tronella's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of essays. I particularly like the one about a time he got lost in the city as a child.
ashbash_'s review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
1.0
The idea of Dickens writing what he sees when walking at night is interesting and how he addressed the issue of the poverty around him was well done but jesus christ it was so boring and passive that you could have thought that he had never experienced an emotion in his life
novel_nomad's review against another edition
4.0
A surprisingly excellent little collection of Dickens thoughts and observations on Victorian society. Displaying all the finesse and sharp observation of character he is known for in his fiction works, this truly shows Victorian London through his eyes and how the populace suffered in the burgeoning city.
I highly recommend this if you are new to Dickens and want to have a taste of his style, whilst nonfiction it retains a strong narrative plot throughout.
I highly recommend this if you are new to Dickens and want to have a taste of his style, whilst nonfiction it retains a strong narrative plot throughout.
hrryinjapan's review against another edition
just not for me i guess, it’s not particularly bad or anything, i just find it hard to read and i keep drifting off into other thoughts while reading so i don’t really process anything and i suppose that doesn’t really make any sense
sonmel2910's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jesstherese's review against another edition
3.0
Quite tricky and loaded with references that I didn't get, and words I wasn't sure of! I did grasp a few interesting ideas and particularly enjoyed the Gone Astray, about getting lost in London as a child.
lilis_land's review against another edition
informative
sad
slow-paced
2.25
An anthology of essays evoking the various sides of London. Dickens is at times loving and fond and at others, critical and dismayed at the city he roams.
My favourite of the essays is the second, where Dickens recounts the time he was lost in London at the age of 8. This story shows just how imaginative and dramatic he was even as a young boy.
Note that much of the text is of it’s time and depicts views on the lower classes with language common of Dickens and ultimately of 19th century London.