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Steven Horwich Nope. The book is not depressing. You're depressing for asking such a silly question instead of just picking it up and reading it. it's DICKENS - that…moreNope. The book is not depressing. You're depressing for asking such a silly question instead of just picking it up and reading it. it's DICKENS - that means the story will go to some very dark places, and that it will all end up okay in the end. It also means that it contains some of the finest and most rewarding writing ever.(less)

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Wouldn't it have been more proper to call this book Thomas Pinch?

Pinko Palest it might have been more proper to call the book Mrs Gamp, even though she doesn't even appear until the second half. Or even Seth Pecksniff. But then,…moreit might have been more proper to call the book Mrs Gamp, even though she doesn't even appear until the second half. Or even Seth Pecksniff. But then, there are not one but two Martin Chuzzlewits, plus Martin the younger gets to go to America, and since his experiences there are so momentously funny, it's not such a bad choice after all. Yes, Tom is very important, and we see a great part of the story through his eyes, but wouldn't it be a bit like Bleak House being called Esther Summerson?(less)

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