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A review by sophronisba
The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
It's been ten years since the last time I read Pickwick Papers! Still not my favorite Dickens by a long shot, but I do find it interesting to watch Dickens figure out how to write a novel in real time.
2024 edit: Five years later, I'm bumping up my rating a bit because you can see the seeds of Dickens's best work in the debtor prison chapters, and also it made me laugh while in the clutches of existential political dread, which isn't too shabby for an almost 200-year-old book.
2024 edit: Five years later, I'm bumping up my rating a bit because you can see the seeds of Dickens's best work in the debtor prison chapters, and also it made me laugh while in the clutches of existential political dread, which isn't too shabby for an almost 200-year-old book.