by Samuel Richardson
The more I read of the 18th century, the more I am astonished how long it took people to figure out how to tell a story.About a quarter of the way through writing 'Pamela' Richardson seems to have realized that the epistolary format is awkward and prevents the author from putting in any sense of sus...
I did it!! It took me 4.5 weeks, but I READ PAMELA!I actually enjoyed the first half or so, as Pamela tried to find her new place in the household; and then as she tried to negotiate an escape. But the last 150 pages was just a slog. The book got too preachy (the rules, ugh!), and too dragged out as...
Creepy 18th-century Guy: Hey, baby. Now that my mom died, I’m your boss now.Innocent Maidservant: Um, yeah. I know.CG: But don’t worry. I’ll take reeeeaaaallly good care of you.IM: ...thanks?CG: And I’m sure you’ll want to be nice to me right back, if you know what I’m saying. Wink, wink. Nudge, nud...
This book made me genuinely ragey. It's an eighteenth-century, epistolary novel written from the point of view of Pamela Andrews, a serving-girl whose mistress dies and leaves her to the unwanted advances of Mr B., her mistress' son. Mr B., a charming piece of work, kidnaps Pamela and locks her ...
I wish I could give this book no stars because it was so tortuous. The story is horrible, the characterization flat, and it drags on forever. Sweet, virtuous Pamela is just trying to protect her lady jewel and keep her impoverished parents proud. Upon the death of her lady, who she was a waiting mai...
Reading iBook edition, but no data for on Goodreads
Boring and tiresome; the female character is fixed on her "virtue" throughout the whole book. Every second sentence contains "my virtue". The book resembles "Jane Eyre" and writing style of "Moll Flanders", but is far worse than either.
When I read classics, it's not all about just reading them. I'm also really trying to discover what's made them classics. I want to know why people like them so much. And I can usually figure something out; that's why I end up with so many five star reviews. But this? This piece of shit escapes...
If scholarship were based solely on quality, Pamela would have been lost to the ages a long time ago (and good riddance), but unfortunately for me, scholarship is also based on influence, and this stupid book, despite being extremely poorly written, repetitive, and didactic in all the wrong ways, is...
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