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Violence
Some
Some violence; deaths by drowning and aftermath; the tragedy of the ending
Language
Barely any
Victorian literary prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Romantic longing and an adulterous love; nothing explicit
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological trap of being unsuited to the world you're in and destroying yourself trying to escape
What this book is about
Eustacia Vye, passionate and trapped on the wild Egdon Heath, falls in love with Clym Yeobright when he returns from Paris—believing he will take her to the life she wants. Thomas Hardy's tragic novel is a study in romantic self-deception and the tyranny of environment.
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Tragic ending involving drowning deaths
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