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A review by elegyeldritch
Pamela by Samuel Richardson
3.0
I think this book gets a bad rep. If I could, I'd give it a 3.5. Okay I was forced to read this book for school, okay it does drag on at points, but overall it is a really entertaining and hilarious read!
Pamela's retelling of her close encounters with the devilish Mr. B never failed to make me smile. Richardson has Pamela portray herself as the most virtuous of them all, but I couldn't help but feel it was a construction to reassure her parents so that she could stay and complete her scheme. Pamela knew exactly what she was doing, and it worked! Kudos Pamela, for working within a system that unsuccessfully tried to render you powerless. She uses Mr. B's debauchery against him, and makes the most of it in the end.
Pamela's retelling of her close encounters with the devilish Mr. B never failed to make me smile. Richardson has Pamela portray herself as the most virtuous of them all, but I couldn't help but feel it was a construction to reassure her parents so that she could stay and complete her scheme. Pamela knew exactly what she was doing, and it worked! Kudos Pamela, for working within a system that unsuccessfully tried to render you powerless. She uses Mr. B's debauchery against him, and makes the most of it in the end.