Sketches by Boz
by Charles Dickens
Taste attributes: documentarycomedyhistoricalslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, fresh non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
3.5 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
How much is conveyed in those two short words - 'The Parish!' And with how many tales of distress and misery, of broken fortune and ruined hopes, too often of unrelieved wretchedness and successful knavery, are they associated!
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Published
- 1836
- Pages
- 529
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- Open Library
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