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One-note characters were the biggest flaw. I adored the first few sections, I was literally laughing out loud at his wordplay and cleverness. But, as always with Dickens, you then get your fast downward spiral into grinding reality.
I liked the point of the book and a lot of the writing itself, but the characters were flat so I can't love it as much as other Dickens works I've read.
4 stars, because even not-so-great Dickens is leagues ahead of a lot of the other tripe out there. ...more
I liked the point of the book and a lot of the writing itself, but the characters were flat so I can't love it as much as other Dickens works I've read.
4 stars, because even not-so-great Dickens is leagues ahead of a lot of the other tripe out there. ...more
Jan 25, 2016
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A funny and sad look at the Industrial Revolution's effect on the various classes in England.
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Some fun characters, but most were unsympathetic and very uneven in the plot
Sep 23, 2011
MjerrieT
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