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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 1900 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1487 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1400 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1433 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 634 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1382 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1408 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1419 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1366 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1389 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1410 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1521 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1476 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1532 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1380 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1508 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1252 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1522 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 699 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1350 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1349 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1359 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1489 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1395 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1448 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1513 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1301 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1484 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1503 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1404 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1359 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1347 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1466 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1347 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1380 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1515 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 827 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 655 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 1400 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1411 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1480 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1473 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1357 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1446 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1269 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1377 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1391 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1379 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1475 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1440 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1315 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1354 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1367 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1261 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1435 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1447 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1437 Views
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Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1364 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1247 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1499 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1378 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1260 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1534 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1405 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1310 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1401 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 652 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 630 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1486 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1264 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1375 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1608 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1483 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1530 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 589 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1406 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1484 Views
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