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A review by annaekwan95
Barnaby Rudge by Charles Dickens
3.0
It's a Dickens! I have to like it!
But really, no I don't.
Barnaby Rudge has a lot of what Dickens does well - side characters with hilarious quirks, observational humor to rival our own Jane Austen, a cast of characters (many of which are named John) whose stories all tie up nicely at the end of the book.
It's just not one of his better novels. There's a reason no one reads this in high school, when Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities are options. I enjoyed this book at times, but really, I was ready to be done by the end. The most interesting part is the bit about the riots - that really was a page turner, and a part of history I really didn't know about. But I sort of slogged through the rest (sorry Barnaby - you and your raven are cute but pretty uninteresting).
So yes. If you love Dickens, you'll probably like this book. It's got his quirks and humor, as well as spry observations. But don't come into it expecting one of his masterpieces - I found this mildly forgettable within the canon.
But really, no I don't.
Barnaby Rudge has a lot of what Dickens does well - side characters with hilarious quirks, observational humor to rival our own Jane Austen, a cast of characters (many of which are named John) whose stories all tie up nicely at the end of the book.
It's just not one of his better novels. There's a reason no one reads this in high school, when Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities are options. I enjoyed this book at times, but really, I was ready to be done by the end. The most interesting part is the bit about the riots - that really was a page turner, and a part of history I really didn't know about. But I sort of slogged through the rest (sorry Barnaby - you and your raven are cute but pretty uninteresting).
So yes. If you love Dickens, you'll probably like this book. It's got his quirks and humor, as well as spry observations. But don't come into it expecting one of his masterpieces - I found this mildly forgettable within the canon.