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Re: Yes. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM
Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist.

What did you think of them?

I liked them, but thought they could have been a heck of a lot shorter, especially NN.

Ah. But the purpose of the question was to find out what people perceive to be "Dickens' novels". You see, I suspect a few of them will be left out. So, which ones?

As well as those previously mentioned, I have heard of/my parents own: A Tale Of Two Cities, The Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, Martin Chuzzlewit, Little Dorrit, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Barnaby Rudge, Dombey and Son, Edwin Drood, Our Mutual Friend. Plus I know he wrote more Christmas Stories and loads of short stories etc.

Hm. He's too wordy (very much of his time, I suppose), but has interesting ideas. I can understand why we still study his books, but I think he's quite boring. </bad English student>

Why do you think he is boring?

Because of the afore-mentioned wordiness. As others have said, he was basically paid by the word and it shows.

Have you seen any film/series versions of Dickens' novels?

Yes, lots.

Which ones? Do you feel like reading the books afterwards? Or do you use them as substitutes?

I've seen various version of A Christmas Carol, of course. Also Great Expectations, Oliver Twist (both the musical and another), Little Dorrit, Martin Chuzzlewit, and Nicholas Nickleby. The last was lovely.

I don't feel like reading Dickens after watching them. As I said before, I don't much like his books. ;)
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Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 13/06/2011 04:46:11 PM 1593 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1169 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1059 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1114 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 484 Views
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I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1116 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1119 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1031 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1063 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1095 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1174 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1154 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1179 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1078 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1179 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 967 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1226 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 531 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1057 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1049 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1081 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1157 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1086 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1090 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1116 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 990 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1096 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1208 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1083 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1066 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1030 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1155 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1045 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1059 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1207 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 673 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 500 Views
Please tell me they haven't started letting people out of High School without making them read CD? Cannoli - 13/06/2011 10:16:10 PM 1077 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1092 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1144 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1163 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1038 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1119 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 969 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1037 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1064 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1030 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1161 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1115 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1023 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1031 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1060 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 958 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1125 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1125 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1067 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1118 Views
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Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1054 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 944 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1154 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1056 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 946 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1173 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1108 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 954 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1077 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 491 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 473 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1148 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 943 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1077 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1281 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1181 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1226 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 457 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1058 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1190 Views
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