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Hard Times

Charles Dickens

3.33 AVERAGE

slow-paced
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thomas_wright's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 23%

i can see the themes dickens was exploring and honestly i think he created better stories than  this one exploring poverty vs wealth marriage even femininity 

m3r's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

Hard to follow and got confused 
adventurous challenging dark lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pretty good idea, plot and characters. Just dragged its feet here and there. Overall amazing experience 
lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging funny informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Op het einde had ik toch tranen in mijn ogen. 
challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

reread update: 3.25 - I liked it a little bit more now that I knew it all was irony and sarcasm. book 3 was still my favourite thought.

the beginning was tedious but it was necessary to be able to understand the story. I loved book 3 though. it was kind of predictable but I loved the "plot twists"
adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No