I have a friend who was so excited when she bought this. She was attracted to the title. She didn’t read the book beyond that. When a book stands in as a marketing gimmick…

Jude the obscure! My god. I have read thousands of books. I read this dismal book to the end because I absolutely LOVED far from the madding crowd and thought maybe Jude would redeem itself. Alas, it did not. I hate that book with a fiery passion.