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Becuase this is not my job, I decided early on to limit my reviews to one book per author. You can imagine, then, how hard it was to decide WHICH book of Charles Dickens to review. I mean, to choose between A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and Great Expectations was downright cruel. I have a passionate love, you see, for each of these stories. I finally decided on Great Expectations because it was …

…Dickens was a master of his art. He has contributed as much to literature, in my opinion, as anyone in history, including Shakespeare. Dickens was that prolific. I admire this author like few others I have read - especially given his disruptive upbringing - and highly recommend this book to anyone looking to discover Charles Dickens in his unadultered, un-made-for-the-movies condition. (And if you don't start with Great Expectations, Oliver Twist was my second choice).