A review by bethgaskell
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

4.0

I've been reading the Pickwick Papers as part of a project - reading in installments as they would have appeared when the story was first published. This has taken just short of two years, and while it has been an interesting experience, I'm not sure this was the best way to read this novel. Rather than a continuous story, the Pickwick Papers is more of a series of vignettes, and this meant that there were times when I found it really hard to keep up momentum with the monthly breaks. While funny and entertaining, this novel really isn't as compelling as Dickens' later works, nor are the characters so well crafted. Perhaps it is easier to enjoy the book read in one go.