David's votes on the list Best of Charles Dickens

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1	David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 4.05 avg rating — 267,312 ratings David rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens 4.09 avg rating — 32,108 ratings David rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Bleak House by Charles Dickens 4.02 avg rating — 117,084 ratings David rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 3.80 avg rating — 897,960 ratings David rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens 3.86 avg rating — 33,144 ratings David rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens 3.83 avg rating — 17,446 ratings David rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 50,651 ratings David added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens 3.79 avg rating — 24,665 ratings David rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,037,078 ratings David added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hard Times by Charles Dickens 3.55 avg rating — 76,733 ratings David added it See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 439,128 ratings David rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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May 09, 2014 02:27PM

I used to see Dickens' novels as divided into his good work and his bad work. Now I see the divide as between his cartoon novels and his more baroque work.
I'd say Martin Chuzzlewit probably falls nearest the fence between the two.
The bottom four on this list are cartoon novels, the top four are baroque. The Pickwick Papers is a long, unabashedly cartoonish novel. Its lack of pretension makes it charming and successful.
David Copperfield and Our Mutual Friend are among the best books I've ever read, and I would never actually choose between them - except here, for this list. Obviously.

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