BH is my number one as well - first time I hear someone else with the same view. And ATOTC is my no 2! Haven’t read neither OMF nor LD.

Great Expectations is one of Dickens' best novels, hence people read it more often than his lesser novels. Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, Little Dorrit, Bleak House, and David Copperfield are his best in my opinion, and they all follow the theme of poor child going through hard times, makes good in the end. Which is what Dickens himself went through as a child. I am currently plodding my way through Hard Times, which is a slow and somewhat dull read, after reading his other, more-exciting novels, mentioned above.

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I have the same quirk with name titles for novels, they never intrigue me, and I don't read them unless they are highly esteemed.

Saying that you didn't like ir appreciate Great Expectations was enough for me no to want to continue listening. Best wishes.

People start with "Great Expectations" because it's one of his four relatively short novels. The other three (Oliver Twist, Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities) are not nearly as highly regarded.

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3 ай бұрын

That makes sense. Some of the longer ones can be intimidating, even though they're extremely rewarding. I do think 'A Tale of Two Cities' is also highly regarded though.

@Tolstoy111

3 ай бұрын

Not among Dickens scholars. I've heard it reffered to as "ersatz Dickens" The critic Clifton Fadiman called it one of his worst novels.@@RelishBooks

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3 ай бұрын

@@Tolstoy111 I am not a Dickens scholar. I'm just someone who loves to read his work. And in that group, 'A Tale of Two Cities' will always be highly regarded.

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3 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with that. @@RelishBooks

@FranzBazar

2 ай бұрын

@@Tolstoy111 wow I have never heard of anyone say before that a tale of two cities is not highly regarded.