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

2.0

I would give this 1.5 stars if that were an option. Totally didn't figure out why this book is considered one of the "greats." The writing was lugubrious, and the characters were ninnies, and there wasn't anything particularly profound or positive in the book to make up for it.

To be fair to Thomas Hardy, I do remember liking Tess of D'Urbervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd when I read them in high school. But this one just didn't trip my trigger.