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I'm not sure I'd say it's overhyped, but I remember being utterly unsympathetic to the heroine in Tess of the D'Urbervilles. I read it in junior high - which made me 12 or 13 - and the little feminist in me just wanted to tell her to "get over it already"!
I have always meant to re-read the book now that I have a better understanding of the culture at the time...and an adult's ability to see more shades of gray!
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