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A review by smartinez9
Hard Times by Charles Dickens, Jeff Nunokawa, Gage McWeeny
4.0
3.5
Filled with Dicken’s usual idiosyncratic characters and sharp wit, I found Hard Times well-crafted, engaging, and often amusing (the name M’Choakumchild alone), but didn’t love it as much as his other novels. Louisa’s self-sacrificial choice in marriage was a bit too unpalatable for me, her dynamic with her brother screaming Mill on the Floss, and not in a good way. Though I appreciated Gradgrind’s development, I felt Bounderby didn’t face enough consequences. For his part, Thomas can choke.
Filled with Dicken’s usual idiosyncratic characters and sharp wit, I found Hard Times well-crafted, engaging, and often amusing (the name M’Choakumchild alone), but didn’t love it as much as his other novels. Louisa’s self-sacrificial choice in marriage was a bit too unpalatable for me, her dynamic with her brother screaming Mill on the Floss, and not in a good way. Though I appreciated Gradgrind’s development, I felt Bounderby didn’t face enough consequences. For his part, Thomas can choke.