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

4.0

My first impression of this book was that it would be one of those stereotypically over dramatic text that would bore me to death. I was wrong. It is a beautifully written and emotionally charged novel which follows the life of Tess, a poor farm girl who is caught up in her parents plot to make them wealthy. Unfortunately things don’t go to plan and Tess finds herself questioning the justness of the society she lives in. At times it does seem a bit long winded and at points I did find myself struggling through parts of the book. However the plot is full of many twists and turns and Hardy provokes the reader to think about many themes in the book such as the sexism that Tess faced and how this manipulated her decisions in the novel. It is very insightful into the time in which Hardy lives and many readers will find it fascinating.