I am constructing a course on Dickens, and so started wondering what I could expect people to have read. I would therefore be very happy if you could reply even if you haven't read anything.
Have you read any Dickens?
Yes.
What have you read?
Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
Have you heard of any (other) Dickens novels?
I think much of this will echo Nate's list, he even reminded me of some I wouldn't otherwise have thought of... in more or less random order: Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Hard Times, David Copperfield, The Pickwick Papers, Bleak House, Nicholas Nickleby, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (that one is mostly just because of you, though ).
Why have you not read them?
I intend to, eventually. Too many books to read, too little time. The more books I read, the more I think of others I need to read - after all, if I read one book by an author and I like it, the author's other books make that much more additions to my ever-growing list.
What is your perception of Dickens?
A monument of British literature, Victorian, a lot of attention for poverty and hardship (his tone in Oliver Twist was very sharp indeed), forced happy endings. I think those are the main points.
Have you seen any film/series versions of Dickens' novels?
A Muppet Christmas Carol. Blame Angie. Otherwise, don't think so.
Pick one word that you connect with Dickens. What is it?
Victorian, I guess, with all the connotations that word has.
Have you read anything by Charles Dickens?
13/06/2011 04:46:11 PM
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What the dickens?!
13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM
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Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually.
14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM
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But, of course.
13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM
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I'm gonna guess it varies widely.
13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM
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i *hate* dickens.
13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM
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Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM*
13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM
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Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies?
14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens?
13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM
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That's easy. No.
13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM
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Re: That's easy. No.
14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM
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only great expectations
13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM
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Very un-dickensian answers
13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM
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14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM
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Please tell me they haven't started letting people out of High School without making them read CD?
13/06/2011 10:16:10 PM
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What in the dickens prompted this survey?
13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM
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14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM
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Can you please find that word?
15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM
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I'm fairly well-read in this regard
13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM
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Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard
14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM
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Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard
14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM
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Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard
14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM
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14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM
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14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM
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A few works
15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM
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Re: A few works
15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM
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19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM
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19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM
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