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A review by readingautistic
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
4.0
Being the massive nerd that I am, I've decided that I should spend the next year or so reading all the novels of Charles Dickens in publication order. So, this is where he (and I) started...
I knew pretty much nothing about this book going in, no clue as to plot or characters at all. It was really quite interesting seeing Dickens develop his style and ideas even over such a relatively short time, after a slightly shaky start there was a clear improvement as it went along, the plot stopped being quite so episodic and our main character a little less farcical and a lot more lovable, and by about halfway I was thoroughly enjoying it. While not all of the major characters were particularly vivid, I found myself absolutely loving both Mr Pickwick and Sam Weller and the relationship between them, and of course a lot of the minor characters were great fun as can be expected from Dickens. I'm very much looking forward to the next one.
I knew pretty much nothing about this book going in, no clue as to plot or characters at all. It was really quite interesting seeing Dickens develop his style and ideas even over such a relatively short time, after a slightly shaky start there was a clear improvement as it went along, the plot stopped being quite so episodic and our main character a little less farcical and a lot more lovable, and by about halfway I was thoroughly enjoying it. While not all of the major characters were particularly vivid, I found myself absolutely loving both Mr Pickwick and Sam Weller and the relationship between them, and of course a lot of the minor characters were great fun as can be expected from Dickens. I'm very much looking forward to the next one.