Jude the Obscure

by Thomas Hardy
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "Fiction - General"
Pages:414
Year of Publication:1896
Date Read:11/15/1993
Notes:Jude the Obscure created storms of scandal and protest for the author upon its publication. Hardy, disgusted and disappointed, devoted the remainder of his life to poetry and never wrote another novel. Today, the material is far less shocking. Jude Fawley, a poor stone carver with aspirations toward an academic career, is thwarted at every turn and is finally forced to give up his dreams of a university education. He is tricked into an unwise marriage, and when his wife deserts him, he begins a relationship with a free-spirited cousin. With this begins the descent into bleak tragedy as the couple alternately defy and succumb to the pressures of a deeply disapproving society.
My Rating: 4

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Whenever you get the urge to be really depressed read this book.
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