991 reviews for:

Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

3.7 AVERAGE

jo_the_bookworm's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

festivefun's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-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

bookswithbethany's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chloeabrielle's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad 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

916's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

paperknotbooks's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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Not jiving with the book’s narrative. Too dry for me.

costi_giurgiu's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abigailortiz11's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

robin_s's review against another edition

2.25

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lovelyliterary's review against another edition

4.0

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I read this for a Victorian Literature course, and I’m so glad we studied it. Hardy’s views, though they may seem tame today, were incredibly controversial in his period, and much of the original text was actually censored.

The institutionalization of marriage is one of Hardy’s biggest critiques in this novel, and he depicted it quite well. The writing overall is easy to read - in the context of class lit - and I wasn’t bored at all. A great introduction to Hardy, or classics in general!