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This book was NOT well accepted- it had too much of a bluntness about the facts of the matter. Additionally, the subtitle to the book, "A Pure Woman", was met with strong objection as at the time the concept of an unmarried woman without her virginity intact being at all pure was foreign.

The attitudes presented in the novel about her role in her victimization/the societal consequences portrayed are accurate. They are also the very reason why it was criticized- after all, it criticized the very mores on which the society was structured!

It's a testament to how far we've come that the reality here has been questioned, in light of the governing mores of the society that Hardy lived in at the time of this novel's writing.]]> Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Paperback) by Thomas Hardy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28664154 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255746904s/32261.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:36:05 -0700 Moody Food (Hardcover) by Ray Robertson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4661645 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182029515s/1225093.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:24 -0700 This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.]]> The Stand (Hardcover) by Stephen King]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4626912 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21AW6piNy7L._SL75_.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:02:23 -0700 Harry Potter Boxset Books 1-7 (Hardcover) by J.K. Rowling]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4610636 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571452s/862041.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:13:27 -0700 The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback) by Franz Kafka]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4626040 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175148323s/485894.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:55:43 -0800 Mythology 101 (Questar Fantasy) by Jody Lynn Nye]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5291731 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51kHYrAkRyL._SL75_.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:20:46 -0700 Akenaten: Dweller In Truth (Paperback) by Nabguib Mahfouz]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5291596 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:18:31 -0700 A Place I've Never Been (Contemporary American Fiction) by David Leavitt]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5291431 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172712816s/210102.jpg 221394 Savannah Nicole http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260852268p2/221394.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/221394-savannah-nicole Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:14:42 -0700