Now I Need Prozac

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Good grief! Did Thomas Hardy write anything with a happy ending? It’s not that I think that every story has to end well, but for crying out loud Tom, let someone live a happy life. I love Hardy's writing and have read quite a few of his works, but every single one so far has been a tragedy. Reading Tess really hacked me off because there were several points in the story where I thought things were going to work out, but then they didn't after all.

Here is a short synopsis of me reading Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

*Don’t be so hard on yourself Tess, it wasn’t your fault
*Don’t blame Tess, it wasn’t her fault.
*Stay away from him Tess! He's a player and he'll... oops, too late.
*Why are they mad at Tess? It was their fault she went there. And after all, you were hoping she’d get involved with a rich relation.
*Oh damn, that really sucks.
*Huzzah! Tess is going to get a chance to start over and I just know she’ll be happy this time.
*Excellent, a nice boy who isn’t pretentious.
*No Tess – don’t tell him about …. Crap, too late.
*Jeez, nice double standards ya big jerk!
*Stay away from him Tess! A leopard never changes his spots.
*It’s about time you fool – now run after Tess before it’s too late.
*Damn, too late.

For once, all three animals are in agreement. They found Tess so depressing that they are boycotting this review and any further readings of anything by Thomas Hardy.