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A review by abc94
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
4.0
If you are willing to read what is probably the most disturbing chapter in Victorian literature, give it a try. The characters are a bit frustrating (or a lot, in Sue's case) and the story is depressing enough to make Tess of the d'Urbervilles look like a romcom, but I think this is the best novel by Thomas Hardy I have read so far.
And because writing this review has reminded me of that one horrible chapter that has made me decide not to watch any movie adaptation of Jude, I'll end with one the funny lines that Hardy throws into the novel every once in a while, probably to cheer up his readers (and himself):
"The landlord (...) had doubted if they were married at all, especially as he had seen Arabella kiss Jude one evening when she had taken a little cordial; and he was about to give them notice to quit, till by chance overhearing her haranguing Jude in rattling terms, and ultimately flinging a shoe at his head, he recognized the note of genuine wedlock"
And because writing this review has reminded me of that one horrible chapter that has made me decide not to watch any movie adaptation of Jude, I'll end with one the funny lines that Hardy throws into the novel every once in a while, probably to cheer up his readers (and himself):
"The landlord (...) had doubted if they were married at all, especially as he had seen Arabella kiss Jude one evening when she had taken a little cordial; and he was about to give them notice to quit, till by chance overhearing her haranguing Jude in rattling terms, and ultimately flinging a shoe at his head, he recognized the note of genuine wedlock"