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Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

22 reviews

coffeecass's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

ageckocalledachilles's review against another edition

It's depressing. Like really depressing.  Well written tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape

nicnevin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I despised 99% of the characters but it was a good read. Tess deserved better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

rebeccaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

It was such a struggle reading this due to my reading level, but it’s so powerful and so heart breaking as a young woman to return to and reread after studying it in school. Its rare I like books written by men about women and I know Thomas Hardy is a grey area, but Tess is one of my favourite labours of love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

atalea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

katesmithfilm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Beautifully written, but Alec D’Urberville’s character made me so uncomfortable and disgusted that I cannot rate this any higher. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

emanuele_ricci's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

capucapulet's review against another edition

dark emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

solitract13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

ishrita's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Devastating portrait. While the book is a classic the lens of the author is refreshingly modern, he writes as an advocate for the protagonist as she is wronged by her own family, love and society. Wonderfully written female characters for the time its set in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment