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Jan 01, 2024dgiard rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show." The title character of Charles Dickens's novel "David Copperfield" relates his life story in the first…
Oct 01, 2023
The reviews from the critics here are confusing. I am planning to reread the classic David Copperfield, but the critics reviews above are describing a graphic novel. Is this a mistake? I see the same reviews for the Bantam edition.
Apr 19, 2022SusyHendrix rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I did not think much of this book back when I first read it in college, but a reread made me re-evaluate it. The theme of memory prefigures what Proust would do in the 1910s and the book's depiction of marriage is an interesting look into…
Oct 22, 2021sorenc98 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is the first Dickens novel I've read, and I found it quite enjoyable. At over 900 pages, it was a commitment to read all the way through, but Dickens' prose moves along at a good pace and is very detailed. The more I read the more…
Nov 14, 2020becker rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
There are many things that came together in this book to make it such a good read. I loved the episodic style that made each new chapter feel like a new adventure in the story. I loved the humour and the drama. I absolutely adored the cast…
Sep 23, 2019KellyLatimer rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Overall this was a good novel, but I don't agree with it being Dickens' greatest work. I didn't care for the titular character or the choices the author had him make. I also wasn't fond of the depiction of women in the novel. Although I'm…
Mar 26, 2018SPPL_Vio rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This bildungsroman is a wonderful melodrama set in the 1800's. Not everyone's cup of tea, perhaps. But, this novel will forever have a little place in my heart as I read it with my mother in Russian. We picked up great phrases from this…
Feb 08, 2018VonHafenstaaad rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An excellent story following the events in the life of David Copperfield from his childhood to adulthood, the various people he encounters and the hardships he goes through, either alone or others.
Feb 01, 2017
A richly detailed story of young David Copperfield as he navigates life during his poverty stricken childhood and as a naïve young man entering adult-hood. 861 pages long, there’s no sense in reading this classic unless you are willing to…
Aug 04, 2016
David never gave up. When many times he got beaten by his mean stepfather, the school master and by others making fun of him in a mean way. He never believed any of the lies that he is nothing or no good. He always stayed and remembered…
Jul 05, 2016NameetaShekhar rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
My first Dickens book and I was pleasantly surprised by his humour, even in the most trying and dramatic moments. A long book, yes, but after all it is the journey of Trot and what life is conveniently concise.
Sep 09, 2014Yellow_Dog_501 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This book was boring in some points, but over all it was pretty good. I can say I don't care a lot for Dickens, though you always have to appreciate the classics.
Aug 28, 2013alpaca85 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Reading David Copperfield was one of the toughest experiences I’ve had to endure in a long time. I started reading the 882 page novel, written by Charles Dickens as a person who disliked Dickens. I came out as a person who really disliked…
Jan 17, 2011oldman74 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
you'll find after you have read many of the books by dickens that your vocabulary will not only improve, but that your mind will occasionally think in prose from the eighteen hundreds. copperfield is a childhood favorite of mine. the…