Book and Film Review of Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is largely considered to be a master of literature. Bleak House was the first book of his I read, and I was in love with his work before I finished the first page.
In this book, Dickens weaves together a myriad of story lines about characters that feel very real, down to strange behaviors or strange phrases they say. As the novel progresses, the story lines begin to come together in very surprising ways, showing the good and evil in human nature.
The story's two main characters are Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock, both ladies shrouded in mystery. The book is a murder mystery, romance, drama, and comedy all rolled into one. It is the best book I've ever read. It is the most well written and the story itself is nothing short of masterful. Seemingly minor characters turn into crucial pieces of the story, and characters that seem important fade into the backdrop. Among those characters are very minor ones that, although minor, are rich with personality and character.
This masterpiece gets a rating of:
There was also a BBC production of Bleak House that was shown in the US on PBS's Masterpiece Theater. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who is, I've discovered, a master of the screenplay, and well known because of it. He has written the screenplays for most of the book to miniseries adaptations I love.
This preview made me want to read the book in the first place. I read it eagerly, with much delight, and bought the DVD.
There were many characters I wish had made it into the miniseries, but there was so much story and so many characters that they could not all have been included.
The miniseries gets a rating of:
In this book, Dickens weaves together a myriad of story lines about characters that feel very real, down to strange behaviors or strange phrases they say. As the novel progresses, the story lines begin to come together in very surprising ways, showing the good and evil in human nature.
The story's two main characters are Esther Summerson and Lady Dedlock, both ladies shrouded in mystery. The book is a murder mystery, romance, drama, and comedy all rolled into one. It is the best book I've ever read. It is the most well written and the story itself is nothing short of masterful. Seemingly minor characters turn into crucial pieces of the story, and characters that seem important fade into the backdrop. Among those characters are very minor ones that, although minor, are rich with personality and character.
This masterpiece gets a rating of:
There was also a BBC production of Bleak House that was shown in the US on PBS's Masterpiece Theater. The screenplay was written by Andrew Davies, who is, I've discovered, a master of the screenplay, and well known because of it. He has written the screenplays for most of the book to miniseries adaptations I love.
This preview made me want to read the book in the first place. I read it eagerly, with much delight, and bought the DVD.
There were many characters I wish had made it into the miniseries, but there was so much story and so many characters that they could not all have been included.
The miniseries gets a rating of:
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