Which Dickens Novel Should I Read?

Question

I've read A Christmas Carol, and I'd like to get into Dickens's other works. But I'm not sure where to start! There's so many that sound good - Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, Great Expectations....

Which of Dickens's novels would YOU recommend & WHY?

Recomendations don't have to be based on my above list.

Thanks & Cheers!! :)

Answer 1

I would definately read Great Expectations. It's a wonderful book. If your into cliffhangers definately choose this book, it was originally written weekly and put into a newspaper so the end of each chapter is a cliffhanger. It has so much symbolizm, creativity, suspense, romance and everything. It would eb my number one choice of Dickens' Literature, it's really a masterpiece. Hope this helps!!!!

Answer 2

Oliver Twist (1838) is Charles Dickens' second novel. The book was originally published in Bentley's Miscellany as a serial, in monthly installments that began appearing in the month of February 1837 and continued through April 1839. George Cruikshank provided one steel etching per month to illustrate each installment.

Oliver Twist is the first English novel with a child protagonist, and is also notable for Dickens' unromantic portrayal of criminals and their sordid lives. The book's subtitle, The Parish Boy's Progress alludes to Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress and also to a pair of popular 18th-century caricature series by William Hogarth, "A Rake's Progress" and "A Harlot's Progress."

An early example of the social novel, the book calls the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. Dickens mocks the hypocrisies of the time by surrounding the novel's serious themes with sarcasm and dark humour. The novel may have been inspired by the story of Robert Blincoe, an orphan whose account of his hardships as a child laborer in a cotton mill was widely read in the 1830s.

Oliver Twist has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and is the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!.

Answer 3

"A Tale of Two Cities" is a great book.

I found it very different from Dickens' various "orphan" books (like "Great Expectations," "Oliver Twist", and "David Copperfield"), which, quite frankly, I've never really gotten into. But "A Tale of Two Cities" had me glued to my chair, waiting to find out if the characters could escape Paris or not. To this day, I still get shivers whenever I think of Madame Defarge and her knitting...

It also has one of the best opening lines - and also one of the best closing lines in all of fiction. Definitely worth a look.

Answer 4

Tale of two cities.. Awesome story. I've also always loved Oliver Twist. And there's so many different good film adaptations of OT. It's always nice to watch a movie after reading the book.

Answer 5

examine a tale of two cities, there is none like it and it is going to stay on your heart always. the tale takes position in the course of the French Revolution, between both cities of Paris and London. as a lot as there is dissimilar disappointment and tragedy contained in the tale LOVE triumphs contained in the proper. eternal Love, real Friendship and eternal wish are the topics of this impressive tale. For me, the tale of two cities, is Charles Dickens impressive Novel.

Answer 6

In the best of times and the worst of times, I'd go with Tale of Two Cities.

Answer 7

Oliver Twist - great story. After that, Great Expectations. I would do Oliver Twist first because I think it's a little easier read. Both are excellent books though. Enjoy. Pax - C

Answer 8

I thought the Pickwick Papers was very funny. It's definitely worth reading.

Answer 9

I absolutely adored The Pickwick Papers. It's very long, but so funny and intelligent.

Answer 10

GREAT EXPECTATIONS and TALE OF TWO CITIES.

Why?

Because they are good!