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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
medium-paced
dark
emotional
relaxing
medium-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars
This took me ages to read... and yet I was so diligent about it! I don't know how I got through it - occasionally, there'd be an engaging section, but mostly, I would find myself disinterestedly rereading paragraphs and repeatedly losing my place. It reminded me of the 3 musketeers - and that is not a positive thing. There's the same mindless plot, with bland, descriptive writing and no prose. I get it; Dickens hated poetry and was a realist or whatever. I'm sure his writing taught me stuff about class differences and money and all. Yet... I can't pretend to be particularly impressed. OK, I didn't hate the characters or the plot, so there's that, but I found the "coincidental" connections between characters ridiculous and the writing decidedly dull.
Maybe I'll try again with dickens, but this book was massive and dense
This took me ages to read... and yet I was so diligent about it! I don't know how I got through it - occasionally, there'd be an engaging section, but mostly, I would find myself disinterestedly rereading paragraphs and repeatedly losing my place. It reminded me of the 3 musketeers - and that is not a positive thing. There's the same mindless plot, with bland, descriptive writing and no prose. I get it; Dickens hated poetry and was a realist or whatever. I'm sure his writing taught me stuff about class differences and money and all. Yet... I can't pretend to be particularly impressed. OK, I didn't hate the characters or the plot, so there's that, but I found the "coincidental" connections between characters ridiculous and the writing decidedly dull.
Maybe I'll try again with dickens, but this book was massive and dense
Enjoyed this. Some very funny parts interspersed with sad stuff.
While reading I didn't enjoy it. But after I finished I think it's and ok book. Very boring and way too long.
Worth revisiting if you haven't read it since 9th grade!
adventurous
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
