Reviews tagging 'Classism'

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

8 reviews

vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Ableism and Racism

tariana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

No doubt Dickens was one of the greatest authors of English literature, and no doubt David Copperfield was his masterpiece. The book brings up with naturalism discussions about topics, as feminism, classism, under employment, and public policies, that are still relevant today, which demonstrates how ahead of his time Dickens was (or how behind on those topics society still is). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

thewillowwood's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I think this is a good book overall, but I think the format of the book as a whole novel doesn’t do it any favours. One can tell that this was meant to be read over various instalments, more like an episodic thing than one concise novel. in order to finish this book in a timely manner I had to force my way through it, and I believe I would have enjoyed it more over a longer period of time. An interesting book, but be warned that it is an investment of time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Misogyny, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Ableism, Colonisation, Infertility, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, and Antisemitism

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Child death

Minor: Ableism and Animal death

nanc_282's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Like many people, I returned to David Copperfield because of Barbara Kingsolver’s Demon Copperhead. I first read this story as a teenager but enjoyed it much more on this return visit. I loved the first person narration and found the book much funnier than I expected. As with most Victorian novels, the culture of the time is reflected and the languages used to describe people is often prejudicial read today. However, the character of Copperfield does challenge many of the values of the time for example, by questioning the treatment of women of the effectiveness of the prison system. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, Bullying, Classism, Chronic illness, Racial slurs, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Colonisation

Minor: Mental illness

startjpw23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• 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

3.75

This was an enjoyable, albeit very long, book. In most classic books I read, I don't usually like the characters. I am at best neutral about them. I read the books for the plots. In this book, I did like the characters. I cared what happened to them. This is probably because this book follows David from his birth to well into adulthood

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Antisemitism, Colonisation, Dementia, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

ghostcheerio's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Classism