Enjoyable book. Dickens is a wonderful writer.
When Lucy Honeychurch arrives in Florence she’s feeling peevish and disappointed. After travelling abroad for the first time Lucy finds their little hotel filled with fellow Britons, and even the woman in charge speaks English with a Cockney accent. What’s the point of leaving England if you’re sti...
I love Charles Dickens! David Copperfield and Great Expectations are my two favorite Dickens novels so far. He's another author whose work I want to read in its entirety.
I love Charles Dickens! David Copperfield and Great Expectations are my two favorite Dickens novels so far. He's another author whose work I want to read in its entirety.
I don't like it.
So I finish one of the more tedious reads of my life so far.Dickens came highly recommended. For years many have told me I'd love Dickens. “Dickens is just your type of author,” the masses (or a few) have said. No, he's really not.If Dickens excels at one thing, I'd say that thing is his characters....
After reading Simon Callow's excellent [b:Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World|13392635|Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World|Simon Callow|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327989916s/13392635.jpg|18623780], I decided that I needed to read more of Mr. Dickens' works. Despite ...
Why was I never informed of the wit and brilliant comedic prose of Charles Dickens? I LOVED the writing style! Dickens spins his tale full of old fashioned comedic wit that reminds you of immature teenagers giggling about the opposite sex. The names of all the characters alone give you a glimpse int...
I did enjoy this one, but I saw the movie first and have to admit to liking it better. It isn't really a fair contest, because Helena Bonham Carter and Maggie Smith are probably my two very favorite actresses and I think they brought more to the character development then Forster did.The plot and pl...
After reading A Perfect Summer I was inspired to reread this.
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