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374 pages • first pub 1873 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199538492
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Description
Elfride Swancourt is the daughter of the Rector of Endelstow, a remote sea-swept parish in Corwall based on St Juliot, where Hardy began A Pair of Blue Eyes during the beginning of his courtship of his first wife, Emma. Blue-eyed and high-spirited...
Community Reviews Summary of 436 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 58%
tense 20%
adventurous 17%
dark 13%
funny 10%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Classism, SexismMinor
Death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage
374 pages • first pub 1873 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199538492
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Description
Elfride Swancourt is the daughter of the Rector of Endelstow, a remote sea-swept parish in Corwall based on St Juliot, where Hardy began A Pair of Blue Eyes during the beginning of his courtship of his first wife, Emma. Blue-eyed and high-spirited...
Community Reviews Summary of 436 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 58%
tense 20%
adventurous 17%
dark 13%
funny 10%
challenging 6%
lighthearted 6%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
Pace
slow 45%
fast 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 44% | A mix: 41% | Plot: 13%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | No: 30% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 29% | Yes: 29%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny, Classism, SexismMinor
Death, Pregnancy, Miscarriage