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A review by dianallanasm
Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
5.0
This year I took on the quest of reading the book “On Reading Well” by K.S.P. in which this novel is part of the reading list.
I must say I am more pleased by this story than what I imagined I'd be! The History of Tom Jones has it all. It goes from humor, to love and from wisdom to folly within seconds. Its character are so well written that you end up joining them in laughter at their interactions or rolling your eyes at them at their discourses.
Tom Jones is a great book written not merely for one's entertainment. It provides sufficient material you can merely react to, but much more content you can reflect on. The meditation and reflection upon Tom's misfortunes and the consequences of his follies will lead one's path to prudence which hopefully we may all put to practice. Let us all not only practice what we preach but practice what we read.
I must say that it is quite a lengthy book but if I could turn back time, I'd read it again. I also confess myself guilty of not reading all of the introductory chapters, some of them where very long and I really wanted the story to continue! The author in one of them explains that they're there to make you more eager to read their story and so that you may savour it better, which I think is clever but I skipped a majority of them anyway.
I'd recommend it anytime to anyone!
I must say I am more pleased by this story than what I imagined I'd be! The History of Tom Jones has it all. It goes from humor, to love and from wisdom to folly within seconds. Its character are so well written that you end up joining them in laughter at their interactions or rolling your eyes at them at their discourses.
Tom Jones is a great book written not merely for one's entertainment. It provides sufficient material you can merely react to, but much more content you can reflect on. The meditation and reflection upon Tom's misfortunes and the consequences of his follies will lead one's path to prudence which hopefully we may all put to practice. Let us all not only practice what we preach but practice what we read.
I must say that it is quite a lengthy book but if I could turn back time, I'd read it again. I also confess myself guilty of not reading all of the introductory chapters, some of them where very long and I really wanted the story to continue! The author in one of them explains that they're there to make you more eager to read their story and so that you may savour it better, which I think is clever but I skipped a majority of them anyway.
I'd recommend it anytime to anyone!