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Title: Barnaby Rudge
Review: Barnaby Rudge is completely unlike all the other Dickens I've read, and that's why I think I didn't enjoy it quite as much - it somehow lacks that quintessential Dickensian quality.My chief grievance was the pacing - the first half of the book was meticulous development of the its myriad characters, and a little slow. Speaking of which, there were entirely too many villains, and they got a bit difficult to keep straight!That being said, when the book did pick up, I found it very difficult to put down. Dickens develops this terrifying, fixating painting of mob mentality. The fire, the attacks on the prison are truly gripping. I just wish we could have gotten to the interesting parts a bit sooner. :)
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