Drew's review
Jude the Obscure (Thrift Edition)
by Thomas Hardy
Drew's review
Jude the Obscure (Thrift Edition) by Thomas Hardy
Drew's review
rating:
bookshelves:
lit
recommended for: men
Jude is every man. He is obscure, in that his choices make no sense, and yet complete sense. He manages to impregnate a local woman he has no aspirations to marry, and yet does. He abandons hope for a rewarding and successful career. Then he carries on with his cousin, mainly because she is a way out of his dull life. All along, we are reminded of what could have been, if only this man could settle for one woman. He meets the best end for a character I've ever read, and one that is more than appropriate. Recommended if you like old British novels that show the underbelly of the romantic times.
