Why people recommend it
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens stands as a sweeping Victorian masterpiece that examines money, morality, and social pretense in nineteenth-century London through a complex web of intersecting lives. This classic novel received considerable attention on The Book Review podcast, where multiple hosts discussed their experiences with the text. Pamela Paul mentioned the book across a few episodes, noting in one discussion that she had finally finished reading it and felt the novel was substantial enough to warrant four separate podcast conversations. In an earlier episode, she also briefly noted that she was in the process of reading the Dickens title. Additionally, Tina Jordan appeared on The Book Review during a listeners' episode where she was asked about her favorite works by the author, promptly naming this expansive novel as her top choice. Throughout these mentions, the speakers emphasized the sheer depth and absorbing nature of Dickens's writing, demonstrating why the book continues to captivate readers and critics alike as a defining achievement of Victorian literature, offering rich material for ongoing literary discussion and personal reading journeys alike in contemporary times.
Who recommended it
- Pamela Paul Recommended
- Tina Jordan Discussed
Pamela Paul — 3 mentions
“so the book I am actually reading and I'm not going to talk about it for a few weeks is our mutual friend by Dickens”
“well I finally finished our mutual Friend by Charles Dickens and I feel like I could devote four podcast conversations to the novel”
“and I read our mutual friend by Charles Dickens”
Tina Jordan — 1 mention
“what's your what's your favorite Dickens Ina it's probably our mutual friend”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- 2666
- A Grief Observed
- A Saint from Texas
- After me comes the flood
- All My Puny Sorrows
- Anne of Green Gables
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“what I'm reading right now in all honesty is our mutual Friend by Charles Dickens of course and things are really picking up”