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A review by emeraldgarnet
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
3.0
Hardy gives a good balance of action, speech and description.
Especially towards the end of the novel the plot felt contrived with too many 'helpful' coincidences. These coincidences unfortunately took away some of the impact of the novel's infamous ending for me.
The novel is mostly free from discriminatory language (with 'gispy's crock' in chapter 16 being a notable exception) but it still accurately reflects the prejudices of the time.
Nonetheless, Tess of the d'Urbervilles stands up well against time and shows a world now long gone that was already disappearing when Hardy wrote the novel.
Especially towards the end of the novel the plot felt contrived with too many 'helpful' coincidences. These coincidences unfortunately took away some of the impact of the novel's infamous ending for me.
The novel is mostly free from discriminatory language (with 'gispy's crock' in chapter 16 being a notable exception) but it still accurately reflects the prejudices of the time.
Nonetheless, Tess of the d'Urbervilles stands up well against time and shows a world now long gone that was already disappearing when Hardy wrote the novel.