A review by hayleyashal
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

3.0

I find it really difficult to give acclaimed classics less than three stars, for some reason I believe that they should be held at a higher regard than other books when that really shouldn't be the case. Honestly, this book was dull and sort of unnecessary. I can see through the plot that it had influences on later novels such as Pride and Prejudice, but I just wasn't gripped by the story. I only really read this because I'm studying its connection to social realism, and it certainly conveyed a historic society and its standards, it also had a great few pages towards the end when the Vicar was being reflective on his society and time. I was also glad the story was not too long, and the prose was not too heavy.