tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post1728313083166234828..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-52653851146922435312015-03-05T12:12:53.277+11:002015-03-05T12:12:53.277+11:00AWESOME post...nicely done.
A blast from the past...AWESOME post...nicely done.<br /><br />A blast from the past. :) I read this YEARS ago. :)<br /><br />Stopping by from Carole's Books You Loved March Edition. I am in the list as #10.<br /><br />My book entry is below. A Memory of Violets is going to be a favorite for this year.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews<br /><a href="http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-memory-of-violets-by-hazel-gaynor.html" rel="nofollow">My Book Entry</a>Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-28671700608682902432015-03-03T04:41:08.516+11:002015-03-03T04:41:08.516+11:00Thanks for sharing your views of Dickens and Tale ...Thanks for sharing your views of Dickens and Tale of Two Cities! I especially love how you show his adept handling of tragedy and humor. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681782021483196362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-62183620109535986502015-02-26T12:34:52.378+11:002015-02-26T12:34:52.378+11:00Dawn!! Goodness!! your reading pile is pretty impr...Dawn!! Goodness!! your reading pile is pretty impressive!! <br />I loved that quip about the sister, too.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-71829002486356815272015-02-25T23:33:29.084+11:002015-02-25T23:33:29.084+11:00I am always ashamed that I've never really rea...I am always ashamed that I've never really read Dickens and never more so than when someone I respect shares with me how beautiful it is. I love that zinger about respect for the sister. And that cold description of a woman who has lost all sense of pity. <br /><br />One of these days, perhaps soon ... dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987916970944867015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-33168151112735446622015-02-23T16:56:07.306+11:002015-02-23T16:56:07.306+11:00Thanks, Joseph. It's been a few years since I ...Thanks, Joseph. It's been a few years since I read DC & it's hard to compare the two books with T of T still fresh in my mind. The historical context of this one was a bonus. I've often heard Great Expectations being put forward as 'the' Dickens' book to read which surprises me.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-85927579077006879012015-02-23T16:50:03.267+11:002015-02-23T16:50:03.267+11:00That's what I'd like to do also but maybe ...That's what I'd like to do also but maybe not Edwin Drood, his unfinished book - it would really annoy me to be left in suspense!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-44040657242110415072015-02-22T12:51:21.473+11:002015-02-22T12:51:21.473+11:00I love Dickens, and in my opinion, this is his bes...I love Dickens, and in my opinion, this is his best. To be honest I'm a little annoyed that David Copperfield is considered his greatest. (I think it's because it's semi-autobiographical) Don't get me wrong, I like DC; I just think A Tale of Two Cities is a masterpiece. Nice review.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-87733490237581992082015-02-21T21:49:53.902+11:002015-02-21T21:49:53.902+11:00I was not yet a Dicken's fan when I read Tale ...I was not yet a Dicken's fan when I read Tale of Two Cities. Need to try it again now that I'm sold on him. I'm adding Bleak House to my TBR list. Didn't know he'd written only fifteen novels. Seems like reading all of them would be a good thing to put on my bucket list.hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-32586951344914127332015-02-21T16:04:21.932+11:002015-02-21T16:04:21.932+11:00You HAVE to watch the BBC movie for this one . It ...You HAVE to watch the BBC movie for this one . It is excellent. Actually, Bleak House & David Copperfield are two movies (BBC versions) that are really helpful if you have trouble getting into the books. I don't usually ever watch a movie before I've read the book but Dickens is an exception if there's a BBC adaption. Little Dorritt was one that didn't work doing it that way. I had to read the book to understand the movie. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-64032943395628882182015-02-21T15:58:22.277+11:002015-02-21T15:58:22.277+11:00From memory, Great Expectations isn't as convo...From memory, Great Expectations isn't as convoluted as some of his others. I've read 3 books for the Challenge so far - having some holidays at the beginning of the year helped.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-45290225976756735172015-02-21T15:55:19.492+11:002015-02-21T15:55:19.492+11:00An ideal time to start, Lisa!An ideal time to start, Lisa!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-61637516074256028972015-02-21T04:55:03.874+11:002015-02-21T04:55:03.874+11:00I love this post!!! Wow! So neat, Carol! :) I'...I love this post!!! Wow! So neat, Carol! :) I'm currently THIS year trying to read Bleak House. This would be my FIRST Dickens to finish. I really hope to do so! Thank you for the push!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291951073853426272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-50631564603170901472015-02-21T01:31:26.871+11:002015-02-21T01:31:26.871+11:00This is one Dickens novel that I haven't read....This is one Dickens novel that I haven't read. It is on my "to read" list, however. With single-digit temps and Winter storm Pandora knocking on our door, it's a perfect time to get started, don't you think? ;) Thanks for whetting my appetite for it, Carol.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273301456471935137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-8118549569808662372015-02-20T19:10:50.899+11:002015-02-20T19:10:50.899+11:00One day I would like to read this novel. I ave rea...One day I would like to read this novel. I ave read only one of C.D 'A Christmas Carol' , but I have 'Great Expectations' as my 'Forgotten classic' in the classics challenge. Lets hope I get through them. :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507551793424616654noreply@blogger.com