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greenspe 's review for:
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
Very uneven plotting--whole chapters exist to develop and advance plot points that could have been related in a paragraph--but what's good is worth reading. Christmas at the Wardles, the mock battle (I laughed out loud), (some of) the trial and tenure in Fleet prison, most of the scenes with the Wellers, the various ghost and revenge tales (initially distracting, but they contain some of the better paced stories and most original prose) are where you should stop and read closely. The rest (largely in the second half) is for enthusiasts only--and this shouldn't be your first Dickens novel.