The seventy-first book: #60 Camilla - Fanny Burney
Reading Camilla was a struggle for me - a bit unfortunate, perhaps, knowing the book's reputation, but I struggled to feel it. In parts, this is the stereotypical romance novel I've disliked before, where the main protagonist is perfect, surrounded by wicked people, and led down the wrong path. Camilla isn't quite that, but she doesn't come across as that interesting - everything seems to happen around her or to her. As annoying is that halfway through, the book turns into a lesson on why everyone needs to be taught personal finance. Camilla seems to be perpetually poor and rather than sorting that issue, she keeps borrowing so she can keep spending... it feels so stupid, I found it quite off putting. Its length just doesn't seem worth it.