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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781416523734 ISBN: 1416523731 Label: Pocket Manufacturer: Pocket Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: January 02, 2007 Publisher: Pocket Studio: Pocket Accessories:
Editorial Review: Product Description: THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: • A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information • A chronology of the author's life and work • A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context • An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations • Detailed explanatory notes • Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work • Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction • A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Hard Times - Hard ReadingI know it is a classic, but so is castor oil. I really appreciate it for the times in which it was written - and I can see parallels between the way children were treated then and how they are still treated in some sects today- but I cannot say I found it an enjoyable read. I prefer Dickens Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and Christmas Carol a lot more. Hard Times is not his best effort. Rating:  - what a storyI love this book. An enthralling story line above a social commentary and, as always with Dickens, a reflection on human character. Rating: - DickensCharles is a great author. Tough to read and understand but if you take the time and slowly read it you will understand and get something out of it. Rating: - Notes overdone in partSome of the notes were helpful but a lot of them were stuff that you should know if you are a high school graduate. The book was pretty good altho the style was hard to get used to. It was very didactic but it got into a little insight into the characters as the book went on. I don't think this was one of Dicken's best books. Rating: - Memorable Characters From Dickens"Hard Times" is a minor Charles Dickens classic. Like all Charles Dickens' novels it features some great, memorable characters. The setting of the industrial city of Coketown is vividly described as a miserable, polluted town. There are some strong themes of class struggles between the working men in the factories and the harsh upper classes who seek to exploit them. Nearly all of the upper class characters are depicted in a negative light while the real heroes of the story are from the working ... Read More |
