6 авг. 2020 г. · I'd start with Far From the Madding Crowd, but Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure are classics for a reason.

16 сент. 2022 г. · Tess of the D'Urbervilles seems to be one of his most well-read, but one goodreads reviewer I trust lists Jude the Obscure and The Mayor of Casterbridge.

11 нояб. 2022 г. · Another vote for Far From the Madding Crowd!! Better to experience a lovely love triangle than the tragedy of poor Tess first.

26 авг. 2024 г. · My favorite Hardy novels are Return of the Native and Far From the Madding Crowd. I need to reread Tess and haven't read Mayor yet.

18 мар. 2011 г. · If you're looking for purely heavy/tragic stuff, I recommend Conrad's Heart of Darkness if you haven't already read it. If Waugh's Brideshead ...

15 янв. 2022 г. · Try reading Under the Greenwood Tree. It's his only book that's completely lighthearted and uplifting from start to finish.

29 нояб. 2023 г. · Just started reading The Woodlanders by Thomas Hardy and have been struck by some passages that resemble, in some ways, the way that McCarthy writes.

16 апр. 2018 г. · I have loved the three Hardy books I've read (Madding Crowd, Tess, and Jude, in that order). ... One Hundred Years of Solitude is the best book I' ...

11 июн. 2024 г. · Either The Adventures of Tom Sawyer or The Great Gatsby!

4 нояб. 2022 г. · The best Hardy is The Mayor of Casterbridge but Tess is a close second. Honestly given the examples of books you like I think you'd like The ...