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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
I knew Thomas Hardy was hard but this is brutal. For a book that is advocating free love, this mother is cold as ice. The jabs at Oxford are also heartbreaking, if not quite as devastating as the love and marriage stuff. Some working class widows lighten it up with some laughs, though.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
This book is very well written, but I hated the characters. Not the way they were developed, the people themselves. In some ways this gets a higher rating than I would normally give for enjoyment, simply because it is such a good book. Still, reading it has left me slightly ill at ease. It is very interesting to know some of the background and is fascinating to think of how shocking it was considered at the time. In some ways, there are aspects which still would be, especially in the South, where I was raised. Overall, I am very glad I was introduced to and read it.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I couldn't give it four stars because the ending crushed me. My heart dropped and I had tears in my eyes as what happened was such a shock. I loved the writing but the storyline was tragic. I found Sue to be an annoying character and I think Jude deserved better than her.
I’ve been finding recently that I have absolutely no time or interest for books written by men in the 19-20th century. I find their voices entirely irrelevant to the current climate, or else their lasting relevancy isn’t something I’d care to examine; that is, misogyny never dies.
dark
sad