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llamadolly's review against another edition
Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Richardson (1981)
allieoakesreads's review against another edition
3.0
Did I like it? No. Did I hate it? No. Did I want to pull my hair out at many different times? Yes. Was it helpful to read again for my honours thesis? Yes. Do I regret it? Maybe.
claireclimbstrees's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape and Antisemitism
bookmarkhoarder's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
shelbeweaver's review
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Pamela is a thought-provoking and introspective read that explores themes of morality, sexuality, and power dynamics, set in a slow-paced, richly comic, and lively atmosphere. Following Pamela as she navigates life as a pure young woman trying to protect her virginity.
krish_'s review against another edition
2.0
I read this a few years ago so my memory of the story is a bit hazy...but, if I concentrate really hard, I do remember, faintly, wanting to bash my head in while deriving whatever pleasure I could in imagining hitting Pamela in the face with a bat jutted with razor blades...I don't know, like I said, it was a while ago.
This book is mostly about a young girl who faints, throws herself in agony upon the feet of one Mr. B, exclaims "I am unworthy!" every two pages all the while trying to escape sexual harassment.
Its called Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded and Richardson does indeed reward his young, naive but oh so stalwart protagonist with a happy ending of a marriage to a wealthy nobleman - who is also an almost rapist and a convicted abductor.
This girl has no idea...
This book is mostly about a young girl who faints, throws herself in agony upon the feet of one Mr. B, exclaims "I am unworthy!" every two pages all the while trying to escape sexual harassment.
Its called Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded and Richardson does indeed reward his young, naive but oh so stalwart protagonist with a happy ending of a marriage to a wealthy nobleman - who is also an almost rapist and a convicted abductor.
This girl has no idea...
franklyfrank's review against another edition
4.0
This was a REALLY divisive book when it was first published. Meaning the entire world was either Pro-Pamela readers and anti-Pamela readers back in 1740.
It was one of the first English Novels, and readers considered it as disguised pornography and I can see why they considered it that.
Pamela, is a virtuous maid servant of 15, whose employer Mr. B makes inappropriate advances to her after his wife’s death. It’s also an epistolary novel where Pamela writes to her parents and tries to keep her virtuousness while working for him.
Pamela is a book that really looks at power and it’s abuses and it’s not only important in the history of literature, I think more people need to read it.
It was one of the first English Novels, and readers considered it as disguised pornography and I can see why they considered it that.
Pamela, is a virtuous maid servant of 15, whose employer Mr. B makes inappropriate advances to her after his wife’s death. It’s also an epistolary novel where Pamela writes to her parents and tries to keep her virtuousness while working for him.
Pamela is a book that really looks at power and it’s abuses and it’s not only important in the history of literature, I think more people need to read it.
mugsandmanuscripts's review
3.0
Definitely a lot to think about. Very dense and long, and at first I got the impression that the same thing was happening over and over again with a few variations. But ultimately I think it was a good book, and definitely one which is capable of invoking a lot of reflection if the reader allows it.