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A review by talhorn04
Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty by Charles Dickens
5.0
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One of the best written books of all time, and the best written of all of Dicken’s works. It’s got an incredible subtlety to it that paints the most vivid picture of London yet. The prose is splendid, and the techniques used create such a complex thing to unpack. I love the way the branching winding array of characters come together on a single track. I love Barnaby. I loved how grounded this novel felt and what it had to say about the ends of suppression, on both a familial level, and how that reflects on the greater stage, this is one of the best stories to demonstrate a complex power dynamic between the oppressed and the oppressor, the want and the cant-have.
One of the best written books of all time, and the best written of all of Dicken’s works. It’s got an incredible subtlety to it that paints the most vivid picture of London yet. The prose is splendid, and the techniques used create such a complex thing to unpack. I love the way the branching winding array of characters come together on a single track. I love Barnaby. I loved how grounded this novel felt and what it had to say about the ends of suppression, on both a familial level, and how that reflects on the greater stage, this is one of the best stories to demonstrate a complex power dynamic between the oppressed and the oppressor, the want and the cant-have.