Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

Jude the Obscure

Thomas Hardy with Jenny Sterlin (Narrator)

310 pages first pub 1895 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Powerful and controversial from its 1895 publication to the present, Jude the Obscure scandalized Victorian critics, who condemned it as decadent, indecent, and degenerate. Between its frank portrayals of sexuality and its indictments of marriage,...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 4,362 reviews

Moods

sad: 85%

dark: 73%

emotional: 63%

reflective: 56%

challenging: 39%

tense: 16%

mysterious: 4%

adventurous: 2%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%


Pace

3% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
27% of readers chose A mix
70% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

51% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
46% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

7% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
82% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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