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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 1943 Views
What the dickens?! Nate - 13/06/2011 05:04:20 PM 1529 Views
Re: What the dickens?! -->an expression to be found already in Shakespeare, actually. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:41:08 PM 1482 Views
Re: Pay Nate - 14/06/2011 06:13:33 PM 1487 Views
P.S. Shakespeare was probably a time traveller. *NM* Nate - 14/06/2011 06:16:30 PM 660 Views
Re: Pay Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:29:49 PM 1423 Views
I may have a lead Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:21:33 PM 1453 Views
But, of course. Palatine - 13/06/2011 05:13:20 PM 1467 Views
Re: But, of course. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:42:34 PM 1428 Views
Re: But, of course. Palatine - 14/06/2011 05:42:36 PM 1435 Views
Yes. Rebekah - 13/06/2011 05:19:05 PM 1462 Views
Re: Yes. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:45:04 PM 1570 Views
Re: Yes. Rebekah - 14/06/2011 09:01:07 PM 1519 Views
I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Legolas - 13/06/2011 05:22:33 PM 1582 Views
Re: I'm gonna guess it varies widely. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:46:41 PM 1439 Views
i *hate* dickens. temeraire - 13/06/2011 05:45:05 PM 1553 Views
Re: i *hate* dickens. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:48:28 PM 1304 Views
sorry i didn't reply - forgot about this. temeraire - 25/06/2011 02:40:51 PM 1569 Views
Only for school. Great Expectations and Hard Times. The latter was dire. *NM* Tim - 13/06/2011 06:28:24 PM 725 Views
Hard Times is one of my favorite Dickens novels Larry - 13/06/2011 11:43:18 PM 1397 Views
Have you noticed how many Dickens titles would make good names for porn movies? Tom - 14/06/2011 03:29:30 AM 1396 Views
I am not a fan of Hard Times, either. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:49:02 PM 1399 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Darth_Katie - 13/06/2011 06:55:44 PM 1535 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:50:57 PM 1448 Views
Yes, but it's one concept! Darth_Katie - 14/06/2011 06:58:45 PM 1492 Views
That's easy. No. Wibble - 13/06/2011 07:13:59 PM 1559 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:52:02 PM 1350 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Wibble - 14/06/2011 10:26:02 PM 1527 Views
Re: That's easy. No. Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:29:04 PM 1542 Views
Oh... jh - 13/06/2011 07:24:02 PM 1448 Views
Re: Oh... Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:53:15 PM 1404 Views
only great expectations Foxhead - 13/06/2011 09:37:39 PM 1404 Views
Re: only great expectations Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:54:29 PM 1516 Views
mmmm Foxhead - 14/06/2011 03:53:15 PM 1394 Views
Very un-dickensian answers Stephen - 13/06/2011 09:40:17 PM 1428 Views
Re: Very un-dickensian answers Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:56:34 PM 1569 Views
That was meant to be a pithy sarcastic comment. *NM* Stephen - 14/06/2011 06:17:45 PM 850 Views
Shocking. *NM* Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:26:09 PM 680 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 1445 Views
In which country? Camilla - 14/06/2011 02:59:04 PM 1468 Views
What in the dickens prompted this survey? Tom - 13/06/2011 11:15:19 PM 1542 Views
Re: What in the dickens prompted this survey? Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:02:22 PM 1536 Views
Can you please find that word? Tom - 15/06/2011 05:17:12 AM 1404 Views
Re: Can you please find that word? Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:05:58 AM 1493 Views
None of those. It was a thoroughly odd word. Tom - 15/06/2011 02:25:31 PM 1314 Views
I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 13/06/2011 11:38:06 PM 1424 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:03:39 PM 1431 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Larry - 14/06/2011 04:59:11 PM 1461 Views
Re: I'm fairly well-read in this regard Camilla - 14/06/2011 05:03:36 PM 1534 Views
They are Larry - 14/06/2011 07:23:38 PM 1481 Views
Re: They are Camilla - 14/06/2011 09:18:38 PM 1364 Views
Some were, but most were short fictions or short novels Larry - 14/06/2011 11:09:53 PM 1407 Views
I'm considering picking up Our Mutual Friend. Yay or nay? *NM* RandAllThor - 15/06/2011 12:43:52 AM 1417 Views
Yes. It's one of his more complex and rewarding novels. Larry - 15/06/2011 01:19:51 AM 1315 Views
It is good Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:50:56 AM 1486 Views
Yes nossy - 14/06/2011 12:23:19 AM 1494 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:08 PM 1412 Views
Yes Ryan - 14/06/2011 05:49:06 AM 1477 Views
Re: Yes Camilla - 14/06/2011 03:05:40 PM 1369 Views
Jacob - 14/06/2011 01:21:12 PM 1366 Views
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Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ClubCaved - 14/06/2011 05:45:06 PM 1478 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 06:24:49 PM 1358 Views
Edwin Drood Ending ClubCaved - 15/06/2011 03:55:01 PM 1437 Views
Garfield and Forsyte Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:12:20 PM 1469 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Werthead - 14/06/2011 08:35:41 PM 1437 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 14/06/2011 10:12:34 PM 1421 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? DrJacJacMcScrumptious - 15/06/2011 12:04:15 AM 1301 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 15/06/2011 07:51:53 AM 1550 Views
A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 07:05:56 AM 1424 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 08:12:35 AM 1308 Views
Re: A few works Praziquantel - 15/06/2011 04:05:08 PM 1582 Views
Re: A few works Camilla - 15/06/2011 05:11:43 PM 1448 Views
What the Dickens? snoopcester - 15/06/2011 05:15:57 PM 1360 Views
Re: What the Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:10 PM 1448 Views
why bother/ They made them all into movies *NM* random thoughts - 15/06/2011 06:09:35 PM 683 Views
Have you seen any Dickens? *NM* Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:18:37 PM 654 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Maria - 17/06/2011 04:26:04 PM 1532 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:19:47 PM 1311 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 19/06/2011 01:14:30 PM 1601 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 01:17:01 PM 1428 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Fred Gaidin - 22/06/2011 03:00:19 AM 1655 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:04:35 PM 1531 Views
Re: Have you read anything by Charles Dickens? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:06:18 PM 1577 Views
All of them. *NM* ranagrande - 19/06/2011 05:14:01 PM 615 Views
Are you sure? Camilla - 19/06/2011 05:34:26 PM 1463 Views
Yes. ranagrande - 19/06/2011 09:44:37 PM 1526 Views
YES smaug - 27/06/2011 09:20:50 PM 1448 Views
Camilla - 28/06/2011 09:34:27 AM 1645 Views
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