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David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
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Starting the University Reading List. So it begins...
I will soon be drowning under the pile of compulsory reading, but I enjoyed this! I really did not enjoy Bleak House, as it felt like a battle to get through. So, I'm relieved this has not felt like a war of attrition...
This is a chunky, chunky book, as it tells of almost the entire life of David Copperfield, from when he was born to his life at home, his education, first jobs, first loves and so much more to far nearer the end of his life. Whilst it is intimate and small in scale, it feels like an epic. Of course, the length contributes to this, but Dickens makes the evocative scenes jump in your mind. You feel the fear, the shock or the joy of the characters when certain events unfold. In that sense, it was brilliant.
At times, the over-the top, hyper nature of some of the characters got on my nerves. They felt too extreme to be real, and really slowed the story down when they were on the page. Luckily, a character who was not like this, in my opinion, was David Copperfield himself. He is a character you are rooting for, and hoping for fate to go in his favour. You feel his countless tragedies, and love it when he gets a time of respite.
4/5 STARS
My personal BookTube channel - William Gwynne
Starting the University Reading List. So it begins...
I will soon be drowning under the pile of compulsory reading, but I enjoyed this! I really did not enjoy Bleak House, as it felt like a battle to get through. So, I'm relieved this has not felt like a war of attrition...
This is a chunky, chunky book, as it tells of almost the entire life of David Copperfield, from when he was born to his life at home, his education, first jobs, first loves and so much more to far nearer the end of his life. Whilst it is intimate and small in scale, it feels like an epic. Of course, the length contributes to this, but Dickens makes the evocative scenes jump in your mind. You feel the fear, the shock or the joy of the characters when certain events unfold. In that sense, it was brilliant.
At times, the over-the top, hyper nature of some of the characters got on my nerves. They felt too extreme to be real, and really slowed the story down when they were on the page. Luckily, a character who was not like this, in my opinion, was David Copperfield himself. He is a character you are rooting for, and hoping for fate to go in his favour. You feel his countless tragedies, and love it when he gets a time of respite.
4/5 STARS