A review by lucy_lilactree
Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

challenging emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I’ll keep it short - this book is comforting yet miserable, a gorgeous description of an injustice not enforced by law but by the heart. Worth reading for its Wessex setting - a bucolic dream more diverse and dangerous than meets the eye - as well as for the reward of its contemplative characters. Let them surprise you.
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