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Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy

Start date: March 21, 2011

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Jun 27, 2010 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is the last novel written by Thomas Hardy. In this book, the author describes the life of Jude Fawley, a working-class men who dreams of becoming a scholar.

The central themes of the plot are the unhappy marriages, the Christianity values and the social unrest.

Since I have read the main novels written by Thomas Hardy, it is hard to tell each one is my favorite. But I certainly will add Jude the Obscure in my main list of favorite books.

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Mar 12, 2013 Stil de scriitor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Pentru cei care nu ştiu, Thomas Hardy este scriitorul meu preferat dintre clasicii literaturii engleze. I-am citit aproape toate romanele (mai exact, şapte). Îmi place cum scrie, pune suflet şi realizează nişte poveşti de viaţă foarte frumoase. Aşa că trebuia în cele din urmă să ajung şi la acest roman, extrem de controversat atunci când a apărut, mai târziu fiind şi interzis. Roman tragic, cam astfel s-ar descrie acest roman. Însă este o poveste deosebită care nu trebuie în niciun caz ignorată. ...more

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Oct 21, 2007 Gail rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I actually liked this book quite a bit. The title is a perfect description of the main character, a disappointed intellectual bound to Hardy's Wessex landscape and the drudgery of his day job, which is stonework. A sad, sad book, but well worth the read. Much better than the fatuous "Far from the Madding Crowd", which I thought stupid in the extreme, and not as crushingly downbeat as "Tess of the Durbervilles." Hardy is a difficult author at best, although his poetry is much more readable, I thi ...more

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