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Originally Posted by Lubina
Tess of the D'urbervilles. Tried twice. Couldn't get through it. Anything by Jane Austen. Poor clever young women attempt to infiltrate the upper crust and land rich husband a Downton of their very own all while wearing in corsets. It's 200 year old English chick lit.
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Same here - I tried it in high school and gave it up. The second attempt was when I was pregnant with my daughter and I decided that I wanted to name her Tess so I figured I'd better read it to make sure Tess was worthy. Even with that motivation, I couldn't finish it. We chose a different name...
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