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"David Copperfield" de Charles Dickens es una epopeya literaria que lleva a los lectores a través de la vida del protagonista homónimo, desde su nacimiento hasta la adultez. Publicada por entregas entre 1849 y 1850, esta novela clásica es una obra maestra que destaca por su riqueza de personajes, narrativa envolvente y la aguda crítica social característica de Dickens. La trama sigue la vida de David Copperfield, un huérfano cuyas experiencias abarcan desde la infancia hasta la adultez. A lo largo de su viaje, los lectores son testigos de sus alegrías, penas, amores y desafíos. Dickens utiliza su aguda observación social para explorar la disparidad de clases, la corrupción y la lucha por la redención. Uno de los puntos fuertes de la novela es la galería de personajes inolvidables que pueblan la vida de David. Desde el entrañable Wilkins Micawber hasta la malévola Uriah Heep, cada personaje aporta una dimensión única a la historia. La habilidad de Dickens para crear personajes complejos y memorables es evidente a lo largo de la novela. La narrativa está impregnada de la perspicacia y el ingenio característicos de Dickens. Su estilo magistral se manifiesta en descripciones detalladas, diálogos vibrantes y una rica amalgama de humor y tragedia. A través de la voz de David, Dickens logra involucrar a los lectores en su viaje emocional y personal. La estructura de la novela, que sigue el formato de una autobiografía, permite a Dickens explorar la psicología y el desarrollo de su protagonista de manera única. David Copperfield no solo es un testigo de su propia vida, sino que también es un narrador reflexivo que examina su crecimiento, sus elecciones y su evolución como individuo. "David Copperfield" es un testimonio duradero de la habilidad literaria de Charles Dickens para pintar un retrato vívido de la sociedad victoriana. A través de la odisea de David, los lectores se sumergen en un mundo que refleja la complejidad humana y las luchas universales. Esta novela sigue siendo una lectura esencial que ofrece no solo entretenimiento, sino también una visión profunda de la naturaleza humana.
A beautiful story in Dickens' charming and delightful writing style. A bit dense in places, but thoroughly well done and captivating. The characters are so well written and I couldn't help but love David. I enjoyed it enough to gift a copy to each of my brothers at Christmas.
This is my first Dickens book, and all I have to say is there's a reason he is still famous 140+ years after his death.
In typical Dickens fashion, this book is written with so much description and colorful characters. We follow poor Davie Copperfield from when he was born throughout his life. He experiences hardship and rejection, acceptance and success, good times and bad and he falls in love many times a long the way. Through out his life journey, he has the colorful characters popping in and out of his life. There were hard parts to read about his upbringing and there were humorous moments in between. A must read classic. The audible was absolutely the best I’ve ever listened too.
David Copperfield is a fantastic and unique read, but definitely one that I want to read alongside a University Professor or University course. This book is incredibly long and written in a much older style, so it's a tough read. It was Dickens' favourite novel, and I can see why. It is semi-autobiographical and is very wordy. It felt like he was spilling his soul into the book, even if it went on forever and certain pieces of the story did not need to be there. It just keep going on and on and on and on... This book does really just feel like Charles Dickens just continued to write and published whatever are to his head. Thats not necessarily a bad thing, but made the book feel very tiresome. It was very hard to read, but I will be looking into more in-depth explanations to learn about the book. It was very cool, but just hard to read and it took me quite a while. Overall, Charles Dickens has a beautiful writing style that proves he is a mastermind, but this book needs a master of the literary arts to break it down for me to enjoy it. Two out of five stars.
This was delightful. I found it so much more charming and warm than the other Dickens I've read, and it reminded me what long books can do - introduce you to a whole host of interwoven characters that feel like old companions by the end. The wretched were wretched, and the beloved were so beloved.
Actual rating: 4.5 stars There’s something about the way Dickens tells a story that is completely transportive. He might be verbose, but he isn’t boring. David Copperfield is one of the most naive characters I’ve come across in all of literature. He gets hoodwinked by almost everyone he comes in contact with, and he hands over the little he has with compassion and a smile. He’s one of the purest souls I’ve ever come across. I loved getting to watch him grow up. I also thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the varied, colorful cast of characters with whom Dickens surrounded David. I was always completely invested. Also, I had somehow managed to go my entire life without consuming this story in any form, or hearing it discussed in a class. Because of this, I actually had no idea what was going to happen next, which is kind of rare for me with classics as I majored in English Literature in college. There were plot points that surprised me, which was refreshing. And I found the ending incredibly satisfying. I believe this is one of the best classics TS and I have read together, and I enjoyed this shared experience immensely.
In typical Dickens fashion, this book is written with so much description and colorful characters. We follow poor Davie Copperfield from when he was born throughout his life. He experiences hardship and rejection, acceptance and success, good times and bad and he falls in love many times a long the way. Through out his life journey, he has the colorful characters popping in and out of his life. There were hard parts to read about his upbringing and there were humorous moments in between. A must read classic. The audible was absolutely the best I’ve ever listened too.
“Trifles make the sum of life.” 🐉 Drop your fave side characters below ! I always bond with side characters more than the main ones 😂 🐉 Have you read or watched David Copperfield ? (slight spoiler warning below) 🐉 I think the only way I can sum up this book is sincerity - deep fallible, ridiculous sincerity. From the bungling tragedy of his childhood to the earnest strivings of his adulthood the one thing that seems to drive him and the oddball cast of characters around him is sincerity. 🐉 I know the book and whole story is about David, but I need to take a moment for the epic, stalwart, human character that is Betsy Trotwood. From the beginning of the book to the end she is a woman of her own mind and opinion - despite the violence and sadness of her backstory that we later find out. Her relationship with every character is just amazing ( But Mr Dick especially ). Sorry David this is a Betsy Trotwood fan letter, Ill get to you in a min. 🐉 I can’t write this review without stating the plainly obvious - David is/was so so so gay for Steerforth - the amount of times he mentions watching him sleeping alone is downright obsessive and the story telling scenes at the school are positively Grecian. 🐉 Basically those are my thoughts from this book; Betsy = my fave character Uriah = I want to take many showers after reading his name alone David = gay 4 Steerforth Peggoty = heart of gold Traddles = Skelly underdog badass
This type of book is not for me. The language style makes this book about 500 pages too long. It just drags. It took me over a month to read and I would usually read 5 books in a month. I persisted because Dickens is meant to be great and people say this is his best work. If this is as good as it gets I’m not interested. The plot development is painfully slow. The dialog is repetitive and takes too many words to convey very little meaning. I hope to never see the word ‘umble’ again.
Loved the story and all the characters. The length didn't bother me much because it wasn't too difficult of a read. My biggest problem with it is that David is not terribly interesting of a character, you end up being attached to him but I did find myself asking frequently whether he was a good person or the book just was saying he was.
The only Dickens novel I loved without an asterisk in my misspent youth.
This might be the only Dickens book I loved without an asterisk in my misspent youth.
Overall, I enjoyed this. There were so many characters to get to know over the book through David and I loved that! I had to knock it down a bit mostly because the plot points were not always as interesting and the classical language takes more brain power and less enjoyment to get through but I do still recommend it for people interested!
my heart is so full
