Il Circolo Picwick (Testo Completo) (The Pickwick Papers ) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Read this but didn't like it that much. But to repeat myself again good that I read it as reading a classic always enriches one's vocabulary and command over the language. "

" why was Sam so smart? kill him! Mr. Pickwick "

" A sort of Victorian drop-your-trousers farce. I suspect if I had been reading this when it was first published, in instalments, some weeks I would have been waiting eagerly for the next bit, other times able to take it or leave it. The chapters with the two young doctors in left me cold, mostly, but really liked the early escapades involving Mr Pickwick (who in my imagination looks a little like Captain Mainwaring from Dad's Army); if there was ever the slightest possibility that by accident he could wander into the bedroom of a partly unclothed lady he woud always end up doing so. Brilliant. "

" Except for Sam Weller - a prince among manservants! - Pickwick will always be for me the March girls playact in the beginning of Little Women. That's pretty high praise, but it's slightly troubling that these are my only insights after 800 tiny-type pages. Dickens is Dickens - therefore Pickwick is still superior to most other books - but even for those as addled as I, this one is for completists only. "

" Characters shined in this book. "

" Rambling but quite a collection of stories and glimpses into early Victorian life. "

" Hilarious and clever, Dickens seems to be well ahead of his time with the sarcastic humor he employs in this book. It is a bit long for a casual reader, but never boring or uninteresting. "

" Hmm. Not sure I will finish this. I've gotten a quarter way through, and will be saving this for a time when I am desperate for an audio book. While the story is indeed extremely slow paced, the clincher for me is the lack of interest I have for this cast of flat characters... "

" Well written, but their coach propelled adventures are slow to develop and a little pedantic "

" A fun comedic masterpiece. "

" It was a little hard to get into, but I was glad I gave it a chance. It's the funniest of the all the Dickens that I've read. "

" I love Dickens, and am reading them all again during this year of celebrating the bicentenary of his birth. Pickwick Papers is one of my favourites for its wonderful comic descriptions and characters. His style may be too long-winded for some, but there are many of us who love it! "

" Good for a first book. "

" One of my most-loved books. Re-read it twice. Tempted again. "

" I should read this again. I didn't appreciate the episodic, anecdotal quality of the book back then. "

" VICTORY DANCE. "

" Endearing early Dickens. "

" The first major work published by Dickens. Even for lovers of Dickens this is not everybody's cup of tea. Can be slow at times but, if you enjoy the dry and droll British humor it may be worth the time (I've read this book twice). Also, this is the book that brings us the character Samuel Weller. "

" Charles Dickens' first novel. Not one of my favorites. Although I came to admire Mr. Pickwick, the characters lacked the rich personalities that Dickens is famous for creating. Starts off slow but does build and become more exciting toward the end. "

" witty, sarcastic, a good fun read--like wine, it gets better with age and should be enjoyed at a slow sipping pace "

" I loved the English humor. It is a long book. At times, when I wasn't paying enough attention, I was a little lost. I enjoyed the description of mid 1800s English life. Dickens is an amazing writer. "

" Read this aloud to Lucinda. I have previously read Pickwick Papers 3-4 times. As with every Dickens novel, as I am reading it I think it is the best book he wrote. "