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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “You may want to get a prescription for some Prozac before reading this. Jude Fawley desperately wants to go to university, but is sidetracked by the voluptuous Arabella. Things get even more twisted when Jude meets his intelligent, unpredictable and unconventional cousin, Sue...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“So far so good. A tragedy turning into a steamy romance which, i think, will probably wind up a tragedy again.”
matt a wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Love this book. Very dark though.”
Valerie P wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This is one of my all time favorite pieces of literature. It just makes such a profound statement about the sway religion can have over culture and lifestyle and the impact of poverty. Such an amazing piece. ”
Rewind Bookshelf wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“My first ever Hardy. He was quite a forward thinking author and well ahead of his time like so many of the nineteenth century writers. It is a profound book about love and friendship and marriage, and about hopes and dreams. The prose is exquisite!”
Lillian D wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Some very sad parts. I would read this again one day and recommend it.”
daedodawn wrote this review Tuesday, November 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The is not an easy read, however, it is an amazing story. This book pits religion against the law of love and states the two are not the same. ”
Nancy Jane S wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hardy is a great writer, but poor Jude's plight made me so peevish with each page I read that I really couldn't get into this work.”
Kate L wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“What a tragic life for Jude. Getting married to the wrong woman and then later on finding his one true love that he could not have. You would think that divorcing the first wife in order to marry your soul mate would be easy, but these are times when divorce was rare and seen down upon. Sue and Jude do their best to try to make their love work but terrible things happen to them. This is my second Thomas Hardy book and it did not disappoint.
Vonnie wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Hardy attacks the institution of marriage in this novel and it is also a love story between Jude and Sue. It's not all that clear-cut though and both Jude and Sue are not entirely likeable and quite weak. Also about Jude's thwarted efforts to get an education (being working class), but he doesn't seem to make a huge effort. So, overall a bit lukewarm.”
Nicole G wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Reading this story was maddening! Hardy, through this novel, was obviously getting across the point that the "'Til death do us part" social expectation of marriage is a source of major human misery (a thought not unique to Hardy, or anyone else who has ever been married). However, his main characters contiunally angered me with their stupidity! This one was almost as frustrating to read as
phil m wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Tess of the Rubberheads! ”
