly.
Tess of the D'Ubervilles is the (slightly long winded) story of a young girl whom is forced to grow up quicker than most fifteen year olds-even of the time. Her entire life is one of hardship with very little moments of happiness.
While I enjoyed the plot, suspense and foreshadowing (there is no happiness without foreboding in this novel), every time I put the book down I felt drained-instead of excited to continue. That is of course irrelevant as the fact is I simply had to read to the end to find out what became of poor, innocent Tess whom made a lovely female protagonist because she invoked sympathy and admiration within the reader.
Overall however, I have to award Tess of the D'Ubervilles 2.5 stars because when the novel was slow it was a pain to read, which, (similar to the novel) overshadows the good parts greatly.
This was really not my style of novel. I found it slow paced and the characters annoying and over-dramatic.
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Tess…why you defending him so much he literally abandoned you…
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This started so strong but became repetitive and dragged towards the end. Such fantastic writing though; I will definitely look into Hardy's work in the future.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
medium-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:
No