Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Fanny Hill (Harper Perennial Forbidden Classics)

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Fanny Hill (Harper Perennial Forbidden Classics) by John Cleland

10 reviews

claireclimbstrees's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I read this for a college course, called enlightenment literature in our course catalog, but called virgins and whores on the posters. Given the latter half of that second name, reading this makes sense. It is very misogynistic in its portrayal of women, but also fascinating for its portrayal of women's pleasure in a book from the eighteenth century.

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dancing_bats's review against another edition

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dark informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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theresejs's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was entertained by this book. I listened to it in my own language, norwegian, and i found it mostly enjoyable. It was sometimes very funny, sometimes sad, and always very descriptive.
However, it might not be the book for you if you suffer from trauma regarding rape or other forms of sexual abuse, because in my opinion some of the descriptions are downright describing rape instead of consensual sex, at least from what would be our modern point of view (which it should have been at all times, but was not regarded as such…).
But i think it’s an interesting story and how sexuality was viewed, and i love being able to read it several hundred years later.

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