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What are readers saying about Tess of the d'Urbervilles (Penguin Classics)?
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Annie posted a review at 2009-11-26 11:47:26.
(Language: English)
 
Beautifully written book, one of my top 5 of all time!
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Brenda posted a review at 2009-11-24 17:33:49.
(Language: English)
Beautiful book...could visualize everything so clearly..some very steamy moments in this book...
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Leone posted a review at 2009-11-19 04:19:13.
(Language: English)
 
What an amazingly tragic heroine! I love the inescapability of it all! I'm usually a 'happy ending' girl but adore the twists and turns, the maybes, the struggles and the impending doom for love of this story.
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Lara posted a review at 2009-11-07 16:47:07.
(Language: English)
great classic.
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Tracy posted a review at 2009-11-01 01:40:04.
(Language: English)
This was not a bad book at all, although it stretched out a little long in parts. Tess is a timeless character, facing plights and problems that parallel what a person might face in today's world. She manages to shoot herself in the foot time and time again, screwing up her love life through the lack of communication men and women have experienced since time immemorial. She's a character that things happen to -- tragedy occurs to her through no direct fault of her own other than wrong place/wrong time or naivete. Her behavior is consistently innocent yet the consequences she experiences are harsh and extreme. In spite of her troubles, she is a character with much inner strength and perseverance and you can't help but feel sorry for the events in her life. I enjoyed this book quite a bit, even though on the surface it appears to be an ancestor to the trashy romance novel...
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A reader posted a review at 2009-10-27 05:00:04.
(Language: English)
There are but three words that sum up 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles' perfectly and it is fitting that they apply to both the novel and its lead character - sad, yet beautiful. Tess' journey from a humble village to the tragic infamy of the finale is slow and tortuous as Hardy explores the frustrations of Victorian morality at the end of the 19th century. And amidst all this intense sadness is the beauty of Hardy's prose as he mirrors Tess' pain with detailed, poetic visions of his beloved Wessex around her. A real joy for this English Lit student to read over and over in detail.
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Stephen posted a review at 2009-10-19 17:09:10.
(Language: English)
Great book! Excellent writer. The descriptions and imagery are so vivid, and the vocabulary so luscious! If you like realistic fiction, and TRAGEDIES then this book will be a good read.
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Heather posted a review at 2009-10-15 18:33:16.
(Language: English)
Depressing as hell, but beautifully written, interesting story.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-10-15 13:15:49.
(Language: English)
Loved the ending...
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Rebecca posted a review at 2009-10-11 23:01:35.
(Language: English)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles suffers from the unfortunate problem of having an extremely interesting plot and an incredibly dull writing style. While Hardy's lengthy descriptions may leave no doubt as to what the scenery looks like, they make for an extremely slow paced novel that will leave most readers bored.
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