2025 reads book 5

“And from the death of each day's hope, another hope sprang up to live tomorrow.”

The second Dickens book where I shed a tear at the ending, and I'm sure it won't be the last with how many Dickens novels I still have to read. How dare he end it like that honestly.

As usual with Dickens, another great critique on Victorian society and how it dealt with it's poor and unfortunate. Where I felt that Nell might have been a bit too good and pure at times, I did understand what Dickens was trying to do with her character. As usual we have a great mix between heartfelt and sad moments, and incredibly humorous ones. I don't know how Dickens keeps writing these hilarious characters, without them seeming too much or too dumb, but he manages it well every time!

Onto the next one!