Tess of the d'Urbervilles
by Thomas Hardy
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecomplex relationshipsocial commentary
Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a heavy novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
An intimate portrait of a woman, one of literature's most admirable and tragic heroines...Tess Durbeyfield knows what it is to work hard and expect little. But her life is about to veer from the path trod by her mother and grandmother.
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- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Published
- 1891
- Pages
- 457
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