aliteralfield 's review for:

Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

2.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Focusing on three main characters: Jude, Sue and Arabella. Jude initially marries Arabella but they soon split and Jude falls in love with Sue (his cousin). The continuous failings of Jude prospects to become something in life is underwhelming. 
I can understand why this book was so controversial with religion and marriage being at the heart of the novel. Basicallly Jude isn’t a good person and neither is anyone else in the novel. It started hopefully but the last third was horrendous!! Especially

when all the children committed suicide!!

just wasn’t a fan