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A review by chrisu12
Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure by John Cleland
2.0
Pending between a 2 and a 2,5 star rating, so 2 stars it is.
Fanny Hill is an old classic, published in 1748. This is one of the older books I've read and it is interesting to read due to that. Added that this is one of the first erotic novels, which caused the book to become banned in multiple places makes the book very interesting.
We had a nice discussion about the book, it was interesting to read, imagine the world Fanny Hill takes place in and imagine how it was received due to its timing and nature.
On the other hand, the erotic scenes where long and detailed, which made them become repetitive at times. The book is progressive in examining the fate of Fanny Hill and her own pursuit of pleasure and taking charge of her sexuality. On the other hand, the books glorifies some of the aspects of prostitution, while many scenes could more or less be regarded as rape, however, if the predator is handsome and the girl likes it, then it becomes alright and exciting in many of the events in the book.
Overall an interesting book, however, the beginning was the strongest and most interesting, after that, the book began to drag out and the sexual encounters felt more and more repetitive and uninteresting. Therefore the low rating
Fanny Hill is an old classic, published in 1748. This is one of the older books I've read and it is interesting to read due to that. Added that this is one of the first erotic novels, which caused the book to become banned in multiple places makes the book very interesting.
We had a nice discussion about the book, it was interesting to read, imagine the world Fanny Hill takes place in and imagine how it was received due to its timing and nature.
On the other hand, the erotic scenes where long and detailed, which made them become repetitive at times. The book is progressive in examining the fate of Fanny Hill and her own pursuit of pleasure and taking charge of her sexuality. On the other hand, the books glorifies some of the aspects of prostitution, while many scenes could more or less be regarded as rape, however, if the predator is handsome and the girl likes it, then it becomes alright and exciting in many of the events in the book.
Overall an interesting book, however, the beginning was the strongest and most interesting, after that, the book began to drag out and the sexual encounters felt more and more repetitive and uninteresting. Therefore the low rating