I love Great Expectations. But I read it long ago and so maybe wouldn’t love it the same way now. Not sure— maybe I should reread it.

Of the two first person narrative, coming of age stories, which do people prefer: David Copperfield or Great Expectations?

I only discovered Our Mutual Friend recently and it is truly superb, certainly my favorite Dickens and probably in my top 5 to 10 novels of all time. It's really Dickens at his best. It's got a great plot, very memorable and interesting characters, great descriptions of the Thames and 19th century London, scathing social criticism and critiques of class and respectability. I cannot recommend it enough!

Early in Anna Karenina there's a reference to OMF which came out about a decade later. Tolstoy loved Dickens!

Anonymous wrote:I just read David Copperfield and absolutely loved it. Top ten favorite books of all time. Before DC, I would have said Great Expectations was my favorite. Started Little Dorrit last night.

You're in good company. DC was a favorite of Tolstoy and Freud.

Anonymous wrote:I prefer Trollope over Dickens, but my favorite Dickens novels are A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, and A Christmas Carol.

What is your favorite Trollope? I read the first two Palliser novels and liked them, but not as much as I enjoy Dickens. Though I do enjoy Trollope's satire and humor.

I just read David Copperfield and absolutely loved it. Top ten favorite books of all time. Before DC, I would have said Great Expectations was my favorite. Started Little Dorrit last night.

While I rarely listen to audiobooks, I highly recommend the remarkable Mil Nicholson, who reads Dickens on Librivox. Just remarkable! She's created a unique voice for dozens of characters across in the ten or so novels she narrates.