Tessa d'Urberville: Historia kobiety czystej by Róża Czekańska-Heymanowa, Thomas Hardy

3.68 AVERAGE

drfuriosa's review against another edition

2.0
Thomas Hardy is some kind of demented genius. He depicts the hypocrisy of gender stereotypes in Victorian society so vividly that you feel the acutest dread and misery as you read. It's about as pleasant as an annual pap smear. Or a root canal. I do not ever feel the need to read this book again. Tess is a pathetic, sweet, naive little flower, and the men are horrible. This was a miserable reading experience, and it does.not.let.up.

samantha35's review against another edition

4.5
emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

ecturbeville's review against another edition

4.0
3.5 stars. When I began reading, I was hindered a bit by the language, but as I read further, I got more accustomed to it and even enjoyed it (let’s please bring the word “flummery” back in our daily speech). The main characters in this book are all aggravating in their own ways, but they reflected different views and morals of their society, and the book is an interesting commentary on morality and gender inequality in late 19th century England. It seems especially progressive when considering that it was written by a man. All in all, I liked this book more than I expected, but I hope that the bad luck of the D’Urbervilles does not extend to those of us living today...
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pocketclaus's review against another edition

2.75
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

charleyravioli's review against another edition

1.25
challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

hourofbeckaning's review against another edition

5.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Forgot how much I hate this book. Need to punch a man in the face to make me feel better

jingotron's review against another edition

2.0
I just found Tess rather pathetic.

sassleen's review against another edition

5.0
Solid advice from Hardy: angels are assholes and don't trust strange men who may or may not be your family members.

Quite wonderful, but much too long.

ninatytyeanna's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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steph_totheleft's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes