Very difficult read...must absolutely LOVE Dickens!

Review: Hard Times

Hard Times by Charles Dickens was on my Brit. Lit. list. and at first I wasn't looking forward to it. Previous to reading A Christmas Carol I thought all of Dicken's books were depressing. However A ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

Rating. 2.8 Stars Now, don't get me wrong. I do not in any way shape or form, deny Charles Dickens' talent as a writer or his influence over the industry. In fact I like a lot of his film/TV show ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

I took this one up with some trepidation, because back when I was stuck at Berkeley doing the English major dance, in 19th Century Lit., there were always assignments of those fat, exhaustive novels ...

Review: Hard Times

I think that by now my dislike for Dickens has been well noted so this review might be a surprise to some. But I had to read it for one of my modules, Studying Literature, and to be honest, I am happy ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

Hard Times is the first novel I have read of this genre. Although it is not one of my most appreciated novels, the themes are very powerful and the way in which they are depicted is effective. What I ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

Genre: Classic Synopsis: Thomas Gradgrind, schoolmaster and father of five, is firm on the idea that what should be taught in the home and the schoolroom is facts, nothing but facts. Fancy of any kind ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

Thomas Gradgrind believes in a system of education in which children should be filled with facts and only facts. There is no room for sentiment or imagination. He runs a school that operates in this ...

Review: Hard Times

ha! ha! the cheek of giving Charles Dickens four stars. i feel positively churlish. this refers to the audiobook edition, by the way. what happens when your education pounds your imagination into dust ... Read full review

Review: Hard Times

Originally published on my blog here in July 2000. Generally considered Dickens' weakest novel, and certainly consistently his least known, Hard Times is a campaigning work about the conditions ... Read full review