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cannoloni 's review for:
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
There is no genius like that of Charles Dickens. He was that beam of sunlight amongst the gray shadows of this world that he wrote about in this book. He may be famous for his opening lines, but to me, the two things that Dickens most excelled at were his characters and the second half of his books. Which may sound strange, but in my opinion, while the first half of any of his books is really good reading, the second half is, well, genius. The way he intricately wove all of these seemingly disparate storylines together and brought them all to a completely satisfactory ending - wrapping up every characters' journey with a thoroughness that leaves no lingering questions in the reader's mind - it's pure magic. I'm so glad that he was cherished so highly for his gifts while he was still alive - it would have been sad to me to think that he spent his life not knowing how much joy he brought to the lives of others, or how powerfully his words served to show us just what good humanity can do, if only we are filled with a little charity and love for our fellow man.