Beth in SW WA Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Sad, I know. I'm a terrible example of a British Lit fan. Not reading Dickens until age 38. Shame on me! Needless to say, I loved the book. Pip is an amazing character. I will miss him. Now, off to tackle Tale Of Two Cities & Oliver Twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I can't give you anymore rep for awhile, but I just want to say that I always admire your honesty and cheerful "countenance." Not that one can really have a countenance on-line, but you know what I mean! Your comments are always fresh and encouraging to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Your comments are always fresh and encouraging to me. My ignorance is amusing, isn't it? :) Thanks, Cynthia. I love that I can bounce ideas off The Hive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I loved Great Expectations. Dickens paints great word pictures. I could picture the spinster lady character (can't remember her name) in her old wedding gown in the room talking to Pip. Very creepy. I love Dicken's characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Ha ha! I just spent most of the evening (yesterday) reading the Cliff Notes for GE!! (Does that count?:D) It is the only Dickens ds will read before college. I think it's gonna be great! (oh--no pun intended.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 My ignorance is amusing, isn't it? :) Thanks, Cynthia. I love that I can bounce ideas off The Hive. That is NOT what I meant at all! :lol: I just think you would be fun to hang out with. I tend to be of the grumpy persuasion, and you seem to be of the cheerful persuasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in VA Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sad, I know. I'm a terrible example of a British Lit fan. Not reading Dickens until age 38. Shame on me! Needless to say, I loved the book. Pip is an amazing character. I will miss him. Now, off to tackle Tale Of Two Cities & Oliver Twist. That's great! Last year I read my first Austen book. Maybe we should start a book club! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I loved Great Expectations. Dickens paints great word pictures. I could picture the spinster lady character (can't remember her name) in her old wedding gown in the room talking to Pip. Very creepy. I love Dicken's characters. Miss Havisham. Great Dickens character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sad, I know. I'm a terrible example of a British Lit fan. Not reading Dickens until age 38. Shame on me! Needless to say, I loved the book. Pip is an amazing character. I will miss him. Now, off to tackle Tale Of Two Cities & Oliver Twist. Great book! You're going to *love* Tale of Two Cities! I had to laugh at the part in Great Expectations where Pip remembers how his sister "brought him up by hand" *literally*! He has a way of being humorous with very painful subject matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncmomo3 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sad, I know. I'm a terrible example of a British Lit fan. Not reading Dickens until age 38. Shame on me! Needless to say, I loved the book. Pip is an amazing character. I will miss him. Now, off to tackle Tale Of Two Cities & Oliver Twist. GOOD FOR YOU!!!! I read it for the first time this year also. I adored it. I always teared up a bit when Joe was involved in the chapter. I loved dear, dear Joe. I'm going to start A Tale of Two Cities also, but I can't imagine it being better that GE. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in CA Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I love Dickens, you must read David Copperfield, one of my favs of his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsmamtj Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Hey Beth, I hope this makes you fell a bit better - I was 41 before I read Charles Dickens and Great Expectations was my first also. We have since read Cricket on the Hearth and will do Oliver Twist this year. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in SW WA Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 That is NOT what I meant at all! :lol: I just think you would be fun to hang out with. I tend to be of the grumpy persuasion, and you seem to be of the cheerful persuasion. Yes, I've been accused of being a bit too cheerful at times. I can be grumpy too. I think it would fun to hang out irl w/ a lot of you lovely ladies -- and gents -- here. For now we'll have to settle for a cyber-happy hour :) Thanks again for the shout-out :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Miss Havisham. Great Dickens character! I read Great Expectations in college. Now I'll have to re-read it. I just finished re-reading Jasper Fforde's "Lost in a Good Book," in which Miss Havisham is a character. Once you've read GE, and Jane Eyre, and if you appreciate off the wall fiction, Fforde's Thursday Next series is not to be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I read Great Expectations in High School and found it excruciating. I read it again in my twenties and thought, "Why didn't anyone tell me that Dickens is funny? I'm glad you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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