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Liked It5 of 5 members found this review helpful ““Bleak House’ is generally agreed to be Dickens’ greatest work, and I constantly go back and forth with myself as to whether or not to agree or to champion “Our Mutual Friend” instead. I think it's ultimately a draw. Both novels are akin in their darkness of vision; each offers a truly fallen...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is a looooong book. It was good... I liked the story and the characters. But it was hard to get into sometimes because it was so long. Very Dickens-y in the intricacy of the characters and their relationships.”
Elise M wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Well, Dickens seems to address every social evil in Victorian Britain. Mixed narrative, including from a female perspective, and a whodunnit thrown in.Love the notion of 'telescopic philanthropy'. Hard work at times, but well worth it.”
Luke H wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i'm a bit weary of reading a book after i watched the film adaptation but in this case it really helped because there are so many characters, it's hard to keep them straight. this is probably one of my favourite dickens' books albeit very long to read in one go!”
the american wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Even longer than the average Dickens tome, this one takes resolution to finish, but it's a great story and a major indictment of England's legal system in the 19th Century.”
Judy D wrote this review Friday, November 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fantastic. This a story to really sink your teeth into - Dickens at his best with fantastic descriptions of London and of country life (lots of snow and fog, fog and snow) with plenty of poverty, Hypocrisy, wife beaters, do-gooders, fops, soggy children, lawyers and a good 'ol fashion British mystery (Inspector Bucket is great). As usual in Victorian novels the secondary and tertiary characters are more interesting to me than the long suffering small-footed, demure heroine but Esther is not too bad - her perennial goodness was only occasionally tiresome. My favorite Dickens to date.”
Parkles wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My favorite Dickens' novel! ”
Lillian D wrote this review Saturday, November 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This one will take me through the rest of the year. It has to be read slowly...a liturgical meditation.”
Deb E. wrote this review Wednesday, October 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A tad on the tedious side.”
Dave M wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It's pretty good so far but longer than shit. It's a great way to examine the serial novel and the development of serial narrative as a genre. ”
Chris H wrote this review Tuesday, September 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Long have I intended to attempt reading Dickens, since I felt judging solely off the much overdone A Christmas Carol was unfair. I chose Bleak House because the BBC miniseries is absolutely amazing. The book was quite enjoyable as well, if a bit slow to get through at times; the miniseries really captured the essence of the novel. The best parts of the book are always the ones told from the perspective of Esther Summerson; the other sections are told by an omniscient narrator and tend to focus on the subsidiary characters of less interest to me.”
Christina F wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
