A review by bookbelle5_17
The Short Stories of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens

2.0

I feel bad that I'm DNFing this collection, as well as, giving it a rating, but I have gotten bored (I know I used the "B" word.) with this. The writing is great of course, as its Dickens after all, but the stories are too short for me. I know, I know they are short stories, but I am used to his novels, and I have a complicated relationship with short story collections. Sometimes I like them well enough, but most of the time they are just disappointing. I'm used to Dickens' complex plot lines and long stories. The ones in this collection that I read were okay such as Mr Minn's Cousin, The Bloomsbury Christening, and Horatio Sparkins. The Boarding House was a bit dull and I could not comprehend Nobody's Story. The last one I started was Somebody's Luggage but I could not get through the first chapter, because it was very confusing. This edition does have some lovely water color drawings throughout the collection of scenes from the stories. Though, I have become a fan maybe I am a hardcore enough fan to really appreciate this and I have plenty of other library books (and ones from my personal library) to get through to continue.