Ok guys, level with me. Is "Jude the Obscure" the cloying waste of my time it's feeling like for the first 3 chapters?
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Not my favorite. I love 'Far from the Madding Crowd'. Haven't read it in 30 yrs though.
Winterbottom's Jude was good as I recall.
It's a beautiful film. A gut punch though.


