Would you recommend this novel to another reader? Consider the lessons it has to offer, its overall readability, its ability to capture one's attention, and its representation as a novel of the Victorian era.
I would recommend this book to someone who has a lot of time on their hands and who has no other reading to do and can devote a boat load of time to reading it. I really liked this book and how there was always something happening but I felt like it was really easy to get lost with all of the characters. When I would read a magazine and then go back to this book I would have to retrace my reading so to speak just to get back into the swing. I think one of the most important lessons of this book is to be realistic. Dobbin wasn't realistic in his love for Amelia and then he was let down. If he had realized that Amelia wasn't everything that he deserved he may not have ended up marrying her and being unhappy. I think that this book is a very good representation of the Victorian era because it has a great deal to do with the attitude of the Victorian age. I feel that the attitude of the Victorian era was show off all of your life to everyone around you and that it doesn't matter how you get money just as long as you have it or that people think that you have it. I think that this book was pretty readable and I think that I will try to read it again later on as more of a "fun" book than a school book. When I'm reading something for school I'm always looking for important scenarios that I should remember and not just on the story itself and that gets in the way of a nice leisurely read.
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I would recommend this book to someone who has a lot of time on their hands and who has no other reading to do and can devote a boat load of time to reading it. I really liked this book and how there was always something happening but I felt like it was really easy to get lost with all of the characters. When I would read a magazine and then go back to this book I would have to retrace my reading so to speak just to get back into the swing. I think one of the most important lessons of this book is to be realistic. Dobbin wasn't realistic in his love for Amelia and then he was let down. If he had realized that Amelia wasn't everything that he deserved he may not have ended up marrying her and being unhappy. I think that this book is a very good representation of the Victorian era because it has a great deal to do with the attitude of the Victorian age. I feel that the attitude of the Victorian era was show off all of your life to everyone around you and that it doesn't matter how you get money just as long as you have it or that people think that you have it. I think that this book was pretty readable and I think that I will try to read it again later on as more of a "fun" book than a school book. When I'm reading something for school I'm always looking for important scenarios that I should remember and not just on the story itself and that gets in the way of a nice leisurely read.
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