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Re: Tempting. RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 08/02/2012 09:33:47 PM
What would you say is the most accessible and interesting Dickens book, besides A Christmas Carol?

A Tale of Two Cities is the easiest read, I think.
Bleak House is not difficult, and I think it is perhaps the most interesting, alongside Little Dorrit, Our Mutual Friend and Edwin Drood. The last two will probably appeal to you more if you have already read some Dickens, although I don't know. I tend to recommend Tale and Bleak House or Little Dorrit.


I second the high praise for Bleak House and Our Mutual Friend, the second of which I only finished about a month ago. I found OMF tougher to get into - the first few chapters didn't really grip me - but ultimately a tad more rewarding than Bleak House or the other Dickens I've read.

I've never read Little Dorrit but seem to remember that Oscar Wilde didn't think too highly of it.

If anyone knows of other Dickens comparable in tone and/or complexity to Bleak House or OMF, I would definitely consider picking it up.
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