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David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

3.9 AVERAGE

reluctancetango's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

samuelsotolongo's review against another edition

3.25

slow-paced

t_h_a_l_i_a's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

imagined245's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

emilymeuth's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

nlincoln's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

mimibowwow's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

ninsssss's review against another edition

3.25

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bibliotequeish's review against another edition

4.0

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I have a real love-hate relationship with Dickens.

I first read this book in high school, and to this day when I hear a really annoying voice, that nails-on-a-chalk-board voice, I think of Uriah Heep.

Little boys can never have a happy childhood in a Dickens book.
The wealthy and powerful always abuse the poor and innocent, and poor little David Copperfield was poor and innocent.

As we have seen with other Dickens characters, those born into wealth are easily corrupted by their own greatness, while those who struggle in life tend to be stronger in compassion and morality.

roberto's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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An absolute masterpiece. Strong autobiographical elements. A marvellous example of how to manage a huge cast of characters and a complex plot.