David Copperfield
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David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist。 Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather， Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt， Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous， enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber， one of literature’s great comic creations。
In David Copperfield—the novel he described as his “favorite child”—Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant & enduringly popular works， filled with tragedy & comedy in equal measure。
Originally published as a monthly serial， from 4/1849 to 11/1850。
David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist。 Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather， Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt， Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous， enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber， one of literature’s great comic creations。
In David Copperfield—the novel he described as his “favorite child”—Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant & enduringly popular works， filled with tragedy & comedy in equal measure。
Originally published as a monthly serial， from 4/1849 to 11/1850。
Reviews
rose ❄
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loved this so much。 charles dickens invented the found family trope in 1850。 i'm gonna go cry on the floor for 34 hours which is incidentally the length of this tome in audio form loved this so much。 charles dickens invented the found family trope in 1850。 i'm gonna go cry on the floor for 34 hours which is incidentally the length of this tome in audio form 。。。more
Sunny Brooks
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At nearly two centuries old， this mammoth tale takes the reader through the harsh reality of 19th century England， the difference between having wealth and power and being poor and downtrodden， the cruelty of boarding school and child labour。 However the characters are judged on how they behave， not what they have， from sneering， self obsessed Steerforth and snakelike Uriah Heep， to the generous Micawbers and kindly， motherly Peggoty。 The reader longs to guide this young lad to safety through th At nearly two centuries old， this mammoth tale takes the reader through the harsh reality of 19th century England， the difference between having wealth and power and being poor and downtrodden， the cruelty of boarding school and child labour。 However the characters are judged on how they behave， not what they have， from sneering， self obsessed Steerforth and snakelike Uriah Heep， to the generous Micawbers and kindly， motherly Peggoty。 The reader longs to guide this young lad to safety through the trials of his time， until finally he becomes a young man with a promising outlook。 It is not a completely dark story and has many comic moments and warmth between the vast array of well drawn， believable characters。 The themes of this famous classic are still relevant and challenging today 。。。more
Kristina Surguladze
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ძალიან კარგია！ ამბავი ამბად， თხრობა თხრობად。 მიყვარს ეს წიგნი დევიდ კოპერფილდზე。 მიხარია， რომ არაფერმა შეცვალა და გააბოროტა。არ დაუკარგოთ თქვენს თავს ამ წიგნის წაკითხვის ბედნიერება， არც ბავშვობაში და არც მერე。
Raina
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I feel like if I hadn't watched （and ADORED） The Personal History of David Copperfield before reading this book， I would have enjoyed it a lot more。 But that movie totally ruined me。 It made every character ten billion times more charming and interesting and likeable （although， I will say， book Uriah was definitely creepier than movie Uriah， much as I love Ben Wishaw and his version of the character - SUCH good casting btw， though， geez louise）。 Agnes was a witty， delightful DREAM in the movie a I feel like if I hadn't watched （and ADORED） The Personal History of David Copperfield before reading this book， I would have enjoyed it a lot more。 But that movie totally ruined me。 It made every character ten billion times more charming and interesting and likeable （although， I will say， book Uriah was definitely creepier than movie Uriah， much as I love Ben Wishaw and his version of the character - SUCH good casting btw， though， geez louise）。 Agnes was a witty， delightful DREAM in the movie and kind of a meek， subdued， background player in the book。 David was effervescent and bursting with creative genius right from the get， which I thought was a much better origin story for him than Dickens actually gets into re: his childhood （and no， that's not just my massive crush on Dev Patel speaking， what on earth are you talking about）。 PETER CAPALDI'S ABSOLUTELY BATSHIT MR。 MICAWBER ARE YOU KIDDING。 Don't even get me started on Tilda。 Whoever cast this should be in charge of Hollywood as a whole。Regardless， I just had way more fun with it。 Which isn't Chuck's fault。 He did still come through in some places， like this one:I cannot call to mind where or when， in my childhood， I had seen a stained glass window in a church。 Nor do I recollect its subject。 But I know that when I saw her turn round， in the grave light of the old staircase， and wait for us， above， I thought of that window; and I associated something of its tranquil brightness with Agnes Wickfield ever afterwards。 I mean。 Stunning。 That's so， so lovely。 Also， you know what， as much as I was lamenting Agnes's portrayal in the book， I really don't think he gets enough credit for how well he writes his female characters。 Whether they're villainous or angelic or any of the multiple shades in between， they're always the ones I think about most when I finish one of his stories。 There's a respect and honor there， in the crafting of them， that you really can't fake， and it's been one of the most pleasantly surprising things for me in going back and giving these works a visit。 It's really nice。（Still， though， movie Agnes is great， I'm not kidding， go watch it， it's the BEST）。 。。。more
Mila
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entre 3。8 e 4 （e sim， 3 é uma nota boa） | eu tinha muita muita muita vontade de ler david copperfield， eu sentia que esse seria um livro favorito （péssimo ir com expectativa， né？）， mas essa leitura foi tão diferente para mim que nem sei por onde começar。 não foi diferente por ser um clássico e muito menos por ser longo， mas sim a forma que eu o li e acredito que tenha interferido muito no resultado。 1。 primeiro que a forma que eu li esse livro é totalmente uma fora que eu detesto: me obrigando a entre 3。8 e 4 （e sim， 3 é uma nota boa） | eu tinha muita muita muita vontade de ler david copperfield， eu sentia que esse seria um livro favorito （péssimo ir com expectativa， né？）， mas essa leitura foi tão diferente para mim que nem sei por onde começar。 não foi diferente por ser um clássico e muito menos por ser longo， mas sim a forma que eu o li e acredito que tenha interferido muito no resultado。 1。 primeiro que a forma que eu li esse livro é totalmente uma fora que eu detesto: me obrigando a ler e a continuar。 não， ele não estava ruim a esse ponto， inclusive começou muito divertido e a forma que o david vai contando a história é maravilhoso e fluído， mas como várias histórias tem seus altos e baixos e em momentos em que estava no baixo eu normalmente daria uma pausa， mas não o fiz e acredito que o resultado seria muito melhor se eu fizesse。 eu não gosto de me obrigar a ler nada， muito menos ler sem vontade， mas a pressão de abandonar no meio dia uma lc e um clássico não me permitiram abandonar e não me arrependi。 2。 ainda sobre ler esse livro em uma leitura conjunta foi ótimo por ter com quem discutir， debater alguns pontos， mas o tempo de leitura para mim foi um fato negativo porque dividir em dois meses deixou a leitura muito arrastada para mim， já entendi que eu não funciono muito bem assim e vou mudar。 3。 ao mesmo tempo eu percebi que a leitura me desenvolveu em vários pontos sobre eu aprender a ter liberado para pesquisar， comentar e etc fiz vários comentários ao longo da leitura que normalmente eu me sentiria insegura e funcionou muito bem！ 4。 por fim， falando do livro em si: a gente acompanha a vida do davidzinho literalmente desde o seu nascimento， o que confesso que os primeiros capítulos foram os meus favoritos e o jeito que ele conta é ÓTIMO！ mas o que foi para mim estranho é que eu não conseguia ver o david adulto， talvez por ele narrar da mesma forma desde que ele era um bebê， minha cabeça não processava ainda ele ter idade para fazer um estágio já， sabe？ mas isso não é algo que eu vá dizer que odeio o livro por isso。 é uma trama bem tranquila， não tive nenhuma surpresa， foi literalemnte acompanhar uma vida em crescimento， descobrir coisas， acompanhar pessoas， se apaixonar， odiar muuuuuuuito uns （nossa， arrepia de ódio）， o david por mais que seja um narrador bem legal， tem seus momentos bem chatos， mas quem não é， né？eu sinto que vou precisar reler esse livro da forma certa， do meu jeito， para ver se o jeito que eu li teve esse efeito tão negativo mesmo， mas só daqui a muitos anos。 vê aí se você curte， é bem legal。 。。。more
Cassie H-W
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THIS WAS SO BORINNGGGGG
Paul
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Simply brilliant。 I completely submerged into the characters， the settings and the prose of this marvelous book， loving every moment。 As a longtime fan of Dickens， I knew he could write in ways that spin me around， make me laugh out loud， and make me read the words again and again。 I loved David's perspectives， the brilliant cast of people who are so rounded and easy to see。 I absolutely loved the tying up of the many story lines， the merciless way he treats his evil characters， and the sweet am Simply brilliant。 I completely submerged into the characters， the settings and the prose of this marvelous book， loving every moment。 As a longtime fan of Dickens， I knew he could write in ways that spin me around， make me laugh out loud， and make me read the words again and again。 I loved David's perspectives， the brilliant cast of people who are so rounded and easy to see。 I absolutely loved the tying up of the many story lines， the merciless way he treats his evil characters， and the sweet ambiguities of love。 I was surprised at the strength of his women characters， given the time in which he wrote， and how he can express both failure and strength of character in everyone。 Just a grand， grand book。 。。。more
Aziz
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Very sad story that will make you sob a lot 😿💔
Shanice
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Highly recommend listening to the Patrick Tull narration at 1。75 speed
Emily Sherwin
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Phew！ That took a long while but glad I persevered， although not my fave Dickens。 I could have done without The Micawbers and Dr。 Strong though。
Annalouise Myers
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I tried。
Dejanira Chagas
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Sem muitas palavras para este livro。 Ainda não sei dizer se é um favorito da vida， mas， certamente， tem um lugar especial nela ❤️Tia Betsey Trotwood e Inês são as melhores 🥰
Ben
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Long。
George
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I should have read an abridged version。
Christine
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1。。 this was such a cozy read！！2。 the last 4th of the book took a turn woww3。 love how every single character is connected to one another
Suman Sourabh
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This book is just a mammoth with 900+ pages that needs patience and perseverance to read and finish。A story about a young boy， with many hardships and challenges and how does he overcome those ordeals in his life。What do you expect from the legendary author， Charles Dickens。 He has written this piece of work beautifully and I loved it。
𐐪𐑂 mishel 𐐪𐑂
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You know that feeling where you read an almost 900 pages book and end up kind of disappointed， because I do。Let’s start by talking about the characters。 I love complex and interesting people in my books， because that’s what the book is about right？ The people。 Sadly， the characters here felt really one dimensional and they were either good or bad， with no in between。 I’ll start with the characters i liked。 The most interesting characters had to be Steerforth and Rosa Dartle， they were the most i You know that feeling where you read an almost 900 pages book and end up kind of disappointed， because I do。Let’s start by talking about the characters。 I love complex and interesting people in my books， because that’s what the book is about right？ The people。 Sadly， the characters here felt really one dimensional and they were either good or bad， with no in between。 I’ll start with the characters i liked。 The most interesting characters had to be Steerforth and Rosa Dartle， they were the most intriguing out of all of them imo， and I’m a little bit sour that I didn’t get to see much of them for the majority of the book。 Betsey， ah how I love that woman。 What a feminist icon！<3 Mr and Miss Murdstone are pure evil and I hate them but I still wish I could’ve seen more of them because they were actually interesting surprisingly。 Also I don’t know why but I love Miss Mowcher， she’s so funny and witty and just an absolute queen！Anyway， main character。 David is really… just boring。 He is perfect in all aspects and I don’t know why but that’s not that interesting to me。 Dora was not my favorite love interest but she’s fine， except that there’s literally zero chemistry between her and David。 Mr Micawber is that comedic relief in the book that I had absolutely no interest for， but because such a massive amount of time was spent on his shenanigans， that made those parts dreadful to me and really made me think of the books as a chore sadly。 And Pegotty， um I genuinely don’t have anything to say about her she’s just an all around good person and she’s not interesting so shrugs⚠️SPOILERS⚠️I can’t hide certain parts of the review with code without actually hiding the full recview so that’s why I’m writing a warning lmaoThoughts on the ending:Ughhhh， I said I didn’t like Dora as the love interest but really？ Dickens switched her with Agnes？Now don’t get me wrong I really like Agnes， but I was so happy that she and David were just best friends in a sibling way！ Now why did he have to get them together😔 I was kind of expecting him to end up with Emily and honestly that wouldn’t be the best either because they don’t know eachother that well but Agnes was a sister to him WHY？？ Sweet Home Alabama intensifiesI also would’ve liked the ending to be more resolved like the Emily situation but you know， you can just ship every character to Australia， kill the rest and call it a day！I did not like the ending lolOh， since I’m “hiding” this as a spoiler， I also wanted to say that I loved loved loved Steerforth’s betrayal！ It was just a slap in the face and we love a good one。⚠️Spoilers end here⚠️It took me such a long time to read this and that’s also because the plot wasn’t that interesting to me。 I loved a lot of parts in there though， it was very funny at times and the prose of Dickens was as wonderful as always。 Sadly， I got a liiiittle bit dissapointed， but that’s okay， it’s still an amazing book， but in my personal enjoyment it was a solid 3 stars。 Of course， still better than most books。I am still excited to read other books of Dickens， because I loved Great Expectations and I still did enjoy David Copperfield for the most part。 :） 。。。more
Fernando Rodriguez-Villa
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Amazing characters very recognizable despite the different era in which it was written！
Middle-Selene97
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Cinco estrellas para mi。 Es mi clásico favorito， es el mejor libro de la vida y me pondré a pelear con quién sea， ¡Desafíenme！
Yasamin
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3。75 / 4I have mixed feelings on this book overall but I think it was worth reading in the end。
Homa
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قابل تحملترین اثر چارلز دیکنز که باهاش مواجه شدم، البته بصورت کتاب صوتی。هر چی ازین نویسنده میخوندم یا دریافتی از داستانش نداشتم یا بخاطر جذابیت پایینش رهاش میکردم。
Daniy ♠
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Paused because I hate when only sad stuff happens， might pick it up again later and try to listen to it at a slower pace and listen to something else too in between
Madeleine
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read it entirely on the bus with this vague sense that i was about to throw up the entire time
Ryborg Plantagenet
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Why is Charles Dickens so fucking delightful？
Laura
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Charles Dickens was one of my favorite authors when I was a teenager and still is one of my favorites。 His characters are amazing and so memorable。 Dickens skillfully writes of the English class system and the social ills of society in the early 1800s。 David， a kind but naïve child grows up through various hardships to become a successful writer， so successful that he gives up his lucrative job as an inscriber of the speeches of Parliament。 Unfortunately， David’s first love is Dora， a childish， Charles Dickens was one of my favorite authors when I was a teenager and still is one of my favorites。 His characters are amazing and so memorable。 Dickens skillfully writes of the English class system and the social ills of society in the early 1800s。 David， a kind but naïve child grows up through various hardships to become a successful writer， so successful that he gives up his lucrative job as an inscriber of the speeches of Parliament。 Unfortunately， David’s first love is Dora， a childish， naïve but beautiful young woman。 David adores her and marries her。 She is light without depth and plays with her little dog Jip， her constant companion。 She pouts and pleads like a child and won’t talk about anything seriously。 She calls David， ‘Doady’ and puckers her mouth for a kiss。 （I did find her very annoying！）Eventually， David realizes that he should not have married Dora， although he still loves her dearly。 “There can be no disparity in marriage， like disparity of mind and purpose”。 David realizes that his decision to marry her was the “first mistaken impulse of an undisciplined heart”。Dora was never robust in health and becomes more and more fragile。 When she dies， David is heartbroken。 Some time later， he marries his long-time， wise friend， Agnes Wickfield， who has supported and advised him for years。The characters are extraordinary。 Among other fascinating characters， there is Uriah Heep， the creepy law clerk， a scoundrel who has tried to undermine not only David， but David’s employer， Mr。 Wickfield。 Uriah has his eyes on Mr。 Wickfield’s daughter， Agnes， and hopes to marry Agnes， take over Mr。 Whitfield’s business， and ruin Mr。 Whitfeld financially in the process。 There is the kind Traddles， David’s old friend from school and the eccentric Aunt Trotwood。My book club chooses books to read every 6 months。 We always include a classic。 David Copperfield was chosen this time。 It was good to revisit an old favorite。Dickens’ works， as was common for Victorian novels， were originally published as monthly serials in periodicals。 Dickens was a prolific and popular writer。Some of Dickens’ books have since been made into films， including David Copperfield。 You can find this on Audible， Kindle， paperback and hardback。 In the past， when I was growing up， I read David Copperfield in an old leather bound hardback that my parents had in their classics library。I bought David Copperfield on Kindle and Audible。 Both are good choices。 。。。more
Neil
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You can't love Dickens and not love this novel！ I highly recommend the Audible version narrated by Simon Vance。 You can't love Dickens and not love this novel！ I highly recommend the Audible version narrated by Simon Vance。 。。。more
Sarah
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Still my favorite Dickens novel！！
Aislin Gry
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Even though I feel this book drags a bit， I found it very moving and written with so much love that I ended up liking it very much。 Many of these characters will stay with me for a long， long time。
Atta Abdelhai
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كاتب عبقري في رسم شخصياته، وجذب القاريء للتفاعل مع المواقف。。رواية سلسة جداً وبسيطة。。، في الحقيقة لم أحصل أي إستفادة ولكني إستمتعت بقرأتها。
Meade
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This is not my favorite Dickens book and I probably would have given it 3 stars but for the fact that he wrote it。 It is apparently the most autobiographical of his novels and the one he claims to have most enjoyed writing。 The characters are quite entertaining， with the expected astute observations and quips。 I know people complain about him being too wordy and I usually don’t mind it， but this one did drag in parts。
Reference
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