I have read (and loved) A Tale of Two Cities, but have been reluctant to attempt any other Dickens work. I don’t want to read 700 pages in which poverty is the principal theme. Is there any of his works that are less dark? by paladin7429 Related: Looking for something that follows a fictional history Can someone give me chinese novel recommendations? Suggest me a book without telling me what it’s about. Looking for a book similar to Dark Matter by Blake Crouch A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce