391 reviews for:

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Charles Dickens

3.8 AVERAGE

readingoverbreathing's review against another edition

2.0

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"But rich or poor, or old or young, we shall ever be the same to each other, and in that our comfort lies."

crosenfrisk's review against another edition

5.0

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I read the Penguin Classics edition!

mariegatou's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eta's review against another edition

3.75

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beautifulminutiae's review against another edition

4.25

emotional inspiring 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: Complicated

jordieisreading's review against another edition

5.0

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

chuxsox's review against another edition

2.0

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Dickens must have had a lot of dealings with rather nasty relatives and others in his life, as I have never read any story by him that was not full of despicable characters. This story, though a little lighter than most of his work, was no exception. I shall steer clear of his writings in the future because they are full of plot that has nothing to do with the progression of the story and, if I may put it bluntly, his stories are YAWNERS.

jillkahnwald's review against another edition

2.0

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I am not sure I can describe the plot of this book, because it is not very strong. It concerns Nicholas Nickleby's various jobs and encounters as he comes of age, and how he and his sister suffer under their wicked uncle Ralph. Eventually everyone lives happily ever after, as all Dickens novels end...but to what purpose? It is difficult to relate to the characters and this is one of the less universally relatable Dickens novels. It seems as if Dickens did not even know what to do with a few of the characters, and some of them served little purpose. They disappear from the story and then come back for a scene just to close out their history, but they should not have been there in the first place. The novel is full of extraneous scenes as well, and feels disjointed.

maisiesmom's review against another edition

3.5

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

novelideea's review against another edition

5.0

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