tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12288483.post8506822430339188782..comments2023-06-30T09:58:35.595-04:00Comments on Taking Tea with Catherine: Great Expectations and a PairingCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07624657515252107431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12288483.post-79438371807097404312011-09-26T09:53:06.878-04:002011-09-26T09:53:06.878-04:00Thanks!
Yes, I really needed to look at Oliver as...Thanks!<br /><br />Yes, I really needed to look at Oliver as a representative rather than a character. I'm told the musical versions are more entertaining. <br /><br />I haven't read 'A Tale of Two Cities' and have heard contrasting views on its merit, but I'm curious to see how Dickens handles historical fiction. My next Dickens is 'Our Mutual Friend' which should take me well into winter.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624657515252107431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12288483.post-10500464909130757952011-09-26T00:54:54.235-04:002011-09-26T00:54:54.235-04:00I love this! A highly original book review. I reme...I love this! A highly original book review. I remember reading "Great Expectations" and thought it interesting that there was actually an alternate ending...and the wedding bit was certainly an entertaining bit of drama.<br /><br />I respect Dickens for his amazing writing style (love, love, love "A Tale of Two Cities"), but I can't admit to being a total fan. Here's a review I wrote on the simpering Oliver: http://differenthomeschoolgirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/oliver-twist.htmlAbigail Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367841843553939505noreply@blogger.com