989 reviews for:

Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

3.7 AVERAGE

dark tense slow-paced
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lexiemoon321's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 40%

Just lost interest with it after being away from the story for so long.
emotional reflective 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
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wordwitch73's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 21%

Not feeling it right now, maybe another time.
emotional sad 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
adventurous fast-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

I have read several reviews on this book. Most people didn't like it. I can't say that I loved this book, but I did like it in some ways. It was indeed tragic. Hardy blamed Religion and Society's attitude for the problems of the average person in England.
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging 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

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dark reflective 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

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