Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
Taste attributes: dramalegalmysteryslowfresh & originalheavyintricateenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeExpect an unhurried, fresh novel, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little...
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Published
- 1853
- Pages
- 817
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- Open Library
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