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cami19's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
katymurray's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
cheekylaydee's review
5.0
I started reading Fanny Hill earlier on this evening and the first half have just flown by. Fast paced, concise and surprisingly easy to read.
A young, innocent country girl goes to London to earn her fortune after the death of her parents. Thrust into the worldly city without a friend to rely on she finds herself entered into a world of debauchery and lustful licentiousness!. A tale of the journey of a young girl into womanhood. What a classic! Loving it!”
A young, innocent country girl goes to London to earn her fortune after the death of her parents. Thrust into the worldly city without a friend to rely on she finds herself entered into a world of debauchery and lustful licentiousness!. A tale of the journey of a young girl into womanhood. What a classic! Loving it!”
roseknows124's review
Gleaned all I needed to know from what I'd read and wanted to move on
claireclimbstrees's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I read this for a college course, called enlightenment literature in our course catalog, but called virgins and whores on the posters. Given the latter half of that second name, reading this makes sense. It is very misogynistic in its portrayal of women, but also fascinating for its portrayal of women's pleasure in a book from the eighteenth century.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Blood
chrisu12's review
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
bupdaddy's review against another edition
2.0
It's just what everyone says, a novel length "Dear Penthouse" letter. I became a worse person for having read it. The world becomes a worse place every time someone reads this.