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David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

Start date: October 1, 2019

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May 27, 2011 Sara rated it it was amazing

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I think of every little trifle between me and Dora, and feel the truth, that trifles make the sum of life ...

With Dickens, the magic lies in all the little trifles that make up the sum of David Copperfield's life.

When I was fourteen years old, I read David Copperfield for the first time. The only image I really carried forward from that time to this was one of Uriah Heep and even his exact role in the plot was extremely fuzzy. So, reading it again, with a marvelous group here on Goodreads, ...more

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Jun 01, 2017 Grace rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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#15 in my chronological reading of the McCrum list..... Superb. So far perhaps my favorite on the list. Now I want to start reading every Dickens book there is.... so many books....
An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of their own
4= Special and well written. Truly a good/maybe great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. I'd recommend it.
2= An average book... since I'm not usually reading mass market ...more

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