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A review by arianna_w
The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens
2.0
I did not like it. The story was unnecessarily long and the narration unnecessarily convoluted. Plot is thin, almost non-existent, and made even more confusing because of Dickens' verbose writing style. Also, the characters are melodramatic. The book was so dull, I seriously considered giving up after I reached the halfway mark. However, I did not want to quit Dickens, especially when the story is only about 100 pages.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel: a twist, however unconvincing, but I'll take whatever I can get! Perhaps the twist is Dickens' reward to the reader for actually making it to the end of the book. I know Dickens likes his stories to make a point. So, if I had to guess, the moral of The Cricket on the Hearth is to not lie(?).
Just before COTH, I read the universally-known tale, A Christmas Carol, of which I wasn't a fan. Maybe Dickens just isn't for me. Sigh.
There is a light at the end of the tunnel: a twist, however unconvincing, but I'll take whatever I can get! Perhaps the twist is Dickens' reward to the reader for actually making it to the end of the book. I know Dickens likes his stories to make a point. So, if I had to guess, the moral of The Cricket on the Hearth is to not lie(?).
Just before COTH, I read the universally-known tale, A Christmas Carol, of which I wasn't a fan. Maybe Dickens just isn't for me. Sigh.