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I have to admit to skimming much of the book to get to the actual meat of the story - the parts that get close enough to the characters for me to care what's happening. They are there, they're just buried under a gluttony of description and scene setting, even more than usual for Dickens. I just wanted him to get to the point and stop reveling in words for the sake of them.
I find myself unable to be in raptures over this, the bloodthirstiest Dickens I've ever read (if you can skim well enough t ...more
I find myself unable to be in raptures over this, the bloodthirstiest Dickens I've ever read (if you can skim well enough t ...more
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