The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeEmotional and weighty: a realistic novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The native of the title is Clym Yeobright, who returns to the area from the bright society of Paris and, as any reader of Hardy knows, all is not smooth. He is quickly taken by and marries the one woman he should not--Eustacia Vye. The suffering that follows is mitigated somewhat by the ending.
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- Author
- Thomas Hardy
- Published
- 1878
- Pages
- 470
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- Open Library
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