Conversation so far:
what was Charles Dickens's style?
His writing style is marked by a profuse linguistic creativity.
Satire, flourishing in his gift for caricature, is his forte.
what did critics like about his style?
An early reviewer compared him to Hogarth for his keen practical sense of the ludicrous side of life.
and what else did the reviewer say?
giving what one critic calls an "allegorical impetus" to the novels' meanings.
what influenced his writing style?
Dickens favoured the style of the 18th-century picaresque novels that he found in abundance on his father's shelves.

Question: and what were some of his better writings?
Self-contained rewrite: What were some of Charles Dickens' better writings?