mayke's reviews
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They made the right choice turning this into a series, because it's written perfectly for that. So many opportunities to create storylines around this book and from what I've seen it's been casted well.

I wish this book was made into a trilogy or something more than one book at least. Mainly because there were so many switches between the characters it was often hard to really get into the characters and storylines. Also because I'd love to know more about the witches and many other characters.

There's many references in the story which I enjoyed, but sometimes they also went over my head. At times it felt like they interfered too much with the story to understand what was actually happening.

Characters. Amazing. I was intrigued by all of them. The use of characters and stories from the bible and giving a modern twist to them was done great and there's a good dose of humour. Little details added to characters to show their character, for example with the Four Horsemen. It created a story that, even though I want to know everything about the characters, was understandable and created a clear view of the many different characters.

Now I'll be watching the show soon.

Very interesting book. Basically a handbook for fighting a war. It sounded to me like logic, but things in theory are mostly easier than in reality. Though I believe this to be helpful in understanding how a war works and makes you able to analyze these situations. It isn't a book to read if you are looking for an amazing story.

It took a little bit to get into the language from this book, but I got used to it quite fast. I've seen the movie before, and that helped with imagining what is going on, since this book has some scenes that are hard to understand if you don't have a good picture in your head to put with it. A lot of modern subjects are passing by in this book. Instead of rotting away in prison trying to fit people into society again, with all the consequences that arise. Very interesting book.

I did it! I finished this immense book and I'm so happy I finally read it.

For anyone intimidated by it being a classic and being so big, don't be. The writing is not difficult to understand, which is especially nice for non-english readers and beginners to classics. It's a brick, but taking it chapter by chapter it's absolutely do-able, and I managed to read it (1 or 2 chapters a day) in less than two months. Just take it slow and enjoy emerging yourself in the story for a while.

The story itself is just good. We follow the life of David Copperfield, in which there's massive highs and lows and we meet many people that have a big impact on David's life. I enjoyed following his life from a little boy to a grown man, his struggles with love, finding and losing people. These are stories I don't read enough, but love. So many characters to root for, but also enough that annoy the hell out of me.

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Amazing classic. Great story, easy to understand, and a lot of great characters.

Amazing. I find it hard to review these books, since they are read by so many people and are loved by so many. I am one of them. Reading these the first time at 23 years old and absolutely loving them.