by Thomas Hardy4 Stars
Classic, Historical Fiction
Setting: UK
592 pages
Published 1884
Ellie's Review
While I really enjoyed Jane Austen's books where the girl always ends up happily ever after with her love, Hardy's view of what girls go through was fascinating. Sometimes life sucks. I contemplated giving this book five stars, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and was sad that it ended. This gave me a lot to think about.
Book Summary
Thomas Hardy's penetrating look at the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society attracted strong barbs (and numerous readers) when first published. Today it is revered for its subtle character portraits and resonant symbolism.
The original title was Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented.
There were very few books that we had to read in highschool that I enjoyed and this was one of them. I think I did one of my final English papers on this book. The other books I remember liking from highschool English were The Grapes of Wrath and Wuthering Heights.
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