Have you read any Dickens yet? If so, what are your favorite Dickens' novels? And is there another classical author I should give the same video treatment? Let me know down below and we'll talk classics some more!
@cafeaulivre I really didn't like Bleak House and Oliver Twist. Call me a grump but I also didn't care for a Christmas Carol but I also admit it was probably ruined for me by circumstances not its fault. I admit I haven't read the Pickwick Papers.
When I was in my twenties, I read it all, every one I could get my hands on. Great Expectations was our required Dickens in high school so I got the least out of that one, naturally. Besides the ones you mentioned, which I enjoyed very much with maybe the exception of Bleak House, another favorite of mine was The Old Curiosity Shop. Although I have a huge reading backlog now, I still have some of my old Dickens paperbacks so I think I’ll take some time with them again. Thank you and happy holidays.
I read Oliver Twist in middle school and high school and remember my heart breaking each time. Idk why it stuck with me but whenever i ask for a second plate i always think about that scene in the orphanage. I studied A Christmas Carol for english lessons so i'm familiar with the story but i didn't actually read it. This month we are reading it in my book club so that's a win. Thanks for the guide!
I've started immersion reading David Copperfield and I hope to have it done before New Year but it's long! I'll also be listening to A Christmas Carol on Christmas. My husband will be in the hospital recovering from a surgery on Christmas, so that will be my company.
I'm going to be reading A Christmas Carol very soon for the first time and really looking forward to it. Planning to read Oliver Twist next year (I know.....doesn't follow your guide) but what can I say I'm a rebel!
I've already commented but I didn't answer your question about favorites so here goes, I haven't read a lot of Dickens he wrote quite a bit which I've never even cracked. But I've read at least large tracks of many of his novels and finished about half a dozen. And though it seems to be no one else's favorite the one that I enjoy most and have reread three times is Hard Times, who cares if it's stereotypical it is funny end melodramatic and the characters though painted with a rough brush I suppose are true to type in my experience
Dickens often exaggerated his characters like that…we often think he’s high brow literature, but it were popular stories for the larger (literate) masses really.
It hasn't been from a lack of trying but the only Dickens I've managed to finish as of yet has been A Christmas Carol. I think i love the idea of reading Dickens rather than the actual lived experience of reading Dickens. You have me interested in A Tale of Two Cities though!
I checked and you’re correct: Murdstone and Grinby is a warehouse in the book, where the boys need to wash bottles and label them for the blacking factory.
@cafeaulivre moreover, that's a short passage of the book, i just happen to be reading DC now. It's always good to see a Dickens post. Thanks. Im a huge Céline fan, who seems somewhat of an innovator in the David Copperfield / Great Expectations line. I haven't read much Hugo or Balzac or Zola or Maupassant, but i want to eventually. I have a Tale of Two Cities here, which I'll get to soon.
Dickens himself tried to hide his youth and it wasn’t until after his death, a lot of the details became known. Many believe DC to be a very ‘autobiographical’ book in fact.
Have you read any Dickens yet? If so, what are your favorite Dickens' novels? And is there another classical author I should give the same video treatment? Let me know down below and we'll talk classics some more!
Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities are the only Dickens books I actually enjoyed.
@@VTimmoni Which ones didn't you enjoy then?
@cafeaulivre I really didn't like Bleak House and Oliver Twist. Call me a grump but I also didn't care for a Christmas Carol but I also admit it was probably ruined for me by circumstances not its fault. I admit I haven't read the Pickwick Papers.
I don’t know if it’s an unpopular opinion but I do agree with you on Oliver Twist. It’s just not one of his best imo.
Why this video doesn’t have like a million views is my question.
When I was in my twenties, I read it all, every one I could get my hands on. Great Expectations was our required Dickens in high school so I got the least out of that one, naturally. Besides the ones you mentioned, which I enjoyed very much with maybe the exception of Bleak House, another favorite of mine was The Old Curiosity Shop. Although I have a huge reading backlog now, I still have some of my old Dickens paperbacks so I think I’ll take some time with them again. Thank you and happy holidays.
I will say, I don’t really like Bleak House myself, although I know a lot of people seem te enjoy it. Thanks for watching and happy holidays 😊
I read Oliver Twist in middle school and high school and remember my heart breaking each time. Idk why it stuck with me but whenever i ask for a second plate i always think about that scene in the orphanage. I studied A Christmas Carol for english lessons so i'm familiar with the story but i didn't actually read it. This month we are reading it in my book club so that's a win. Thanks for the guide!
Well, Dickens actually wanted your heart to break, so now you know who to blame 😉
I've started immersion reading David Copperfield and I hope to have it done before New Year but it's long! I'll also be listening to A Christmas Carol on Christmas. My husband will be in the hospital recovering from a surgery on Christmas, so that will be my company.
I hope he has a swift recovery ❤️🩹
Hello! Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend are favs of mine. Little Dorrit is an excellent tale. One day I’ll get through Bleak House.
Bleak House, not my favorite to be honest. It’s a bit of a brick. Little Dorrit is a fun little one, I agree.
Tale of Two Cities is too an amazing story. My heart still skips a beat thinking of the Ronald Coleman film version (sigh).
Never seen the film version to be honest. Might look into that one during the holidays 😊
I'm going to be reading A Christmas Carol very soon for the first time and really looking forward to it. Planning to read Oliver Twist next year (I know.....doesn't follow your guide) but what can I say I'm a rebel!
You do you! As long as you’re enjoying it, it’s all good 😊
I've already commented but I didn't answer your question about favorites so here goes, I haven't read a lot of Dickens he wrote quite a bit which I've never even cracked. But I've read at least large tracks of many of his novels and finished about half a dozen. And though it seems to be no one else's favorite the one that I enjoy most and have reread three times is Hard Times, who cares if it's stereotypical it is funny end melodramatic and the characters though painted with a rough brush I suppose are true to type in my experience
Dickens often exaggerated his characters like that…we often think he’s high brow literature, but it were popular stories for the larger (literate) masses really.
It hasn't been from a lack of trying but the only Dickens I've managed to finish as of yet has been A Christmas Carol. I think i love the idea of reading Dickens rather than the actual lived experience of reading Dickens. You have me interested in A Tale of Two Cities though!
I would have failed if I make one of these author videos and you don’t walk away with at least one recommendation 😉
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I'm not a great lover of Dickens. I much prefer Oscar Wilde and Alexandre Dumas pere.
I love Oscar Wilde, but his is a totally different style than Dickens. He’s a great choice to do a video about one day as well actually 😊
@@cafeaulivre I'd happily watch that video and probably inflict it on my family
You, sir, are an evil man and I applaud it 🤣
David Copperfield is not set in a factory
I checked and you’re correct: Murdstone and Grinby is a warehouse in the book, where the boys need to wash bottles and label them for the blacking factory.
@cafeaulivre moreover, that's a short passage of the book, i just happen to be reading DC now. It's always good to see a Dickens post. Thanks. Im a huge Céline fan, who seems somewhat of an innovator in the David Copperfield / Great Expectations line. I haven't read much Hugo or Balzac or Zola or Maupassant, but i want to eventually. I have a Tale of Two Cities here, which I'll get to soon.
Dickens himself tried to hide his youth and it wasn’t until after his death, a lot of the details became known. Many believe DC to be a very ‘autobiographical’ book in fact.