C.B. K. reviewed on 10/18/2009 + 38 more book reviews

Although this received good reviews from the London critics and the reviewers on PBS, I was extremely disappointed. Yes, it is well-written; but it is the unrelievedly dreary tale of a whore in London in the late 18th century. The character development was minimal--I really didn't care what happened to Mary. She dreams of a better life but falls into an "easy" one. At first she is too naive to be believable; then she is just boring. There is no humor or satire, and the social commentary is missing. Try Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flnaders" instead.

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