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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
Audio version narrated by Simon Vance
5 stars
Nicholas is one of Dickens’ earlier novels, published serially about 10 years before David Copperfield. Although, David Copperfield is my favorite Dickens novel, as a character, I prefer Nicholas to David. Nicholas is humorous and charming. He’s a flirt. He’s loyal, chivalrous and kind. He takes on the world and its villains and triumphs over all. Of course he has help from an incredible Dic ...more
Audio version narrated by Simon Vance
5 stars
Nicholas is one of Dickens’ earlier novels, published serially about 10 years before David Copperfield. Although, David Copperfield is my favorite Dickens novel, as a character, I prefer Nicholas to David. Nicholas is humorous and charming. He’s a flirt. He’s loyal, chivalrous and kind. He takes on the world and its villains and triumphs over all. Of course he has help from an incredible Dic ...more
I really liked the movie, and I loved the book. This novel presents a bleaker tale, although it turns out alright in the end.
Nicholas Nickleby is the oldest/only son, and his father has just died. They have no income, no way to earn a living. Nicholas, his sister and his mother travel to London to ask help from the deceased fathers brother. Big mistake. Nicholas is sent to a boys "school" run by a Mr. Squeers. This is a terrible place, and there Nicholas meets a 'boy' named Smike, who is cruell ...more
Nicholas Nickleby is the oldest/only son, and his father has just died. They have no income, no way to earn a living. Nicholas, his sister and his mother travel to London to ask help from the deceased fathers brother. Big mistake. Nicholas is sent to a boys "school" run by a Mr. Squeers. This is a terrible place, and there Nicholas meets a 'boy' named Smike, who is cruell ...more
Dickens has the ability to write characters that you love to hate and characters that you root for. I really enjoyed this novel for the writing, the story, and the characters. I wasn't familiar with the story before I had read it so was surprised by each of the developments in the plot. Great story of clinging to hope, staying true to yourself and kindness, above all things, will help you in the end. I loved that the characters weren't just all good or all bad, that not all the women were empty-
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Egads, he does go on and on, doesn't he?! I read this for my classics book discussion group, and I really thought maybe I grew into a liking for Dickens over the years. But no. I didn't hate it, but I guess I'm just not a Dickens fan.
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This book was beautiful, and I would love to read it again and again! Dickens is a beautiful writer!
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