The Pickwick Papers
by Charles Dickens
Taste attributes: comedyadventurehistoricalfastfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearglossybig & variedunlikely connectionsfool triumphantfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeAn accessible, original comic novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like escapism over depth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.2 / 5
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About This Book
Dickens’ first novel was originally written and published as a serial. It is a comedy relating the misadventures of the members of The Pickwick Club, whose main purpose is to discover and relate quaint and curious phenomena of social life and customs throughout England. This quest takes the members to all parts of the country, travelling by coach and sampling the comforts or otherwise of various coaching inns.
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Published
- 1836
- Pages
- 740
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- Open Library
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