Opinions of "Hard Times" by Dickens

By LilyLovesBooks64

I’ve got this book sitting here and I’m planning to get to it soon, but I wanted to see what everyone thinks. I’m not a huge Dickens person, even though I really do like the vibe he can create and I genuinely respect his writing. I’ve been trying to warm up to him more. I did enjoy *Great Expectations*, but *A Tale of Two Cities* kind of dragged for me. I know it’s a classic and the story’s good, but it felt way too wordy and it doesn’t really match what I usually enjoy. That’s why I’m thinking *Hard Times* might be a better entry point—since it’s shorter, maybe I won’t have to get through as much of the wordy stuff. Not trying to hate on Dickens at all, I just want to be honest about what I personally don’t click with. So, what do you all think?