The human condition

"I have tried reading Dickens...." was what I would say to people who had read Dickens. I had started a few of Dickens' works a number of times and always found myself irritated by the over flowery beginnings. Definitely paid by the word, I thought, yawn. Then I read Nicholas Nickleby, one of my firend's favourite books. I have absolutely loved the humour and honesty regarding human frailty, in all senses of the word. The plot was a predictable heaven, especially if you like your plot with no loose ends and a satisfactory ending. Amazingly enjoyable. I'm not wholly sure nearly 200 years has elapsed since it was written because it all seems so familiar.
Happy reading.
This book has entered my top 10! Along with an ecelectic mix of others from "Perfume" by Patrick Suskind to "Stardust" & "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman.

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