Charles Dickens discussion

Thought this would make for an interesting thread.

I have so far read Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Hard Times, and A Christmas Carol.

I am working on Bleak House. I'm reading it with my high school class and probably won't have it done this month, but certainly before the end of the school year.

I also recently began reading Our Mutual Friend. So far I'm really enjoying it. =)

How about you all?

I haven't read any, believe it or not. Bleak House is my first one.

Kirsten wrote: "Thought this would make for an interesting thread.

I have so far read Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Hard Times, and A Christmas Carol.

I am working on..."

I started Oliver Twist, but I stopped reading for a long time. The fine was about $10.00 so I turned it in.

Omi wrote: I haven't read any, believe it or not. Bleak House is my first one.

Well you've gotta start somewhere! ;-)

Haha! Speaking of fines, I probably have a decent sized one worked up for Our Mutual Friend!

lol

I'm sorry! I have a ¢70 fine on Bleak House. It's now due the day we're supposed to be done with it.

We can renew books at our library. I haven't paid a fine...yet.

We can turn in our books really late and they say we have a fine but we never have to pay.

I renewed mine, but I renewed it late.

I've read A Tale of Two Cities (multiple times because I teach it to my freshman, who really kind of get into it -- so cool), Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol and a few other Christmas stories.

I was once assigned Great Expectations three times in one year in college!

Your a teacher? Is it fun?

That's cool! Someone has read plenty of Dickens! What's your favorite?

Emily wrote: "Your a teacher? Is it fun?"

I do like being a teacher. I've been at it 19 years, and I'd say it's MOSTLY fun. Ha ha. High school kids are pretty good, despite what you see in movies. What I like most is seeing gets get turned on to good reading.

Connor wrote: "That's cool! Someone has read plenty of Dickens! What's your favorite?"

I'd have to say Dickens is my favorite author. I have a goal of reading his novels in order he published them. Just downloaded Sketches by Box and Pickwick Papers onto my Kindle!

I got Bleak House, The Old Curiosity Shop, and A Tale of Two Cities on it.

I've read: Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, and Hard Times (forgot I had read that one). Right now, I'm reading "Our Mutual Friend".

Cool! If your active I'll make you a moderator since you've read so many.

I have read Great Expectations, and Pickwick Papers.

Ha I've read the MOST!!!!

Bleak House.

Judy wrote: "I have read Great Expectations, and Pickwick Papers."

I have Great Expectations in hard copy, but I haven't read it yet.

I started it.

I am new to the group and I have read: (novels) Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Dombey and Son, Martin Chuzzlewit, Hard Times, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, David Copperfield, and Bleak House. (other writings) The Wreck of the Golden Mary (written with Wilkie Collins), The Frozen Deep (written with Wilkie Collins, he also performed in it), Pictures from Italy, and parts of American Notes. My goal is to reread and read anew all of his major and minor works in 2012 to honor the year of his birth! As of right now, I am on a Wilkie Collins binge, so back to Dickens soon! Dickens is my favorite author, and in my personal opinion, the greatest novelist in the English language thus far.

Holy cow! That's like....... too much...... Haha, Just kidding....

Connor wrote: "Holy cow! That's like....... too much...... Haha, Just kidding...."

It is a bit too much and reveals how nerdy I am, but it is a passion of mine so I pursue it pretty heartily.

Well, it actually shows how cool you are, not nerdy... if you ask me anyway. ;)

I have read Great Expectations, Hard times, Pickwick Papers, Christmas Carol, The Old Curiosity Shop, a book of his ghost stories, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Barnaby Rudge, Martin Chuzzlewit, Our mutual friend, Little Dorrit and A tale of two cities.

I'm looking forward to reading all the other books, but unfortunately I have no time now... Uni's fault :(

That's a lot of books! I only read like, two of his, lol. He's so good, I should read more. I've had a lot on my mind it's hard to stay focused on books unless they're super easy (like Harry Potter).

What or who is Uni?

Ewwwww. HP :/

lol, sorry!

University! I study modern languages and in this period I'm quite busy, because exams are coming and there's lot to read and study :(

@Connor, aw it's ok:)
@ Eponine wow good luck with all if that!

Éponine wrote: "University! I study modern languages and in this period I'm quite busy, because exams are coming and there's lot to read and study :("

Oh ok! Good luck. I never study. I just go in and hope for the best, lol. But I guess you should probably study. :P

Thank you all! :) Yes, I'm afraid I have to study, because I'm going to England on Erasmus in september and I want to finish my exams before leaving!

Yeah, that would stink having to do them like, after you get back. Then you wouldn't remember anything.

I agree with Connor. That's no fun. But going to England sounds like fun! You should take pictures. :)

Of course, I'm so looking forward it! It will be a real adventure for me :)

Lol it should be! Any reason you're going or just for the heck of it?

Can I come?

Yes, you can all come :P Well, I'm in love with England and his literature and I'd like to continue my studies there, so...I'll try with just one year and I'll see how it goes! But where are you from?

I'm basically from the middle of nowhere. I live in Cody Wyoming. :P

US wow!! I'll come to the US one day...I hope at least :) But I'm also from the middle of nowhere, I live in a village near Rimini in Italy...

Omw! I'm going to visit Italy in the fall!!!
And I'm from the U. S. too, but I'm from North Carolina.

That's great, where are you going in Italy? :)

Ummmm definitely Rome and Florence (I think that's it) and someone said something about Milan and another place that for the life of me I can't remember.

Éponine wrote: "US wow!! I'll come to the US one day...I hope at least :) But I'm also from the middle of nowhere, I live in a village near Rimini in Italy..."

That's awesome! The only problem is the only city in Italy I know is Rome so I've never heard of Rimini... I guess I know Florence too. :)

Cassie wrote: "Omw! I'm going to visit Italy in the fall!!!
And I'm from the U. S. too, but I'm from North Carolina."

OMW?

Haha yeah sorry. I don't say 'oh my god' I say 'oh my word' so instead of abbreviating n it saying omg I abbreviate it as omw.

I figured it was something along the lines, but I couldn't think of it. I don't abreviate at all because I'd still be "OMG" for "Oh my goodness." I'm glad you don't say God's name in vain. I respect people like that. :)

Thanks:) and it's nice to know that some one else doesn't either.

When I was little I said oh my goodness so when I abbreviated I would put it as omgoodness, which kind of ruined the point of abbreviating. Then when I tried to get all of my friends to quit cussing and taking God's name in vain I made them say random stuff. One of them said oh my word and it just stuck. Now we say it all the time:)

Oh cool! I'm actually surprised you have friends who say stuff like that. :P