A review by gilljames
Master Humphrey's Clock by Charles Dickens

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Though as ever Charles Dickens creates interesting characters, there seem to me to be no central premise to this tale. Rather it is a vehicle for Dickens to try out several writing techniques and tinker with some sub-plots.  Nevertheless there are a couple of touching moments: when Master Humphrey is accepted despite thought he seems strange to the people around him and when he imagines the family that might have been.