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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
I did not enjoy this book. That actually surprised me because I’ve read a fair amount of Dickens - Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, Pickwick Papers, and Great Expectations (although those were all back when I was in high school).
Reasons why I hated it: the side characters and side plots that had nothing to do with the story. Another reason I hated it - it dragged on and on and on and on and on and ooooonnnnnn. Once I learned that he wrote it and published it a chapter at a time, that made a lot more sense because he was purposefully dragging it out to make more money.
My main gripe with this book:
So Dickens seems to be highlighting the issues of classism and how shitty it is. Several of the lower class characters are shown to be good people, while upper class characters are shown to be terrible. In the first third of the book (when I still had hope and my hair wasn’t grey), I thought he was going to really expose how awful and terrible the class hierarchy is and the problems that it causes...and then that went...nowhere. Like literally nowhere. I get that it’s autobiographical but like, come on!
Anyway, I want 30 hours of my life back from listening to this audiobook.
Reasons why I hated it: the side characters and side plots that had nothing to do with the story. Another reason I hated it - it dragged on and on and on and on and on and ooooonnnnnn. Once I learned that he wrote it and published it a chapter at a time, that made a lot more sense because he was purposefully dragging it out to make more money.
My main gripe with this book:
So Dickens seems to be highlighting the issues of classism and how shitty it is. Several of the lower class characters are shown to be good people, while upper class characters are shown to be terrible. In the first third of the book (when I still had hope and my hair wasn’t grey), I thought he was going to really expose how awful and terrible the class hierarchy is and the problems that it causes...and then that went...nowhere. Like literally nowhere. I get that it’s autobiographical but like, come on!
Anyway, I want 30 hours of my life back from listening to this audiobook.
David Copperfield is brimming with fascinating characters and all the emotions. At one point, it's pure comedy, then tragedy, then poetry, then drama, and on and on. Whew! It's the substantial collection of skillfully created characters that I loved the most in this novel though. From the horrid Murdstones that elicit pure dread whenever they appear in the story, to the wise and angelic Agnes, who one can't help but open one's heart to, Dickens masterfully creates a world full of characters that pull you right into their lives and keep you captivated until the very end.
Es el primer libro de este año, pero quiero decir que puede que sea mi libro favorito del año
I read this because I really liked Demon Copperhead and… whoa. I thought it was loosely based on David Copperfield but it’s just the original story picked up and plopped down into contemporary Appalachia!! Even down to many character names and some tiny details
Took me ages to get through this but since I know the story already I could put it aside to read other things. (I would love to have read it without any familiarity) So much to love here. Yes, it's wordy, it was a Victorian novel that was serialized , of course it's wordy. But what characters, I can't think of another book with such a collection. I'm now itching to go watch the movie again (the 1935 Selznick version....Basil Rathbone IS Mr Murdstone..)
i really enjoyed it. Reading it with a group from my local library enhanced the experience.
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Charles Dickens’ favourite book of the ones he wrote, this book is full of interesting and good and evil characters such as his terrible stepfather Mr Murdstone, Mr Micawber, the sweet but childlike Dora, the good Agnes Wickfield, the eccentric Mr Dick, David Copperfield’s aunt and the evil and falsely ‘humble’ Uriah Heep. It is one of the few Dickens novels that is written in first person a true Bildungsroman-we follow the main character David Copperfield from his childhood to adulthood and maturity from poor to fortune and eventual happiness as well as seeing the stories and fortunes of other characters that he is associated with such as Mr Peggotty, Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep, and Steerforth (who proves an unworthy friend in the end). It is well-worth reading despite its immense size-as most of Dickens’ books are. The story itself is very engaging and thrilling at times although the start is quite slow to begin with. It is best read as it was in Dickens’ day in parts over a number of months. I read this in 3 months (whilst reading other books in between).
