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Nicholas Nickleby
by Charles Dickens
Book 92 out of 200 books
"Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens
"Nicholas Nickleby" is the third novel by Charles Dickens, published in Serial from 1838- 1839 and then in book form the same year it ceased serialization. It is the story of two characters, the main and title character Nicholas Nickleby, who works as an assistant to a stingy schoolmaster Wackford Squeers, and Smike- who is a student under Squeers, being poor even in the end, he dies, without achieving his hopes and dreams to be with Nicholas.
MY THOUGHTS:
I have to admit that this was the better novel than "The Pickwick Papers" because of the ambitious story and the sympathy of Nicholas to all the characters, especiallySmike.
This story starts off with Godfrey Nickleby, the grandfather of the main character. And fast-forward (I forgot some of the plot of this novel), Nicholas Nickleby is introduced. I admire Nicholas because he doesn't even get corrupted by the injurious practices of the schoolmaster Squeers and his other loathsome uncle Ralph.
The story is slow-paced, mostly episodic where Nicholas and Smike go on adventures together. But in the end, it is all tragicomedy in my opinion, because Smike passes away due to *illness (I forgot) but Nicholas and Kate, her sister, do end up with better romances of their own in the end. Most of the bad characters in this book are dead in the end.
Overall, the concept of this book is great but it could've been a shorter one. This book wasn't all that perfect too because I got bored with the pacing of this novel. I'd gladly recommend this book as a beginner novel to Dickens.
"Nicholas Nickleby" by Charles Dickens
"Nicholas Nickleby" is the third novel by Charles Dickens, published in Serial from 1838- 1839 and then in book form the same year it ceased serialization. It is the story of two characters, the main and title character Nicholas Nickleby, who works as an assistant to a stingy schoolmaster Wackford Squeers, and Smike- who is a student under Squeers, being poor even in the end, he dies, without achieving his hopes and dreams to be with Nicholas.
MY THOUGHTS:
I have to admit that this was the better novel than "The Pickwick Papers" because of the ambitious story and the sympathy of Nicholas to all the characters, especiallySmike.
This story starts off with Godfrey Nickleby, the grandfather of the main character. And fast-forward (I forgot some of the plot of this novel), Nicholas Nickleby is introduced. I admire Nicholas because he doesn't even get corrupted by the injurious practices of the schoolmaster Squeers and his other loathsome uncle Ralph.
The story is slow-paced, mostly episodic where Nicholas and Smike go on adventures together. But in the end, it is all tragicomedy in my opinion, because Smike passes away due to *illness (I forgot) but Nicholas and Kate, her sister, do end up with better romances of their own in the end. Most of the bad characters in this book are dead in the end.
Overall, the concept of this book is great but it could've been a shorter one. This book wasn't all that perfect too because I got bored with the pacing of this novel. I'd gladly recommend this book as a beginner novel to Dickens.