Which Dickens to read next?
It’s time to start a new Dickens, as part of the Dickens Challenge.
I’ve decided to read one that I know very little about, nothing I have ever seen on a screen, or as a Toby jug, or a cartoon character. But the problem is, as my books are all part of a bound set with no cover illustrations so I can’t judge them by that, I’ve had to google some images and see which one takes my fancy.
Barnaby Rudge features this fun-looking man. And I really like crows (and rooks, and jackdaws, and ravens, and I’m annoying pedantic with people who can’t tell the difference)
Our Mutual Friend seems less cheery. Those are not happy eyes, and she doesn’t look like she’d be much use with that oar. Unless it’s for bashing him with, she might manage that.
Dombey and Son has a disabled child on a South Coast beach, by the looks of things.
However, we have a winner. The Mystery of Edwin Drood has a man on the floor, while another warms his hands. That’ll do me.
Lucy
Sarah
I’d pick the last one too.
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It does look the most interesting. A good corpse always spices things up 😀
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Drood is a fabulous read, despite being unfinished. I want to read Our Mutual Friend next myself!
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That was the only thing I knew about it, that it was unfinished, but looks nice and dark, too 🙂 Our Mutual Friend will come after that, I think I’ll leave the kids on the beach until last!
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Those books strewn on the sand would stop me picking ‘Dombey and Son’. That’s the kind of thing that’d make me lose sleep!
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Yes, they look like awful, awful children. There should be an exchange program within Dickens, and we could send them to Dotheboys Hall and then they’d think twice about sandy pages.
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The Edwin Drood picture cuts straight to the action doesn’t it. I fear there might be a tell-tale stain on that Ikea rug.
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Edwin Drood is an excellent choice, not as four-course mealed as his other books, with a lot of energy! Interested to see what you think!
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I’m getting quite excited to start it now, I may have to bring forward bedtime so I can read without disturbances 🙂
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