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Pros

Dombey is also where dickens starts using an overriding symbol for his longer works - here the railroads as a symbol of progress and brute force. But to recapture and jusitfy my initial point, this book is a marvelous starting point to read dickens. T... Read More

The novel is fundamentally, thematically, and emotionally timeless. It's an unforgettable journey -- told in beautiful prose, and dazzling cleverness.

It is second only to david copperfield and bleak house. The book is bleak, but the writing is brilliant.

Cons

Much too long, too maudlin and the characters too are all stereotypes. She is too good to be true, and that * the story.

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Quality

Plot twists with the inclusion of victorian views on women.

Not by 21st century definitions, perhaps, but by the standards of his own time, definitely.

Packaging/appearance

There are(as typical of dickens)many grotesques in the novel-some good(the affectionate and good-natured captain cuttle,the s... Read More

In addition, it is clear from the construction of this masterpiece that dickens had this work well thought out from the very start.

I found the the parts with edith and mr.

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Thanks very much to dwellingbooks for their prompt shipment and excellant price.

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This product had a total of 242 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 10 2022.