David Copperfield in 100 Greatest Books of All Time [Franklin Library]

Jun 18, 2021 Tatevik rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Thus, ends my Odyssey with David Copperfield, started about 5 years ago.

In my opinion, Dickens introduced here one of the most beloved boys in literature, the others being Remi from Sans famille and Cedric from Little Lord Fauntleroy.

It turns out that the same author gave in the same book one of the three most hated villains of all times - Edward Murdstone ( the other 2 are Brocklehurst from Jane Eyre (the cruel headmaster) and Dolores Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (an ...more

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Oct 21, 2018 Tatevik marked it as couldn-t-finish · review of another edition

No, I give up! Life is too short to struggle with this.

Update: Trying to finish with audio book.

I can't believe I'm doing this, but I can't finish this one. This is the most beautifully written and great book, but I can't finish it. I read about 60% of the book during 2 years. My problem is... I saw the film. Of course there are so many books in which case I saw the movie first but I don't know what is different with this one. I loved TV series when I was little. The character of Copperfield was ...more

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Oct 16, 2014 Nancy Breinholt rated it it was amazing

As Dickens himself says "I do not find it easy to get sufficiently far away from this book." I loved the characters, I loved the story, I loved the redemption that is a common theme in Dickens's work. I will miss being enveloped in the world of David Copperfield. ...more

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Mar 01, 2009 Angela Randall marked it as to-read

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We have this as part of the Dickens omnibus: Works of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield and Tale of Two Cities ...more

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Aug 17, 2008 Melissa rated it it was amazing

What a story!! I love the way Charles Dickens' books allow you to have such a close relationship with so many characters. This book is my favorite so far because it didn't just end all of a sudden. He gave an account of what happenend to everyone, and for the most part it was a happy ending. One of my favorite charecters was the 'dim witted' Dora. She was fabolously ditsy. I think her charecter shows just how the different girls are looked at these days. By being beautiful and silly, she was inc ...more

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