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Our group read for May 2017 from our open nominations is David Copperfield
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I started reading David Copperfield last week, now a bit past halfway through. It seems like a memoir, with many complex characters; so many I've occasionally had trouble remembering who's who. The story has taken twists and turns, as characters' situations change. I have no idea where it's going.And now I know where the old rock band Uriah Heep got their name.
I first read David Copperfield many years ago in school and I've loved Dicken's work ever since. Uriah Heap is a very memorable character from the description. You can imagine him as tall and skinny with a slight stoop, ringing his bony, slimy looking hands as he speaks. Horrible, creepy man and the exact opposite of Mr Macawber.
I am a Dickens novice, having only read A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities before this. Now, about three-fourths along, it drags and plods. The plot, if there is one, meanders. My previous two experiences with Dickens are better. I hope the pace picks up.
Finished. General impression: It's reasonably engaging, and Dickens wraps up the situations of most of the characters at the end. It never does reach a climax really, it's just the story of David Copperfield and the people who affect his life, for good or for ill, from early boyhood into manhood.I sometimes have trouble with Victorian prose however Dickens does it well, and I never found it tiresome. The were a few times that one must read between the lines, as there were certain topics that couldn't be discussed openly in Victorian times. (view spoiler)
I expect that I will eventually get around to Great Expectations and Oliver Swift. Somehow, I feel that they may be better than David Copperfield.
Hi. I read this last year. I remember how this was published serially, and I was trying to imagine how people lined the docks, waiting for the next chapter.I loved the description of the storm.
