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Originally Posted by barryem
"Jude the Obscure" was my first encounter with Hardy's books and is still one of my very favorites. I think it's easily his best book. Yes it can be hard to take at times but that's because of Hardy's powerful writing.
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It is indeed a masterpiece of English literature. I would not recommend it to the OP, however, given that they appear not to like books in which unfortunate things befall the protagonist.