Tess of the D’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Audiobook

" it was quite good i think. i'm not good at rating out of 5. "

" I have mixed feelings on this book. there are things i extremely dislike about the story. I was determined to finish it at all cost of my sanity trying to find some way to understand where Tess was coming from. When i finished it i appreciated it for what it was, a classic story of abuse, love gone wrong and crappy ass parenting. with that said maybe some day in the future ill give it another whirl "

" This is a great classic that questions the morals and values of Victorian England. Beautiful imagery throughout the novel, and a wonderfully tragic tale. "

" To say that Tess of the D'urbervilles is one of the most chauvinistic books I've ever read would be a complete understatement. This book made me want to tear my hair out and just bitch slap the hell out of everybody. I'd rather poke my eye out with a fork that to read this book ever again... Pardon my french, but this book fucking suck ass "

" Another old story which paints how women have evolved in the world. I saw Trishna and read this as it is the basis for the movie. Sad but interesting account of lost loves. "

" Hard to get into, but worth it once you do. The second half is riveting, though in many ways frustrating and heart-wrenching. Good! "

" I enjoyed this book....lots of tragedy, but hope, as well. "

" Not what I thought, but I liked it. "

" I just finished re-reading this one. Why I would put myself through such misery again, I do not know. Hardy really is a wonderful writer, but seriously, I need some prozac, or a puppy, or something remotely happy to pull me out of the completely depressing book coma I have just put myself in. "

" Liked his ability to convey scenes so that I felt the easiness of the summer at the milk farm and the hardship of the winter at the grain farm. Beyond that, the topic is too depressing and in this day and age hard to sympathize with Tess. "

" I'm just not a fan of Hardy. "

" The story didn't really grip me, to be honest, and at times it just was a slow read. "

" What? What? I LOVED the writing but such a sad story! It did not end well like I wanted. Alright that's enough pouting. That was my only complaint. It just didn't end "happily ever after." "

" They don't write 'em like that anymore. "

" could connect to the characters "

" Classic. Thought provoking. Tragic. I can only read this one once, though. "

" Not a fan of Hardy's prose apparently. Also, pretty much everything about the storyline enraged me. "

" better than i thought it would be. not even close to as good as far from the madding crowd. but i enjoyed the end. "

" It's definately not a fast read, but Tess of the D'urbervilles is really a wonderful book. I totally recomend it "

" It's a good book, however not my type... 50/50. "

" The writing is well done, but this book is really quite depressing. I had a hard time getting through it, and I just felt depressed by the end. "

" One of the few books I've read twice. "

" I really enjoyed it! Though I ended up not liking Angel in the end. "

" I went through a phase of reading anything I could get my hands on by Thomas Hardy (I was 17!). I still love this book! "

" A lot of times when I have violent hatred for a novel I end up reading it again and loving it. I anticipate that this will be one such novel, but boy howdy did T. Hardy piss me off as a writer. "

" This is my all time favourite book. It stayed with me for days after I had finished reading it. "

" Supposedly Hardy's best book. Certainly the most touching and heart-wrenching. "

" This took me a while to get through. Tess I found to be a very frustrating character. I discussed it with a friend who studied this book for a class and she enjoyed it more than me. Maybe I needed to have a class that studied this book to really get more out of it..... "