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:- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Diana S. Long -- Classic Dickens : This novel was a challenge to me albeit a shorter story than most, not so much the content but with his very creative colorful characters he also incorporated one with a lisp, that couldn't pronounce his “s” and another that spoke in a very “cockney” accent. In able to understand the content I needed to slow down and read the passages aloud. Very clever and somewhat playful Mr. Dickens. As with his other novels he wrote about the down trodden, misunderstood and serious difficulties of the lower members of society. The story takes place in Coletown, a dreary place to be sure with all the smoke from factories polluting the environment. There is not one or singular protagonist in the story, many have a story to tell. A child abandoned by her father who is a circus performer and has lost his touch and wants a better life for her. An educator who believes all children should learn only facts and nothing but facts so even his own children don't know how to deal with society or relationships in general. A bank and mill owner who lives a lie. A poor mill worker, stuck with an alcoholic wife. Dickens even has added one of those ladies who is in everyone's business and a libertine. Very entertaining even though melancholy at times I highly recommend. ( Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from Thomas Callahan -- Wonderful Dickens : Hard Times by Charles Dickens was very good and engaging at all times. This was Dickens answer to Adam Smith. He posits that compassion and understanding are as important for a good life as acting in one's own self interest. He mocks the idea that fate responds only to self interest. I recommend this book highly. You can never go wrong with Dickens! ( Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2018 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Reinold F. -- How it cannot be real but a fiction? Amazing! (AmazonClassics edition) : Iron machines, dull, polluting and monotonous; under their tyranny the will, desires, and ambitions of humanity has been replaced by manufactured objects, statistics and industrial shapes and colors. But nature pushes through this cold society, and that conflict fuels this story. ( Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Isaac Treadway -- Hard Times : I was a little hesitant to read this novel because I had heard it was boring and flat, but I chose to do so because I had read four of Dickens books already, and enjoyed them very much (especially "David Copperfield"), and because it looked like a fairly quick read. (Quick for Charles Dickens, that is!) It was not disappointing! So good! I enjoyed every page of this great classic! The plot is intriguing, and how all the characters turned out at the end of the book. It is made up of three sections, "Sowing", "Reaping" and "Garnering". It shows the disadvantages of living life by fact, and fact alone. It doesn't have that light-hearted of an ending, but it is resolute. Like most Dickens books, the characters are all distinct and very non-forgettable. ( Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2015 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Susan Goldin -- No better times than Dicken's Hard Times : Hard Times is a story of our times as well as those as Mr. Dickens'. The characters and situations may be dressed in period garb, but their thoughts and actions are timeless. In a period when so many were downtrodden and society severely crippled with the "haves" and the "have nots" ... when compassion was underestimated and governments of self interest the norm.... Dickens writes a tale devoted to finding truth within truth, heart within those predisposed to see heartlessness a virtue, and understanding slow to grow within hearts and minds so poorly exercised. His portrait might be one of our current century and circumstances with slight changes in locale, transport, and occupation. Those duped are still duped today, government stooges still rule a scene of inequities and hold fast the status quo, those of power based on tremendous wealth still pontificate while pulling the strings of political hacks ( some even ARE THE POLITICAL HACKS), --- and the righting of wrongs, leveling of the field, fixing of the broken institutions is still the domain of the few ---- with little success. Yet 50% of our population, often more, against their own self interests...elect those persons whose strings are pulled and this same population sides with those who offer corrupt and absurd solutions (or none) or blame the poor for being poor. Dickens wrote a true tale when few wanted to know the truth. I wonder if those same statistics are etched in stone rather than in the hearts of men and women. I do not know why we continue to follow such dangerous footsteps. ( Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2015 )
- 4.0 out of 5 stars from M. Dowden -- Welcome to Coketown : With regards to Dickens’ novels this is a relatively short one and the story takes place in and around the fictitious town of Coketown, set somewhere up North. Originally serialised in Household Words this was then published in a book format in the same year of 1854. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2017 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from David and Nicola Peat -- Classic for a reason : Having not picked up Dickens for 30 years, I fully enjoyed this exceptional book. The understanding of sociology and psychology weaved into his fabulous prose and fluorescent characters was brilliant. Everyone should read this book. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2019 )
- 3.0 out of 5 stars from Stephanie Jane (Literary Flits) -- Sadly, just a bit boring : I've initiated two Christmas reading traditions over the past few years. One is to immerse myself in Deborah Garner's latest Moonglow Cafe Christmas novella. The other is to blog my review of a Charles Dickens novel on Christmas Day, necessitating reading one each December. I never read proper Dickens when I was growing up, instead we had a few children's abbreviated versions of his most famous stories. I've noticed though that many of his characters and storylines are referenced in other novels leaving me somewhat at a disadvantage by not always understanding or even recognising them. Hence the annual Dickens project. I admit I am easily intimidated by the sheer length of his books which is why I only attempt one a year and am gradually working up from A Christmas Carol to David Copperfield. This December I chose Hard Times which actually turned out to be very apt considering I started reading it on Election Day! ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2020 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Mr. Francis Hall -- Grim : Of course, this is a Dickens classic so must have 5 stars. But it does have some tedious bits particularly when it becomes very repetitive. In order to emphasise the philosophical and political arguments most of the characters are stereotypical caricatures set in stone. This book lacks the humour of most of Dickens' other works. It is a sombre comment on the social consequences of the industrial revolution. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 2, 2017 )
- 5.0 out of 5 stars from Jackie M -- Excellent — well worth reading. : A very interesting book. Some wonderful characters and Dickens' sardonic writing style is particularly humorous. ( Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2017 )
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