A review by rob_from_amersfoort
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

4.0

Poetically described landscapes full of symbolism. Images of rural life at the end of the 19th century. Deeply philosophical and spiritual, about moralism, sometimes difficult to fathom. The increasingly tragic dramatic life of the main character, full of misery and suffering, is sometimes difficult to digest. I've seldom read such a depressing book. Intense. I was worried about how it would end but the ending is well done by the author.