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So when do they start singing?
Happy to finally have one Dickensian book under my belt, but I'm going to need to splash around in the shallow end for a while before I go back for more...
...oh, and I need a hug too. ...more
Happy to finally have one Dickensian book under my belt, but I'm going to need to splash around in the shallow end for a while before I go back for more...
...oh, and I need a hug too. ...more

I'm not heartless, but I just like other Dickens better. And yes, I'm squeamish when it comes to violence. I didn't expect it from Dickens, for some reason, so it got me in the gut when I wasn't expecting it. I knew the plot, I knew what happened, I just thought, Oh it's Victorian, so it will be implied or something. Nope.
Also, while for some reason the sentimental resolutions were fine for me in Nickleby (maybe because the whole thing was such a farce from beginning to end), in Twist it annoyed ...more
Also, while for some reason the sentimental resolutions were fine for me in Nickleby (maybe because the whole thing was such a farce from beginning to end), in Twist it annoyed ...more

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