1.15k reviews for:

Hard Times

Charles Dickens

3.33 AVERAGE

ipb1's review against another edition

4.0

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Zero-hour contracts, Johnson's bombast, and Gove's and Rees-Mogg's social and education policies come under the caustic eye of Dickens in this biting contemporary satire [albeit slightly undermined by the satirical targets being more grotesque and self-parodic than the Dickensian caricatures]. Brilliant stuff of course, but one warning - it does contain another of those vomit-inducing scenes, on a par with the deaths of Little Nell and Dora Spenlow (...and Jip), of such saccharine intensity that you can actually feel your teeth rot whilst reading.

stephaniepoli's review against another edition

3.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

vic_the_postie's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

5.0

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The writing in regional dialects (and a lisping character) almost spoil it, but the writing is so good and still seems fresh and the story still relevent to our own hard times. A lot of pleasure to be had.

dresselaersdaphne's review against another edition

3.0

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The only interesting person was Sissy Jupe. Missed the possibility of imagination which I feel is the most important reason why I read books.

evawertz's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aleena123's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad slow-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

brandeem's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

inveterate_reader's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5⭐

lashlees's review against another edition

2.25

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced