A review by passthesalt
Pamela; Or, Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson

informative 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

1.0

another one of those "first english novel!"s. you can tell Samuel Richardson set out to write a letter writing guide and then halfway through decided to make it a story instead. the result is an excruciatingly slow and dreadfully boring novel that doesn't seem to even be that good at teaching anyone to write letters

usually I'm willing to give epistolary novels more grace because I'm a big fan of the format. not here