Charles Dickens - Bicentenary

[Fran]

As this year is the bicentenary of the birth of the great writer, Feb 7th to be precise.
It's years since I read any of Dickens so I thought it might be an idea to take the opportunity of his bicentenary to get reacquainted with his works.

Anyone interested in joining me on this challenge?

[Maud Fitch]

Aaaagh, my TBR bookstack just tumbled over. Thank you, Fran, for the fine opportunity to re-read a great author
but I'll decline on the grounds that I have too many other great authors to read. I know you can do it!

[Gannon]

@Fran, I own three Dickens books and have read them all a couple of times. Let me know which book you are going to start with and I will join in, but if it is one I don't own I will have to order it. Plus I have to finish my Sherlock Holmes books and when Jasper turns up in the mail I have to read it as well.

[LottLott]

Sounds great! Might take me forever though! (I'm quite a slow reader!)

I love great expectations and hard times though!

[Fran]

I'm going to start with my favorite ..... Great Expectations

[Gannon]

I'm going to start with my favorite ..... Great Expectations

Good call Fran, I have a copy of Great Expectations. As I have just finished "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" I will leave him for a second and read Great Expectations as well.

[Purple Rose]

Great Expectations would rank as my favourite Dickens book. I do not have my copy with me so I can't read it but I shall watch the movie this weekend. I have the DVD for the David lean version from 1946, the best so far, to me at least.

[Fran]

Well into Gt Expectations and really enjoying it, its like reading a totally new book, so much I had forgotten or maybe it passed over the head of teenager me.
My but that man knew how to write a sentence, '...the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip'. Sublime

[Gannon]

Well into Gt Expectations and really enjoying it, its like reading a totally new book, so much I had forgotten or maybe it passed over the head of teenager me.
My but that man knew how to write a sentence, '...the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip'. Sublime

I am flying through it as well. I am so glad that you thought of this Bicentenary. Dickens really was an amazing wordsmith. Hey have you ever seen the movie version with Robert De Nero, Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. I thought it was quite good, pleasantly surprised actually.

[Fran]

Well into Gt Expectations and really enjoying it, its like reading a totally new book, so much I had forgotten or maybe it passed over the head of teenager me.
My but that man knew how to write a sentence, '...the small bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was Pip'. Sublime

I am flying through it as well. I am so glad that you thought of this Bicentenary. Dickens really was an amazing wordsmith. Hey have you ever seen the movie version with Robert De Nero, Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow. I thought it was quite good, pleasantly surprised actually.

Didn't even know they did a version I must follow that up.
I've watched the older versions years ago .... memories of wet Sunday afternoons.

[Maud Fitch]

Just popped in to see whether or not your great expectations have been met and what the Dickens you're reading now.
Also to say that Google has done a fine job with the Dickens 200th birthday artwork.

[Gannon]

Just popped in to see whether or not your great expectations have been met and what the Dickens you're reading now.
Also to say that Google has done a fine job with the Dickens 200th birthday artwork.

Hahaha, nice play on words there Maud, love it.

[Fran]

Just popped in to see whether or not your great expectations have been met and what the Dickens you're reading now.
Also to say that Google has done a fine job with the Dickens 200th birthday artwork.

Hahaha, nice play on words there Maud, love it.

@Gannon
Just got the dvd of that version of Gt Expectations ... roll on tonight

Google did a lovely job .... how many novels can you identify from it?

[Gannon]

@Fran

Excellent, let me know what you think. Its been ages since I watched it. I think I might take another look at it after reading the novel and see how it compares.

[Leonardo Noto]

David Copperfield is one of my favorite books; however, the reason I'm making this post is to tell "Gannon" that you have an awesome screen name. Watch out for Link, dude!

Leonardo Noto