A review by retharogo25
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

5.0

Absolutely one of my all-time favorites. I first read it for English class in high school in 1994 and now read it every two or three years or so. I'm not sure what so captivates me- perhaps the utter hopelessness of Jude's life and the fact that he is not a bad person. He isn't being punished for anything, not really, in my opinion. To me it illustrates the unfairness of life, the lack of any purpose behind it. I guess, in that way, it reflects my own worldview. We give our lives meaning, not the world, or god, or other people.