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David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

3.9 AVERAGE

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DID NOT FINISH: 22%

three hours to read two chapters im out
emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
lighthearted reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Not my favorite Dickens but I enjoyed the second half 
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is Dickens at his most Dickensian - unapologetically melodramatic, absurdly wordy, painfully predictable. But the characters are so realized and engaging that the whole thing works spectacularly.