What's /lit/'s problem with this man?

[Anonymous No.13141166]

I read A Tale of Two Cities and LOVED it. But I was also very familiar with the French Revolution before ever picking up the book. If you aren't familiar with the conditions and events of that time period, there's a lot that would go right over your head in A Tale of Two Cities. And I assume most people that read the book and then rate it poorly are suffering from that lack of requisite knowledge. And so perhaps Dickens' reputation suffers because people today are idiots?

Our Mutual Friend is amazing so far. After Our Mutual Friend, I'll likely read another of his works.

What's the problem with Dickens? I catch a lot of flak for reading him, and I don't understand it. Anyone here actually enjoy his stuff?

[Anonymous No.13141906]

Not enough pseud cred. And Christian moralizing is only acceptable when Russians do it, which makes it more meaningful

[Anonymous No.13143086]

A Tale of Two Cities is a legitimate masterpiece.

[Anonymous No.13143110]

>>13141166
Thoughts on Bleak House?

[Anonymous No.13143130]

>>13143086
Most of it—no, but Sidney Carton’s redemption—pure kino.

[Anonymous No.13143146]

>>13143130
The kino section is the very beginning, with “recalled to life” and the wine spilling in the street. The ending is pure cringe.

[Anonymous No.13143505]

>>13143146
the ending was beautiful

[Anonymous No.13143516]

>>13141166
Dickens is a moralizing pseud who writes allegories. That’s it. I don’t enjoy his humor and can’t stand novels that should have been 10 page essays on socio-economics, the imagination in the age of industry, etc. Why even write a novel if it’s only about those topics in a clear way?

[Anonymous No.13143592]

>>13143516
>Why even write a novel if it’s only about those topics in a clear way?

to achieve timeless fame?

[Anonymous No.13143719]

>>13143516
What socio-economic issues is The Pickwick Papers an allegory of?

[Anonymous No.13143793]

>>13143516
Some people like their art to actually engage with reality sometimes instead of just being masturbatory navel-gazing

[Anonymous No.13143834]

>>13141166
Our Mutual Friend is great, Bradley Headstone’s a weird interesting character - hope you enjoy it anon, nice to see a Dickens thread.
Going to read Little Dorrit soon.

[Anonymous No.13144108]

>thumbnail looks like a dick in his mouth with a lot of pubes
>enlarge image
>cannot unsee
anyone else seeing this?

[Anonymous No.13144604]

>>13144108
jesus