Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
It is now October. I am still approximately 250 pages into it. I have not picked up this book in at least two weeks, probably more like three. I don't think I'll ever finish it. I just don't care that much.
August is Dickens' Month! Let the first book you start in August be by Dickens! Hurrah for dorky reading pursuits!
August is Dickens' Month! Let the first book you start in August be by Dickens! Hurrah for dorky reading pursuits!
Re-read this classic after a gap of nearly 40 years and enjoyed it even more than when I had read it first!
My summer project is to read all of Dickens' novels in chronological order. This was the first. It is better than I remember. On to "Oliver Twist."
There were several times throughout the unfolding of this book where I thought "Dang, Charles Dickens is getting SCANDALOUS up in this Victorian novel."
In the years of having little children at hime, I became a fan of Dickens. This was one of my favourites. Very early 1800's vibe to it and it was not as dark as the books to come.
Well, it did take me a while to get INTO this book, but once I was involved, I knew it was a keeper. My family has been continually puzzled at the sight of me, holding this very thick and serious-looking book, and constantly giggling or even outright guffawing, but it was in the end impossible NOT to fall under the spell of the worthy Mr. Pickwick and his faithful companion, Sam Weller. I loved them! I have marked the passages taking place in Bath with a sticky so that if I ever get depressed I can look them up and read them again. Too much fun! And such virtuous, "literary-looking" fun. I get to look more intelligent, nod knowingly when anyone mentions any of the delightful characters here, and all the while it was a delight. Am I ever going to encounter a Dickens I don't like?
Holy crap I finished it!
So, this seems to be an unpopular opinion of the people I've talked to, but A Tale of Two Cities is one of my favorite books of all time. But I never really looked too much further into Dickens' work. I decided to remedy that starting this year, from the beginning.
Dickens is a commitment, especially 800 pages of it (we'll see how long it takes me to get through Bleak House when the time comes), but I did quite enjoy this. It doesn't have a lot in the way of plot compared to his later works (I've seen it compared to Don Quixote which is another classic I still need to read), but I kind of enjoyed just going along for the ride. I am looking forward to reading more, but I will probably wait until next year to start the next one.
So, this seems to be an unpopular opinion of the people I've talked to, but A Tale of Two Cities is one of my favorite books of all time. But I never really looked too much further into Dickens' work. I decided to remedy that starting this year, from the beginning.
Dickens is a commitment, especially 800 pages of it (we'll see how long it takes me to get through Bleak House when the time comes), but I did quite enjoy this. It doesn't have a lot in the way of plot compared to his later works (I've seen it compared to Don Quixote which is another classic I still need to read), but I kind of enjoyed just going along for the ride. I am looking forward to reading more, but I will probably wait until next year to start the next one.
Started off slow, but I got pretty hooked as I got into it.
The beginning of what I hope to be a successful attempt at reading all of Charles Dickens' novels in order (with a break in late December for his Christmas stories).
A delightful piece that picks up in both energy and skill as it progresses (seriously, the first chapter seems off-putting, but give it a few more pages). It's interesting to watch Dickens grow as a novelist as he veers away from the set program of writing about drawings produced by an artist (who eventually committed suicide about 4 pieces in) to a fully-fledged novel. There are hints of his myriad voices, and plenty of his richly described scenes and anecdotal tales.
Maybe not the best place to start if you're new to Dickens, but an enjoyable read nonetheless.
A delightful piece that picks up in both energy and skill as it progresses (seriously, the first chapter seems off-putting, but give it a few more pages). It's interesting to watch Dickens grow as a novelist as he veers away from the set program of writing about drawings produced by an artist (who eventually committed suicide about 4 pieces in) to a fully-fledged novel. There are hints of his myriad voices, and plenty of his richly described scenes and anecdotal tales.
Maybe not the best place to start if you're new to Dickens, but an enjoyable read nonetheless.