[damontal]

I read Jude the Obscure recently after seeing it on the bookshelf of a character in the HBO show Westworld. It was a very controversial book in its day because of its portrayal of marriage. I found it pretty bleak and yes shocking. It made me want to do a deep dive into Hardy’s other works though.

[senderista]

When I finished that book in college I literally couldn’t get out of bed for two days. I have never been so devastated by a work of fiction.

[I_complete_me]

My brother did an M.A. in English and told me the story of a graduate who wrote an essay on Jude for an exam question worded like the following:

"Select a female character in Hardy and discuss the development of character in the relevant novel".