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David Copperfield
The Oxford Bookworms Library extends the range of activities and teaching support of Oxford Bookworms and includes in each book an Activities section of Before Reading, While Reading and After Reading exercises. The six stages offer stories at different levels of ability.
112 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2009
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150 books55 followersClare West has over twenty years' TEFL classroom experience in the UK and overseas, and has led workshops for teachers in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Greece, and Argentina. For most of her teaching career she was involved with long-stay students on Cambridge examination courses, and engaged in the development of strategies to improve students' reading and writing skills.
She is now a freelance author, with a special interest in the literary and cultural aspects of language learning. Current writing projects include contributing to the Oxford Bookworms Library and Dominoes series, writing supplementary materials such as grammar workbooks, as well as being the Series Editor for the Oxford Bookworms Playscripts series.
She is now a freelance author, with a special interest in the literary and cultural aspects of language learning. Current writing projects include contributing to the Oxford Bookworms Library and Dominoes series, writing supplementary materials such as grammar workbooks, as well as being the Series Editor for the Oxford Bookworms Playscripts series.
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January 12, 2025
A real read edition made for school children, a classic originally written by Charles Dickson. The story tells the life of David Copperfield from childhood to adulthood.
October 4, 2014
The story goes like this. Because his father died before he was born, he lives with his mom and Peggotty. Then, his mom married a very violent man, Mr.Murdstone and his sister also comes along. And Mr.Murdstone beats David very cruelly and send him to school. David goes to a school at Salem house which is by Mr.Creakle. In the school, he makes a friend called Steerforth and Tommy.
After few days, he heard that his mom died so he returns to home. After that, he decides to go to London and look for his dad's sister, Ms.Betsey. David is then adopted by Ms.Betsey and her good friend, Mr.Dick. Ms.Betsey decides to send him to school which is run by Dr.Strong. Agnes and David becomes best friends because they moved in together with Agnes' dad, Mr.Wickfield.
When David graduates, he visit Yarmouth to meet Peggotty, her family and Mr.Barkis who is now her husband. On the way to Yarmouth, he meets Steerforth, his old friend. And when they return from Yarmouth, Mr. Spenlow invites David to his house for a weekend. There, David meets Spenlow’s daughter, Dora, and falls in love with her. Through Steerforth, David heard that Mr.Barkis is very ill. David return to Yarmouth again, and later on he finally dies. David finds out that Emily is upset over her impending marriage. When Mr.Barkis dies, Little Emily runs away with Steerforth, who she believes will make her a lady.
Ms.Betsey goes to David and inform that Mr.Wickfield has joined into the partnership with Uriah, a snake like young man. And David works very hard to get married with Dora. However, Mr.Spenlow forbids Dora from marrying David. That night, Mr.Spenlow died due to an accident and Dora lives with her two aunts. Meanwhile, Uriah Heep informs Doctor Strong that he suspects Doctor Strong’s wife, Annie, of having an affair with her young cousin, Jack Maldon.
Dora and David marry, and Dora proves a terrible housewife! And Ms.Dartle, Mrs.Steerforth’s ward, summons David and informs him that Steerforth has left Emily. Ms. Dartle adds that Steerforth’s servant, Littimer, has proposed to her and that Emily has run away. Emily and Peggotty decide to move to Australia, as do the Micawbers who first save the day for Agnes and Ms.Betsey by exposing Uriah’s fraud against Mr.Wickfield.
While Ham was rescuing a shipwrecked sailor, the very powerful storm hit Yarmouth and Ham died. And the sailor turns out to be Steerforth. Meanwhile, Dora falls ill and dies. David leaves the country to travel abroad. His love for Agnes grows. When David returns, he and Agnes get married and have several children.
When David's mom died, i thought that it is because of her cruel husband, Mr.Murdstone. Because if he didn't send him to school, she wouldn't miss him so much that she spend lot of days crying. But because Peggotty was always beside her and took care of her, she could withstand.
I like Steerforth but as the story goes to the ending, i thought that he isn't a good person. Even though a beautiful girl, Emily loved him, he didn't do anything and later on, he just left Emily.
I would not like to recommend this book to younger students because there are many characters and many things happening at the same time so they may get confused easily as I did last year.
After few days, he heard that his mom died so he returns to home. After that, he decides to go to London and look for his dad's sister, Ms.Betsey. David is then adopted by Ms.Betsey and her good friend, Mr.Dick. Ms.Betsey decides to send him to school which is run by Dr.Strong. Agnes and David becomes best friends because they moved in together with Agnes' dad, Mr.Wickfield.
When David graduates, he visit Yarmouth to meet Peggotty, her family and Mr.Barkis who is now her husband. On the way to Yarmouth, he meets Steerforth, his old friend. And when they return from Yarmouth, Mr. Spenlow invites David to his house for a weekend. There, David meets Spenlow’s daughter, Dora, and falls in love with her. Through Steerforth, David heard that Mr.Barkis is very ill. David return to Yarmouth again, and later on he finally dies. David finds out that Emily is upset over her impending marriage. When Mr.Barkis dies, Little Emily runs away with Steerforth, who she believes will make her a lady.
Ms.Betsey goes to David and inform that Mr.Wickfield has joined into the partnership with Uriah, a snake like young man. And David works very hard to get married with Dora. However, Mr.Spenlow forbids Dora from marrying David. That night, Mr.Spenlow died due to an accident and Dora lives with her two aunts. Meanwhile, Uriah Heep informs Doctor Strong that he suspects Doctor Strong’s wife, Annie, of having an affair with her young cousin, Jack Maldon.
Dora and David marry, and Dora proves a terrible housewife! And Ms.Dartle, Mrs.Steerforth’s ward, summons David and informs him that Steerforth has left Emily. Ms. Dartle adds that Steerforth’s servant, Littimer, has proposed to her and that Emily has run away. Emily and Peggotty decide to move to Australia, as do the Micawbers who first save the day for Agnes and Ms.Betsey by exposing Uriah’s fraud against Mr.Wickfield.
While Ham was rescuing a shipwrecked sailor, the very powerful storm hit Yarmouth and Ham died. And the sailor turns out to be Steerforth. Meanwhile, Dora falls ill and dies. David leaves the country to travel abroad. His love for Agnes grows. When David returns, he and Agnes get married and have several children.
When David's mom died, i thought that it is because of her cruel husband, Mr.Murdstone. Because if he didn't send him to school, she wouldn't miss him so much that she spend lot of days crying. But because Peggotty was always beside her and took care of her, she could withstand.
I like Steerforth but as the story goes to the ending, i thought that he isn't a good person. Even though a beautiful girl, Emily loved him, he didn't do anything and later on, he just left Emily.
I would not like to recommend this book to younger students because there are many characters and many things happening at the same time so they may get confused easily as I did last year.
June 16, 2023
This is the version that I taught my students last year .. they were in a love-hate relationship with it .. I definitely hated it 😂😂🤦🏻♀️
November 12, 2021
I liked the book. It was very good written even though it's not the original version. It almost made me cry twice. :)
January 30, 2022
Pan od angielskiego mi dał, taka nijaka na jeden wieczór
February 7, 2023
Easy to read, good to start reading English. Very monotonous but as it is not to hard to read, you can handle it
July 18, 2019
أول كتاب أقراه باللغة الانجليزية.
كانت تجربة جميلة ولها ما بعدها
الكتاب جيد كبداية لكل شخص باللغة الانجلزية .
كانت تجربة جميلة ولها ما بعدها
الكتاب جيد كبداية لكل شخص باللغة الانجلزية .
October 22, 2014
Project Read On: Book #3
Such a great book! I would've rated it 5 stars if I hadn't seen the movie a few years ago, which made me aware or at least guess what would happen later on with the story. As always, there are things in the book and the movie that aren't.. (good heavens! I can't remember the word, I clearly am becoming more italian now) let's say.. not the same? Which made me think that the plot of the book is better than that of the movie, at least, in my opinion.
If I have to choose my favourite part and character of this thin and small book (remember, this version is for educating purposes and because of that, they're really thin, written using simple words that are meant for non native english speakers) it would be Mr. Barkis and the part where he told David to write to Peggoty and tell her that Barkis is willing! Haha!
What I think about the characters:
My dear Peggoty, how I wish every woman in the world is as kind as you. Poor Ham and Steerforth, he might be wicked but you can also see just how much charm he has if you listen to David. Poor Dora, silly little Dora, born in the wrong time. Had she been born in our time, she would probably lived a better and longer life, hopefully.
And Agnes, oh Agnes. Will I ever find someone like you? Haha.
Great book by Dickens, how I wish I could read the original version of this book right away.
P.S. He says it's important - Barkis is willing.
Such a great book! I would've rated it 5 stars if I hadn't seen the movie a few years ago, which made me aware or at least guess what would happen later on with the story. As always, there are things in the book and the movie that aren't.. (good heavens! I can't remember the word, I clearly am becoming more italian now) let's say.. not the same? Which made me think that the plot of the book is better than that of the movie, at least, in my opinion.
If I have to choose my favourite part and character of this thin and small book (remember, this version is for educating purposes and because of that, they're really thin, written using simple words that are meant for non native english speakers) it would be Mr. Barkis and the part where he told David to write to Peggoty and tell her that Barkis is willing! Haha!
What I think about the characters:
My dear Peggoty, how I wish every woman in the world is as kind as you. Poor Ham and Steerforth, he might be wicked but you can also see just how much charm he has if you listen to David. Poor Dora, silly little Dora, born in the wrong time. Had she been born in our time, she would probably lived a better and longer life, hopefully.
And Agnes, oh Agnes. Will I ever find someone like you? Haha.
Great book by Dickens, how I wish I could read the original version of this book right away.
P.S. He says it's important - Barkis is willing.
March 9, 2025
3.7 ⭐
As beautifully written as great expectations however lacking the same strong narrative as that story. Anyone who likes reading Dickens will enjoy this book. The narrative has many many short peaks as opposed to a grand crescendo at any one point.
The copy of the story I read was abridged. I only realised after I had read it. I did find at times it was difficult to keep up with who's who of all the characters but I will chalk this up to the editors choice to remove certain passages from the story which may have helped me get to know the characters better.
As beautifully written as great expectations however lacking the same strong narrative as that story. Anyone who likes reading Dickens will enjoy this book. The narrative has many many short peaks as opposed to a grand crescendo at any one point.
The copy of the story I read was abridged. I only realised after I had read it. I did find at times it was difficult to keep up with who's who of all the characters but I will chalk this up to the editors choice to remove certain passages from the story which may have helped me get to know the characters better.
May 23, 2025
2.5 stars
I'm so sad I did not connect to this. The characters fell flat, it was predictable, and there seemed to be no overarching plot. I was bored. Though a good set-up, it felt like all we saw was David moving from place to place. You can draw comparisons to Great Expectations, but, in my opinion, Great Expectations has more well-rounded, interesting characters and a far more gripping plot, so I'd recommend reading that instead. I feel like I'm missing something here.
I'm so sad I did not connect to this. The characters fell flat, it was predictable, and there seemed to be no overarching plot. I was bored. Though a good set-up, it felt like all we saw was David moving from place to place. You can draw comparisons to Great Expectations, but, in my opinion, Great Expectations has more well-rounded, interesting characters and a far more gripping plot, so I'd recommend reading that instead. I feel like I'm missing something here.
October 17, 2024
En ting er sikkert; Jeg skal aldri lese den boka her igjen
July 2, 2025
Well written, but I feel like nothing actually happened. 🙄
February 27, 2024
الرواية الاساسية ٨٠٠ صفحه وهنا اختصرت باقل من ذلك ولكن لعل توالي الاحداث واختصارها الشديد افقدها جمالها
عموماً اللي فهمته هو كتيب للي عندهم رغبه في تعلّم اللغة الانجليزيه
واللغه مستواها الخامس من اصل سته ولكن لغتها جداً سهله
عموماً اللي فهمته هو كتيب للي عندهم رغبه في تعلّم اللغة الانجليزيه
واللغه مستواها الخامس من اصل سته ولكن لغتها جداً سهله
September 2, 2025
A decent retelling of a classic, one that I'm yet to read, I found it very much to the point. Although, I do question why some parts of the story were changed (as mentioned by the author in the last few pages) when it seems like it could be retold in this condensed format while still keeping those plot points the same.
September 22, 2015
In 2015, I think this book has greater value as history and a piece of literary history than as a novel.
It does have its moments, though. Dickens is sometimes critisized for making one-dimensional characters. I find some of these striking and funny. Mr. Micawber's language is highly entertaining and elegant in its overflowering complexity. Some of the characters illustrate excellently how different personalities interplay, for instance the superficial, but kind and charming Dora, trying to cope with unreliable servants or being aware of being unable to complement her husband.
David himself is almost too good to be true, too sentimental and too extensive in his recollections. The story draws on quietly, but lacks suspense. In our time, this story would have been much shorter, and could have left out at least a quarter of its volume, probably more.
What gave me most was the portrait of the period and its thoughts, assumptions and morality. Reading about David's hardships as a boy, which are unthinkable in my milieu, about Dickens expecting a beautiful young woman to marry a much older man out of duty and gratitude, and basing much of his story on the shock of her choosing a really not so horrible nobleman (in the outset) instead.
Even Agnes, the heavenly star of David's life, is praised for her self-effacement to an extent that raises an alarm in a modern reader. Many of the positive female characters live their lives for and through their husbands. David's aunt is a brilliant exception.
Apart from this, which makes for an interesting cultural study, Dickens and Copperfield comes down clearly on the side of goodness. David Copperfield is one of the kindest characters in literary history. The story empathises with harassed children, has eyes for the poor, doesn't cringe at those who society unrightfully turn from, upholds justice, favours good, common people over the privileged and praises goodness, kindness and faithfulness in relationships. It is, in many ways, a really good book, but I find it too long, and to slow-moving and detailed to be really excellent as literature in itself.
It does have its moments, though. Dickens is sometimes critisized for making one-dimensional characters. I find some of these striking and funny. Mr. Micawber's language is highly entertaining and elegant in its overflowering complexity. Some of the characters illustrate excellently how different personalities interplay, for instance the superficial, but kind and charming Dora, trying to cope with unreliable servants or being aware of being unable to complement her husband.
David himself is almost too good to be true, too sentimental and too extensive in his recollections. The story draws on quietly, but lacks suspense. In our time, this story would have been much shorter, and could have left out at least a quarter of its volume, probably more.
What gave me most was the portrait of the period and its thoughts, assumptions and morality. Reading about David's hardships as a boy, which are unthinkable in my milieu, about Dickens expecting a beautiful young woman to marry a much older man out of duty and gratitude, and basing much of his story on the shock of her choosing a really not so horrible nobleman (in the outset) instead.
Even Agnes, the heavenly star of David's life, is praised for her self-effacement to an extent that raises an alarm in a modern reader. Many of the positive female characters live their lives for and through their husbands. David's aunt is a brilliant exception.
Apart from this, which makes for an interesting cultural study, Dickens and Copperfield comes down clearly on the side of goodness. David Copperfield is one of the kindest characters in literary history. The story empathises with harassed children, has eyes for the poor, doesn't cringe at those who society unrightfully turn from, upholds justice, favours good, common people over the privileged and praises goodness, kindness and faithfulness in relationships. It is, in many ways, a really good book, but I find it too long, and to slow-moving and detailed to be really excellent as literature in itself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2013
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Kitap gerçekten güzeldi. Okurken çoğu zaman David'in yaptığı hatalar sizin için kulağa bir küpe oluyor. Konusuna gelirsek:
David, daha doğmadan babasını kaybetmiş zavallı bir çocuktur. Annesi ve yardımcıları Peggotty'den başka kimsesi yoktur. Zaten durumları kötüyken annesi evlenince her şey daha kötü olur. Çünkü evlendiği adam ve kız kardeşi ona hiç de iyi davranmaz. Hatta onu sevgili annesi annesi ve biricik Peggotty'den ayırıp uzaktaki bir okula gönderir.
David bu kötü okulda birkaç arkadaş bulur. Böylece iyi şeyler de olur derken annesi ölür bu sefer de, hem de küçük bebeğiyle! Zavallı David, üvey babasının önce Peggotty'i göndermesi ve sonra da onu çalışmak için kötü bir yere vermesiyle hayatı daha da kötü gitmeye başlar.
Buralara kadar artık bir pes diyorsunuz. Bu çocuk hiç mi gün yüzü görmeyecek diyorsunuz. Ki yazar bizi duyar gibi David'e bir güç ve kararlılık veriyor. Böylece David, uzaktaki halasını bulmaya gidiyor. Zorluklar sonucu halasını buluyor ve artık halasının himayesine giriyor. Okulunu bitirdikten sonra da Londra'ya gidiyor.
Kitap bundan sonra önceki bölümlere nispeten daha iyi oluyor. Tamam yine zorluklar var ve evet, yine aynı saflıkta ama David artık o çaresiz küçük çocuk olmadığından okumak daha keyifliydi. Üstelik Agnes gibi bir koruyucu meleği de vardı. Hikayenin bu kısımlarını size anlatmayacağım çünkü siz de spoiler istemezsiniz daha fazla bence ;)
Kitap gerçekten güzeldi. Okurken çoğu zaman David'in yaptığı hatalar sizin için kulağa bir küpe oluyor. Konusuna gelirsek:
David, daha doğmadan babasını kaybetmiş zavallı bir çocuktur. Annesi ve yardımcıları Peggotty'den başka kimsesi yoktur. Zaten durumları kötüyken annesi evlenince her şey daha kötü olur. Çünkü evlendiği adam ve kız kardeşi ona hiç de iyi davranmaz. Hatta onu sevgili annesi annesi ve biricik Peggotty'den ayırıp uzaktaki bir okula gönderir.
David bu kötü okulda birkaç arkadaş bulur. Böylece iyi şeyler de olur derken annesi ölür bu sefer de, hem de küçük bebeğiyle! Zavallı David, üvey babasının önce Peggotty'i göndermesi ve sonra da onu çalışmak için kötü bir yere vermesiyle hayatı daha da kötü gitmeye başlar.
Buralara kadar artık bir pes diyorsunuz. Bu çocuk hiç mi gün yüzü görmeyecek diyorsunuz. Ki yazar bizi duyar gibi David'e bir güç ve kararlılık veriyor. Böylece David, uzaktaki halasını bulmaya gidiyor. Zorluklar sonucu halasını buluyor ve artık halasının himayesine giriyor. Okulunu bitirdikten sonra da Londra'ya gidiyor.
Kitap bundan sonra önceki bölümlere nispeten daha iyi oluyor. Tamam yine zorluklar var ve evet, yine aynı saflıkta ama David artık o çaresiz küçük çocuk olmadığından okumak daha keyifliydi. Üstelik Agnes gibi bir koruyucu meleği de vardı. Hikayenin bu kısımlarını size anlatmayacağım çünkü siz de spoiler istemezsiniz daha fazla bence ;)
September 10, 2014
**A bit of spoiling**
David Copperfield was written by an English writer, Charles Dickens. Dickens himself said that Copperfield is his most favourite character he has ever written about. It is almost an autobiographical book, since the events in the book are similar to events happened in Dickens' life.
David Copperfield is born into poor family as a half orphan. He lives happy life with his nanny Pegotty and his mom. However this happy life lasts only until his mom decides to marry a man she has recently met, Mr. Murdstone. Mr. Murdstone is a strict man with less patience and very aggressive manners. He and his sister, Ms. Murdstone, (very strict, annoying and dangerous woman indeed) decide to live under one roof with Mrs. and David Copperfields.
After some time, David is sent to boarding school where he meets his new friends, one of them playing an important role in his life afterwards.
When he is 10 he becomes orphan, with no kind soul around. He decides to run away from his work in warehouse and go to his aunt hoping she would take care of him.
Later on he finds his love, friends, job, and will learn a lot about traitors.
I liked this book because it was well written and there was no confusion. There was imagery and figurative language used what made reading enthusiastic and breath-taking. The story is nice and touching.
David Copperfield was written by an English writer, Charles Dickens. Dickens himself said that Copperfield is his most favourite character he has ever written about. It is almost an autobiographical book, since the events in the book are similar to events happened in Dickens' life.
David Copperfield is born into poor family as a half orphan. He lives happy life with his nanny Pegotty and his mom. However this happy life lasts only until his mom decides to marry a man she has recently met, Mr. Murdstone. Mr. Murdstone is a strict man with less patience and very aggressive manners. He and his sister, Ms. Murdstone, (very strict, annoying and dangerous woman indeed) decide to live under one roof with Mrs. and David Copperfields.
After some time, David is sent to boarding school where he meets his new friends, one of them playing an important role in his life afterwards.
When he is 10 he becomes orphan, with no kind soul around. He decides to run away from his work in warehouse and go to his aunt hoping she would take care of him.
Later on he finds his love, friends, job, and will learn a lot about traitors.
I liked this book because it was well written and there was no confusion. There was imagery and figurative language used what made reading enthusiastic and breath-taking. The story is nice and touching.
April 6, 2025
The Audio book version: 34 hours, 47 minutes.
The Kindle version: 803 pages.
I mostly listened to the audio book version.
(2.5/5 Stars)
This is my least favorite by far of what I've read from Charles Dickens.
This was originally released in parts on a monthly subscription basis. In those days, higher word count meant longer subscriptions and higher profit for the author.
While I appreciate the themes of family (especially found family) and the kindness and heartache that comes from loving others; this was a book where very little happens.
Unlike his other works, Dickens colorful, memorable, and silly character names heard out loud kept distracting me to the point that I'd be singing over some dialogue with parody songs. Maybe I would have been more attentive if there was more going on in this plodding novel. But I really don't want to visit these characters again to find out. Maybe some of the movie versions, but not the source material.
It hurts me and makes me feel embarrassed that I didn't like a novel that's considered a masterpiece to many others. Especially since it's by such a brilliant writer and Dicken's personal favorite.
I will revisit his other masterpieces over the years, but not this one.
The Kindle version: 803 pages.
I mostly listened to the audio book version.
(2.5/5 Stars)
This is my least favorite by far of what I've read from Charles Dickens.
This was originally released in parts on a monthly subscription basis. In those days, higher word count meant longer subscriptions and higher profit for the author.
While I appreciate the themes of family (especially found family) and the kindness and heartache that comes from loving others; this was a book where very little happens.
Unlike his other works, Dickens colorful, memorable, and silly character names heard out loud kept distracting me to the point that I'd be singing over some dialogue with parody songs. Maybe I would have been more attentive if there was more going on in this plodding novel. But I really don't want to visit these characters again to find out. Maybe some of the movie versions, but not the source material.
It hurts me and makes me feel embarrassed that I didn't like a novel that's considered a masterpiece to many others. Especially since it's by such a brilliant writer and Dicken's personal favorite.
I will revisit his other masterpieces over the years, but not this one.
May 24, 2020
Frankly speaking, I’ve never been a big fan of the famous Victorian writer C.Dickens, so I‘ve not read some of his books. It's time to fix this! And I decided to do it in English.
So, the first turn went to the book "David Copperfield", the most beloved and a bit autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens.
Dickens himself had a difficult, unhappy childhood, and young David’s life is not at all easy. His father died before he was born, and when he is eight, his mother marries again. Her new husband, Mr.Murdstone, is stern and cruel, and so is his disagreeable sister, the stony-faced Miss Murdstone.
As he grows up, David meets many unpleasant people – cruel schoolmasters, wicked friends… He learns that life is full of troubles and misery and cruelty. But he also finds laughter and kindness, trust and friendship… and love. ;)
I liked the book. It is full of hope for a better future, faith in the victory of good deeds over evil, the triumph of worthy people. It’s really nice to read it, even the mood raises.
So, the first turn went to the book "David Copperfield", the most beloved and a bit autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens.
Dickens himself had a difficult, unhappy childhood, and young David’s life is not at all easy. His father died before he was born, and when he is eight, his mother marries again. Her new husband, Mr.Murdstone, is stern and cruel, and so is his disagreeable sister, the stony-faced Miss Murdstone.
As he grows up, David meets many unpleasant people – cruel schoolmasters, wicked friends… He learns that life is full of troubles and misery and cruelty. But he also finds laughter and kindness, trust and friendship… and love. ;)
I liked the book. It is full of hope for a better future, faith in the victory of good deeds over evil, the triumph of worthy people. It’s really nice to read it, even the mood raises.
November 24, 2023
Leider habe ich das Buch nach etwa 600 Seiten abgebrochen. Der Anfang war vielversprechend, die Kindheit des Helden war sehr eindrücklich, und die Sprache des Schriftstellers ist natürlich gewaltig. Der Mittelteil hat sich sehr gezogen. Der Schriftsteller verliert sich in der Länge. Sein Held kann dann die Schwäche des Romans für mich persönlich nicht mehr auffangen, es gibt einfach auch zu wenige Wendungen, die einem über die Längen helfen. Sehr schade. Ich hoffe, dass das Buch „Große Erwartungen“ von Charles Dickens besser wird.
September 28, 2009
ဒရာမာေလးေတြ ျပန္ဖတ္ေတာ့လည္း... မတရားတာကို ရြံ႕မုန္းတဲ့စိတ္၊ အမွန္တရားဘက္က ရပ္တည္လိုတဲ့စိတ္... ဒါေတြျပန္ေပၚလာတယ္။ စာေပက စာရိတၱကို ျပဳျပင္ေနျပန္ၿပီ...။ ဒီလိုျပဳျပင္နည္းဟာ အရမ္းသိမ္ေမြ႕တယ္။ မင္းမတရားတာမလုပ္နဲ႔လို႔... ဘယ္လိုပဲ တိုက္ရိုက္ဆံုးမဆံုးမ... နားလည္လက္ခံႏိုင္ဖို႔ခက္လိမ့္မယ္..။ က်င့္သံုးဖို႔ဆို ပိုလို႔ေတာင္ခက္ဦးမယ္...။ စာဖတ္နည္းသြားလို႔ ခုေခတ္လူငယ္ေတြ ၾကမ္းေထာ္ေထာ္ႀကီးေတြျဖစ္ေနတာလားလို႔ပဲ ဆရာႀကီးေတြဆံုးမတဲ့စကား ျပန္ၾကားေယာင္မိတယ္...။
February 22, 2016
Para aquellos que quieran probar a leer alguna historia en inglés no muy extensa, este libro lo recomiendo bastante.
La gramática y el vocabulario no es demasiado complicado y se lee rápidamente debido a que las acciones transcurren muy seguidas.
Este libro ha sido una lectura que he tenido que realizar para clase y quizá sea de las mejores que he leído tanto por la historia, como por lo ameno que se me ha hecho al leerlo.
La gramática y el vocabulario no es demasiado complicado y se lee rápidamente debido a que las acciones transcurren muy seguidas.
Este libro ha sido una lectura que he tenido que realizar para clase y quizá sea de las mejores que he leído tanto por la historia, como por lo ameno que se me ha hecho al leerlo.
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January 24, 2022(read for school, would not rate it)
David Copperfield is Dicken's (kind of) autobiographical novel and the narrator is the pessimist with a bad childhood David Copperfield. The book talks about his life from before he was born to his happily-ever-after.
To be honest I found a much deeper connection between Copperfield and Steerforth than between him and Dora The Exlorer. Their romance was just so superficial and everything happened so fast. Did not like it.
The retelling was good though.
David Copperfield is Dicken's (kind of) autobiographical novel and the narrator is the pessimist with a bad childhood David Copperfield. The book talks about his life from before he was born to his happily-ever-after.
To be honest I found a much deeper connection between Copperfield and Steerforth than between him and Dora The Exlorer. Their romance was just so superficial and everything happened so fast. Did not like it.
The retelling was good though.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 27, 2010
As an English teacher I'm always on the lookout for good books to encourage my students to read English. This pack which enables them to read and listen at the same time, is very good. The reading is clear and comprehensible. And, of course, the story, which I've read many times, is a classic. Highly recommended.
September 10, 2022
I'd rather read the whole book as it was written by Dickens so that I could compare those two, but what I disliked was words repetition. Also, which is rather criticism of Dickens, I did not appreciate remarks about Uriah being ugly, as if that in itself meant he's evil. Other than that the story was interesting but nothing significantly appealing for me.
May 12, 2016
This was a book group selection, and since I'm not a fan of old classics, I found this abridged version to read instead. It was actually abridged by Dickens himself for public readings. However, even this shortened version couldn't seem to hold my attention.
January 5, 2017
My only real comparison is that it felt like reading the SparkNotes version instead. At least I know the plot, but there was very little... to put it bluntly... story. I know it's very difficult to fit 640 pages into 64 and it did what it said on the tin... or dust jacket.
April 11, 2020
Dickens’s way of narration seems so gloomy. You’re always alerted that a bad incident is going to happen! Since this one is the closest of his novels to him, I suspect that he pictured his worries clearly in it. And most importantly, his personality—- as a pessimistic man.
May 26, 2020
Classic story from British society divided into chapters .it helps English language beginners to develop reading skill... there are few new vocabularies
It is good ,, to build reading confidence as mentioned...
It is good ,, to build reading confidence as mentioned...
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