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As with most Dickens, Bleak House is a flavourful stew of colourful characters, winding their own way around a maypole, only to come to a central focus. Along the way, each character, if they aren't destroyed in the process, To me it is one of the more depressing of his novels, but is to be admired because of its immense scope. Considering that Dickens was an overextended workaholic, producing an 800 pg. novel of this depth is impressive. The better aspects of most of Bleak House are, despite the somber mood throughout the novel, the ridiculous posturing Dickens bestows on his characters, especially Skimpole. Recommended to the patient reader.

2023-06-28 14:54