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gdl96
04-23-2003, 09:05 PM
I hate this book, and I have only read the first 125 pages of it. Anyone else ever read this terrible piece of "literature" by Thomas Hardy?
BeardofPants
04-23-2003, 09:20 PM
Gah, don't be so judgemental, it might cause cancer. And no I haven't: I found it far too depressing, and stopped reading it about 2/3 of the way through. One day, I'll get around to finishing it... one day.
gdl96
04-23-2003, 10:39 PM
in the end, she kills alec and is hung for murder
sun-star
04-24-2003, 09:56 AM
It's not that bad - it's a well-written piece of literature. It just has a laughably pessimistic view of the world, like most of Thomas Hardy.
Huan
04-24-2003, 12:58 PM
It's one of my favorite books.
Shadowfax
04-25-2003, 12:55 AM
Thomas Hardy is always so depressing!:(
Hasty Ent
04-25-2003, 11:23 AM
Originally posted by Shadowfax
Thomas Hardy is always so depressing!:(


True, but what beautiful writing! I've read The Return of the Native half a dozen times, -- the first 30 pages are sheer poetry, imho. Jude the Obscure is one of my favorite books ever, although if you're at all borderline suicidal, you should definitely steer clear of it.;)