tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post55043496170275817..comments2023-09-04T06:11:37.645-05:00Comments on Sparks' Notes: Clarissa: March LettersLindsey Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-34615412182223742632012-03-31T19:22:06.710-05:002012-03-31T19:22:06.710-05:00My nook edition includes Pamela along with Clariss...My nook edition includes Pamela along with Clarissa. I might try and read it (after a little time has elapsed, of course) just so I can appreciated Fielding. Repetitiveness must be a Richardson trademark ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-15253964646279615772012-03-31T18:04:20.934-05:002012-03-31T18:04:20.934-05:00Thanks! I really doubt I'll go for finishing i...Thanks! I really doubt I'll go for finishing it all in April. :) <br /><br />I enjoyed Pamela more than Clarissa. The character of Pamela is similar to Clarissa - she's constantly touted as being so moral and wonderful. It's very repetitive in nature as well. I didn't like that, and I didn't like how it was subtitled "virtue rewarded" and how that played out in the book. It seemed more like virtue punished in my opinion, and he wasn't being satirical in the subtitle. It was worth reading to be able to see the added humor and satire in Henry Fielding's works like Joseph Andrews and Shamela though, both of which I loved.Lindsey Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-66468338664600280802012-03-31T17:57:52.359-05:002012-03-31T17:57:52.359-05:00Thanks! I'm sorry you're finding it hard t...Thanks! I'm sorry you're finding it hard to get through as well.Lindsey Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-87764800491841460052012-03-31T14:23:33.219-05:002012-03-31T14:23:33.219-05:00LOL! I love your summary and lessons learned. I...LOL! I love your summary and lessons learned. I'm still enjoying the story (despite the repetitiveness), but don't like any of the characters. Reading the entire novel a single month might just kill me though. If this is too much of a slog, you can always call it quits. Like they say, life is too short to read bad books. <br /><br />Is Clarissa similar to Pamela? What did you dislike about Pamela?JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-78265051457752109512012-03-31T11:24:06.395-05:002012-03-31T11:24:06.395-05:00Hehehe, well put, I'm finding it a slog now a...Hehehe, well put, I'm finding it a slog now as well.GrubStLodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05688293269271572695noreply@blogger.com