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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 1482 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1069 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 962 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1020 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 447 Views
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I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1012 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1017 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 941 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 970 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 992 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1081 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1067 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1077 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 981 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1077 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 881 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1134 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 487 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 961 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 963 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 993 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1059 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1005 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 996 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1013 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 894 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 993 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1113 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 982 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 972 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 941 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1070 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 952 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 958 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1108 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 629 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 462 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 979 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 995 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1043 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1065 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 934 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1026 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 873 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 942 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 972 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 925 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1058 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1025 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 929 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 926 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 960 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 865 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1027 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1029 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1024 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 856 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1062 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 967 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 869 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1083 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1015 Views
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Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 982 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 455 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 428 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1053 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 858 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 984 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1083 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1132 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 415 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 959 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1081 Views
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