Dombey and Son in Never too Late to Read Classics

Jul 30, 2023 Chrissie rated it did not like it

Shelves: victorian, classics, hf, 2023-read, audible-uk, england, fauna, life-stages, returned, dnf

OK, I've tried giving Dickens another try. We seem to rub each other the wrong way! The book is making me miserable. I see no point in continuing. A bit more than half is enough! Keep in mind, this is a very long book.

The story is plot oriented rather than focusing on character portrayal. To make things worse, the characters are mere caricatures. I think people are complicated and this is how I want them drawn. Caricatures bore me. If it’s plot, action and surprises hat attract you, I’ll bet my ...more

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Jun 20, 2012 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: 3ms, british-literature, fiction-19th-century, read-2017, victorians, audio-books, 1000-guardian

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Episode 1 of 4
London, mid-19th-century. At last, a boy is born to Paul Dombey, but at what cost?

Episode 2 of 4
Dombey is in deep mourning for his son. Florence turns to her father for solace, but he turns away.

Episode 3 of 4
Harriet Carker tries to appeal to her brother's better nature.

Episode 4 of 4
Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to?

Originally published in monthly parts from 1846, Charles Dickens's novel appeared in one volume in 1848. Adapted in 20 parts by Mik ...more

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Mar 19, 2014 Victoria Evangelina Allen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: in-english, man-and-woman, favorate, fiction, in-russian

I just can't believe that I discovered Dickens just now! Yes, it is my first book by him, and I am totally and completely in love with his writing! Both, the original English and the Russian translation. ...more

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Oct 14, 2017 Zuly rated it really liked it

I was enamored by the beauty of the language and detail almost 3/4 of the way through (first half the best)--and it continues to the end. It made me realize how bereft we are of the language of color and texture in character, setting, and atmosphere, etc., in language today. So the novel was a wonderful indulgence in our great, VAST language. But the plot ties up all loose ends very quickly in the last 15-20% of the book, as is the case in Dickens' novels, though not all of them. The not unexpec ...more

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