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Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
One common criticism of The Pickwick Papers is that it has no plot. This novel is the antithesis of Pickwick, it has too much plot. At 1020 pages in length this is the largest book that I have ever read, and it really felt like it.
Dickens is the master of setting and characterisation. However, sometimes he can get so caught up in describing the mood and the presence of a location that half the chapter is gone before any dialogue is even uttered.
This novel contains, in my opinion, one of Dicken's most tragic characters, Smike. Smike will break your heart ad infinitum. There's lots of evil and mean characters in here that are very boo hiss which is just what we want and of course our hero Nicholas is flawless.
This is definitely a Dickens novel for Dickens readers. This wouldn't be a very good novel to begin with as it's... very Dickens.
Dickens is the master of setting and characterisation. However, sometimes he can get so caught up in describing the mood and the presence of a location that half the chapter is gone before any dialogue is even uttered.
This novel contains, in my opinion, one of Dicken's most tragic characters, Smike. Smike will break your heart ad infinitum. There's lots of evil and mean characters in here that are very boo hiss which is just what we want and of course our hero Nicholas is flawless.
This is definitely a Dickens novel for Dickens readers. This wouldn't be a very good novel to begin with as it's... very Dickens.