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David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
I can't say I liked this book and I also can't say I hated it either.
David Copperfield is written in the form of an autobiography where the narrator tells us the story of his life from childhood to adulthood. Some of the elements in this book are borrowed from Dickens' real life.
David Copperfield's childhood was a promising start to the book and I really enjoyed reading it. His adulthood is where things started slowing down for me. Dickens casts his characters in this book as either too good or too bad. I found that this oversimplication of characters affected the plot at times making it predictable as I was reading. The only character who deviates from this pattern was Steerforth but I could also see how his story was going to pan out in the book. It's interesting to know that Dora was based on a real life love interest in Dickens' life however their romance was a chore to read.
David Copperfield is not without its merits. I loved the rich descriptions of scenes and the way he breathes life into his characters making them quite memorable.
David Copperfield is written in the form of an autobiography where the narrator tells us the story of his life from childhood to adulthood. Some of the elements in this book are borrowed from Dickens' real life.
David Copperfield's childhood was a promising start to the book and I really enjoyed reading it. His adulthood is where things started slowing down for me. Dickens casts his characters in this book as either too good or too bad. I found that this oversimplication of characters affected the plot at times making it predictable as I was reading. The only character who deviates from this pattern was Steerforth but I could also see how his story was going to pan out in the book. It's interesting to know that Dora was based on a real life love interest in Dickens' life however their romance was a chore to read.
David Copperfield is not without its merits. I loved the rich descriptions of scenes and the way he breathes life into his characters making them quite memorable.