Little Dorrit (Abridged) Audiobook

" My favorite Dickens novel. Sprung from his own experiences of debtors' prisons, this is not only an endearing love story, but a social commentary that contributed to prison reform. No one can match Dickens' turn of phrase, and the delightful annoyance of Mrs. General had me rolling with laughter. To this day I can still find use for the phrase "prunes and prism". While this novel employs Dickens' signature use of dues ex machina and improbable coincidence, none of that detracted from the twisting plot and the memorable characters. Will definitely be a staple on my reading list for years to cone. "

" I should qualify my rating: Little Dorrit gets a Dickens-three-stars rating, which differs from a regular three-stars rating in that I will undoubtedly like a Dickens book with a three-star rating more than any other book to which I give a three-star-rating. But Dickens is one of my favorites, and so while I did enjoy it -- come on, Charlie, this is fine but I know you can do better! "

" Got bored. Little Dorrit is a wet who isn't worth the trouble. "

" Only Dickens can weave such a tangled web of characters, subplots and red herrings and still finish with a coherent, mostly happy ending. The story is long ( it's Dickens) but I think well worth it. It's a sweet and sadly prophetic story for our current times. "

" My favorite Dickens novel - the diversity of characters and story lines, and the way they all come together in the end, makes the daunting length worth the read. "

" Good story; good ending but at times difficult to read. It is very long with many characters but most were well developed and likable "

" one can never get enough of Mr. Dickens <3<3<3 "

" I love, love, LOVE Dickens! "

" All his stories are amazing. You get this great picture of the people and England at the time. The work house - yikes! ...and it was real. I've read most of his work, but I'm posting what I think are his best. This one has an English movie that's not to be missed. "

" Not the very best of Dickens. A time consuming 900 page book that doesn have much to give. No Dickens for some time now. "

" I read most of Dickens in my youth but missed this one until now. This was rather more loosely constructed than his best novels, but it did have its moments and was quite a poignant depiction of hypocrisy and pretentiousness. "

" It took two tries over a year apart for me to get into this book. It was worth finishing, but I didn't love it. "

" This is a classic, and I've read it before. Wonderful to revisit it after all these years. Makes me want to read more Dickens. "

" It was Charles Dickens, so it was great. On the Charles Dickens' scale it's a four. "

" I enjoyed reading Little Dorrit so very much and wanted, in part, for it never to end, so much so that I have now jumped back to its predecessor, Bleak House; I am in a reader's paradise! "

" Very interesting - full of intrigue and memorable (if somewhat sketchy) characters. A little lengthy though, and it's fairly difficult to keep track of what's going on... I had to make a character flow-chart ;) "

" The most AMAZING book ever!!! A MASTERPIECE!!! The movie is equally good... Its one of my top favorites! :) "

" Loved it. Dickens is really too gloomy for me, but I loved it anyways. "

" A witty, thoughtful story with Dickens' usual host of memorable characters. Although I wouldn't recommend it if one is feeling depressed, it does end on a high and hopeful note. "

" Uh, so big. I must confess, I watched the whole series in a day and spent two more working my way through extracts of this tome. "

" Listened to Robert Whitfield read this while knitting. I think I love Dickens now. "

" I'd technically give this story 3.5 stars. I find myself between liking it and really liking it. Most of the story I felt frustrated by the shy, meek behavior of Amy, but at the conclusion of the story I cried and, for me, that bumps up a rating. "