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thelitlounge 's review for:
Jude the Obscure
by Thomas Hardy
Writing: 4.3
Story: 3.5
Overall: 3.91
This was a good and enjoyable read. Tragic story, Jude is one of the most unfortunate lover I can think of in literature. A lot of it is due to his naturally amiability and compassion, which allowed him to succumb to the whims of others. That coupled with the horrid women he was with and his bad luck that threw him into unfavorable circumstances made for a life absent of any true fulfillment and only very brief periods of joy.
Here I thought Jay Gatsby had unlucky/bad taste in women, but Jude has him beat by a mile. Is it because they both have names that start with J?? Who knows.
Moral of the story, being a hopeless romantic in the 1800's can reaaaallly suck.
Story: 3.5
Overall: 3.91
This was a good and enjoyable read. Tragic story, Jude is one of the most unfortunate lover I can think of in literature. A lot of it is due to his naturally amiability and compassion, which allowed him to succumb to the whims of others. That coupled with the horrid women he was with and his bad luck that threw him into unfavorable circumstances made for a life absent of any true fulfillment and only very brief periods of joy.
Here I thought Jay Gatsby had unlucky/bad taste in women, but Jude has him beat by a mile. Is it because they both have names that start with J?? Who knows.
Moral of the story, being a hopeless romantic in the 1800's can reaaaallly suck.