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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Little Dorrit is a long Dickens novel, originally serialized in 1855 - 1857. It’s a mystery, along with a great deal of social and economic commentary. The mysteries involve Amy Dorrit, Arthur Clennam, and Mrs Clennam, Arthur’s mother. Dickens’ commentary is largely concerned with debtors’ prison. Much of the story is set in a debtors’ prison. Class, marriage, poverty, government bureaucracy, and economic victimization also get addressed. Little Dorrit is long, and parts of it drag a bit. It’s long because the mysteries are complex, and Dickens is methodical and detailed in establishing them. The reveal is told at a faster pace, which works only because Dickens has carefully laid the foundation. Like many other Dickens novels, Little Dorrit is full of interesting minor characters and engaging sub-plots. I liked Little Dorrit so much that I’ll probably read it again. Highly recommended.
I have to say, I was extremely disappointed by this novel. Charles Dickens is one of my favorite authors and I was really looking forward to reading this one. I found it to be incredibly hard to follow and I found myself getting bored with it quickly. I had trouble following along and keeping track of the convoluted plot. I still love Dickens, I guess this one just wasn't meant for me.
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked the story around little dorrit and her family, but didn't like the end because he stretched the romance for so long and until the very end we don't get her happy ending. Throughout the whole book she is suffering and in the last 2 pages she gets happy, and even then the ending passage says, dorrit is going towards a life of work and industriousness. matlab kia? kio?
anyways, good book i read it with focus and even watched the bbc series on this book right afterwards. So its a good story but I just felt ke little dorrit deserved a bit more rest in her life. Isi liay series ka end ziada acha hy where they end up with some money at least
anyways, good book i read it with focus and even watched the bbc series on this book right afterwards. So its a good story but I just felt ke little dorrit deserved a bit more rest in her life. Isi liay series ka end ziada acha hy where they end up with some money at least
4.5/5 Read for my Charms O.W.L 2019 - (age line: read an adult work). Dickens is to Dickens as Dickens is to Dickens. He's timeless which is why I struggle writing reviews on his novels. There's nothing in the world like a good English classic.
Loved this one. Definitely in my Dickens Top 3.
I love Dickens and have set a goal to read all his novels. I am now down to just Our Mutual Friend. Little Dorrit was a real slog, though. The only one of his novel's I liked less was Martin Chuzzlewit. Little Dorrit was slow moving with too much going on. And yet, I'm still not sure if there was a ghost in Mrs. Clennam's house, or how what happened to it happened to it. I thought Mr. Blandois and Mr. Baptist were fairly useless characters as was the whole blackmail storyline. I would have been more interested in finding out how Fanny's life turned out.
I am always comforted by Dickens's novels because of his big-heartedness, his love for his characters, and the knowledge that everything will always come right in the end. So this one threw me for a loop: it is quite dark, deeply cynical, and populated by characters who are irredeemably mean to one another. That said, I enjoyed it very much for its penetrating social commentary, particularly regarding the meaning of freedom. The unsettling sense that perhaps everything WON'T come right in the end made it a very different experience for me than most of Dickens's novels have been.
Четох "Малката Дорит" буквално половин година. Дълга книга, искаше си времето. Многословна, на места заплетена, с онзи тип интриги и тайни, възходи и падения, които предлат книгите на Дикенс. Наслаждавах й се, обаче, от началото до края. Не е книга, на която ще се смееш с глас, нито можеш да извадиш един къс цитат, с който да смаеш останалите. Не, тя е дълга, пълна с безценни прозрения за човешката натура, с безжалостни надсмешки над някои неща, които продължават по цяла глава, и описанията на героите са такива, че се чувстваш вдъхновен да вдигнеш глава във влака и да се взреш в хората около теб.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am glad I chose to read this as my first full-fledged Dickens novel. It was hard to plow through sometimes, but worth it. The story was wonderful, his descriptions effortless and uncanny - definitely my favorite thing about Dickens as a writer. He has a knack for portraying people that is real and raw and deep. I am looking forward to reading my next Dickens novel.