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3.33 AVERAGE
3.33 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
The fact that reading this was a homework doesn't make it any less enjoyable. (Jk, I would have never read it if I wasn't gonna be tested on it LMAO)
Surprisingly, I like it a lot. It was a perfect example of realism, their obsession with facts was very obvious (two plus two is four minus one that's 3 #Quickmaths).
Aaand Dickens's style of criticizing this literally movement was really smooth. I loved the irony in this one *-* oh and the ending was my favorite part.
Surprisingly, I like it a lot. It was a perfect example of realism, their obsession with facts was very obvious (two plus two is four minus one that's 3 #Quickmaths).
Aaand Dickens's style of criticizing this literally movement was really smooth. I loved the irony in this one *-* oh and the ending was my favorite part.
I finally finished this bitch after two courses in which we had to read it. It wasn't even a horrible story, it just did not go fast enough for me. That being said, I liked a few of the storylines, especially those of the Gradgrinds and sissy, but the whole Stephen Blackpool situation did not interest me. Overall, happy to have read(/listened to) Dickens, but I won't be picking it up again anytime soon.
3.5 STARS
3.5 STARS
this book took me aaaages to finish.
some chapters i liked, though some bored me to death. likewise, i absolutely hated some of the characters, for instance, Bounderby was despicable, whereas i could sympathize with Stephen.
all in all, it was not an awful book, i found it quite enjoyable, however i didn't love it.
some chapters i liked, though some bored me to death. likewise, i absolutely hated some of the characters, for instance, Bounderby was despicable, whereas i could sympathize with Stephen.
all in all, it was not an awful book, i found it quite enjoyable, however i didn't love it.
the fact we had to study this for political and social protest writing rather than a piece of feminist or POC or literally any other piece of literature is a disgrace by the education system :)
4.75
I really liked this. It was funny, made me chuckle, but then it would make me sad and angry at the same time. As with all Dickens' works, there are a lot of sad characters who are going through "hard times." This book was properly named, as nearly every character is having a rough time.
Nonetheless, I was hooked from the very first page. At the start of Book 2, the story seemed to slow down a little bit (hence the 4.75 instead of 5 star rating), but then Book 3 flew by and my eyes would not leave the page. Such a rollercoaster those last 5 chapters were. Honestly.
Bleak House is still my favorite Dickens book to date, but I have not even scratched the surface of Dickens and still need to read his more famous works like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Out Mutual Friend......all I will say is that I enjoyed this more than A Tale of Two Cities (which is due for a reread since I read it in high school and will probably like it more now as an adult and appreciate it instead of groan since it was assigned reading.) I'd say, if you like classic literature and "facts", give this a try.
I really liked this. It was funny, made me chuckle, but then it would make me sad and angry at the same time. As with all Dickens' works, there are a lot of sad characters who are going through "hard times." This book was properly named, as nearly every character is having a rough time.
Nonetheless, I was hooked from the very first page. At the start of Book 2, the story seemed to slow down a little bit (hence the 4.75 instead of 5 star rating), but then Book 3 flew by and my eyes would not leave the page. Such a rollercoaster those last 5 chapters were. Honestly.
Bleak House is still my favorite Dickens book to date, but I have not even scratched the surface of Dickens and still need to read his more famous works like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Out Mutual Friend......all I will say is that I enjoyed this more than A Tale of Two Cities (which is due for a reread since I read it in high school and will probably like it more now as an adult and appreciate it instead of groan since it was assigned reading.) I'd say, if you like classic literature and "facts", give this a try.
This is another recent audiobook pick. It's a novel that I've tried to read several times but never got further than the 100 page mark. However, I found the audiobook a lot more absorbing and it helped to differentiate the characters from each other a little more.
The characters are my main complaint about this novel; none of them are very distinct or memorable and it seems that Dickens was writing completely different stories from the first 100 pages to the rest of the book. The characters introduced at the beginning were the caricatured Dickensian characters I have come to expect, but they seemed very flat throughout the rest of the novel.
Overall, this isn't my favourite of the Charles Dickens novels that I have read but I think it might be a good one to start with as it gives a great feel for the writing and storytelling style of the author, without being one of his longer books.
The characters are my main complaint about this novel; none of them are very distinct or memorable and it seems that Dickens was writing completely different stories from the first 100 pages to the rest of the book. The characters introduced at the beginning were the caricatured Dickensian characters I have come to expect, but they seemed very flat throughout the rest of the novel.
Overall, this isn't my favourite of the Charles Dickens novels that I have read but I think it might be a good one to start with as it gives a great feel for the writing and storytelling style of the author, without being one of his longer books.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a nice social protest novel but it's hard to read