The Dickens Boy by Tom Keneally

The Dickens Boy

Tom Keneally

400 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective slow-paced
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The tenth child of Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, known as Plorn, had consistently proved unable 'to apply himself ' to school or life. So aged sixteen, he is sent, as his brother Alfred was before him, to Australia. Plorn arrives ...

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Moods

emotional 50%
funny 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

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Strong character development?

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Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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