A review by mylogicisfuzzy
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

2.0

I probably read this too quickly and would have liked it more had I read it in instalments. Found it too light and even frivolous, which is somewhat bizarre as it deals with injustices and suffering so I just wanted to finish it. I think what bothered me the most are the underdeveloped characters and the fact that the novel wavered between sentimentality, satire and a critique of society but never quite achieving any of those purposes. Still, I can see why it was popular in the 18th C.