black_october 's review for:

Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fun to read, but not brilliantly structured. Goldsmith wrote this before the idea of the "novel" was really popularised, but that being said I think it's still a great example of storytelling while keeping consistent the themes of optimism and piety through tragedy.