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A review by friendofgosig
Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was quite slow and there were a lot of characters to keep track of, but it was very atmospheric and many of the characters were well drawn.
As I find is often the case, the characters with questionable morals were far more interesting than the worthy ones, and thankfully Dickens spends a lot more time with the former which made for an engaging read.
I found his descriptions of the violence of the mob really well done, moving from a broad description of a scene down into some small intimate detail, incorporating both the broad characteristics of the mob as a thing in itself, and the individual people that make it up.
As I find is often the case, the characters with questionable morals were far more interesting than the worthy ones, and thankfully Dickens spends a lot more time with the former which made for an engaging read.
I found his descriptions of the violence of the mob really well done, moving from a broad description of a scene down into some small intimate detail, incorporating both the broad characteristics of the mob as a thing in itself, and the individual people that make it up.