tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309941907510720230.post2082006678119790727..comments2022-08-25T20:47:14.170-07:00Comments on Emily's Stories: The Greatest Book I Ever Hated: Tess of the D'UrbervillesEmily Paxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01219964022353172772noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309941907510720230.post-20314670504724958662015-12-08T16:13:38.562-08:002015-12-08T16:13:38.562-08:00I'm pretty sure Jimmy is universally unlikable...I'm pretty sure Jimmy is universally unlikable. It's one of his, um... charms?<br /><br />And while I love Gatsby, I get why people hate it. It's a rough book.Emily Paxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219964022353172772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309941907510720230.post-50939041527606399612015-12-08T15:42:51.183-08:002015-12-08T15:42:51.183-08:00Soo... Thomas Hardy fulfilled a basic function of ...Soo... Thomas Hardy fulfilled a basic function of art (You were both unsettled and prodded to action) but not happy about it. I'd have to say Gatsby is that way for me, I even reread it before the DiCaprio version came out just in case I was now more sophisticated 20 some odd years out of high school and would see it in a different light. Nope still hated it. I get it and can see Fitzgerald's motivation behind it but can't bring myself to like it.<br /> I didn't like Jimmy either but I'm not sure you're supposed to. Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669973455721679327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309941907510720230.post-44772283103457883402015-12-08T10:02:59.905-08:002015-12-08T10:02:59.905-08:00I think we've got rather similar relationships...I think we've got rather similar relationships to Hardy. He's definitely an interesting author, and I think he wanted people to pay attention to aspects of Victorian life that much of his readership chose to ignore. Ultimately, he writes great, miserable books, which is an accomplishment in and of itself.Emily Paxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219964022353172772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6309941907510720230.post-56112542030223958162015-12-08T08:34:37.138-08:002015-12-08T08:34:37.138-08:00I have loved and hated each of the Thomas Hardy no...I have loved and hated each of the Thomas Hardy novels I have read. He captures me with the places, people and activities that he writes about. I always feel frustrated with the main character - kind of like you want to shake some sense into them just before every bad decision. However, I inevitably walk away from the experience feeling "wow I'm thankful that I didn't have to live that life - my life is pretty darn good" - which I think might have been Hardy's intent. Tim Peltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312832673415393344noreply@blogger.com