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A review by parsa_jeihoun
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
5.0
I don't even know where to begin with Tess of the D'Urbervilles. I just finished it and my cheek is still wet from my tears. This is my second Thomas Hardy book and it exceeded all my expectations, even surpassing the previous one.
The exploration of themes like morality, hypocrisy, love, lust, gender equality, human nature, guilt, forgiveness, social class, fate, and freewill is truly captivating.
Hardy's critique of religion throughout the novel is thought-provoking.
What's truly remarkable is how a 19th-century male author delves into gender equality and inequality against women with such empathy and understanding. The imagery and language are so beautifully crafted that every sentence pulls you in deeper:
"So passed away Sorrow the Undesired — that intrusive creature, that bastard gift of shameless Nature who respects not the social law; a waif to whom eternal Time had been a matter of days merely, who knew not that such things as years and centuries ever were; to whom the cottage interior was the universe..."
I highly recommend this book to everyone.
The exploration of themes like morality, hypocrisy, love, lust, gender equality, human nature, guilt, forgiveness, social class, fate, and freewill is truly captivating.
Hardy's critique of religion throughout the novel is thought-provoking.
What's truly remarkable is how a 19th-century male author delves into gender equality and inequality against women with such empathy and understanding. The imagery and language are so beautifully crafted that every sentence pulls you in deeper:
"So passed away Sorrow the Undesired — that intrusive creature, that bastard gift of shameless Nature who respects not the social law; a waif to whom eternal Time had been a matter of days merely, who knew not that such things as years and centuries ever were; to whom the cottage interior was the universe..."
I highly recommend this book to everyone.