984 reviews for:

Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

3.7 AVERAGE

historybooksandtea's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad 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

luigiafalce's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dl_0915's review against another edition

5.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

z1za's review against another edition

4.25

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kendylldrilling's review against another edition

3.75

reflective sad medium-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

jarky96's review against another edition

3.0

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If you want to read this book, do yourself a favor and have Michael Ian Black read it to you on his podcast "Obscure."

victorianabigail's review against another edition

3.0

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Well-written, of course, but not my favorite Hardy. Extremely weird--especially the characters of Sue and Father Time--and didn't much affect me emotionally.

madampince85's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad 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

elisewatsonn's review against another edition

2.75

sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aubreyfs's review against another edition

2.0

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One of the greatest tragedies of my existence - one that takes place inside of my head - is an event that occurs in this book.

Despite the excellent insight, religious and social ideas, allusions to Browning, Shelly, the Classics and the Bible, I cannot get over the morbidity of this book and I'm afraid it will never leave my mind. I do not recommend this book to any sensitive people.

Hardy is quite the amazing writer though.