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A review by cressyda
Pamela by Samuel Richardson
2.0
The mindnumbingly slow pace of this novel made it a difficult story to get through, although in some strange, twisted sort of way, I was compelled to keep turning the pages simply because I wanted to see what "stopped" Pamela from going home this time (and the next, and the next). I think there is just too much distance between modern culture and 18th century social standards to keep this work relevant in any sort of social sense.
There were several times that the only way I could continue reading this thing was if I were to look at it as an allegory on the 18th century views of sin and temptation. This analytic distancing between me and the text only added another layer of "Gee, I really don't want to be reading this anymore." And the constant repetition and detailed retelling of events that had been covered over the previous five pages was well beyond my coping abilities.
The allegory thing made it somewhat interesting, but not enough that I would ever read this again.
There were several times that the only way I could continue reading this thing was if I were to look at it as an allegory on the 18th century views of sin and temptation. This analytic distancing between me and the text only added another layer of "Gee, I really don't want to be reading this anymore." And the constant repetition and detailed retelling of events that had been covered over the previous five pages was well beyond my coping abilities.
The allegory thing made it somewhat interesting, but not enough that I would ever read this again.