A review by jo_doth_read
The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

4.0

Sparknotes saved me on this one. I was so confused in the first few chapters. Hardy tends to do that with me. Once I got oriented with the story, it went much better. This is my second Hardy read. I enjoyed this MUCH more than Under the Greenwood Tree. I was also able to treat myself to the movie afterwards, which was nice. But, the characters, in the book, were quite different, in my opinion.