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Srividya
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Jun 25, 2014 05:01AM
Okay.. bye. Happy reading :)
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David really has strong feelings about everything, does he? Be it platonic or romantic. I can't help thinking he has a boy crush on Steerforth. The way he devotes to him borderline on obsession, he can't perceive his idol's flaws.
Exactly - his feelings are really strong towards everything. It is because he is naive at heart and thinks with his heart rather than his mind.. emotional is what he is and I also believe that he has a boy crush on S.. it is too much..
And I think even Steerforth had a crush on Davi...how he subtly hinted that if David was a girl he would totally date him :PNow let's go a bit further back. I really like Peggotty. The scene where Peggotty talks to David through a key-hole is just so heart-wrenching!
Yes I loved Peggotty and her devotion towards David and ya that was a heart wrenching scene.. Totally floored me and i simply loved how she treated David's mom as well.. as a friend but not too cuddly And her brother and family were a riot!!! there were times that I just could not understand what her brother was saying.. but it was too funny :)
Aye, the Peggottys were a merry bunch.:D And I love it everytime Mrs.G started lamenting what a lone, lorn, contrarie creetur she was :P:PDo you find all the money and debts and business talks dull? I have to try my best not to skip them :|
Ohh Mrs. G was a total hoot :) :)Ya it gets cumbersome sometimes but then i am fascinated with the way things used to work in England at that time. Given that in India most of our systems, especially the legal system is based on that.. it is very interesting.. :)
This is such a thick book! I doubt we will ever run out of things to discuss :P:PMy thoughts so far: I was a bit hesitant to read more about David beyond his childhood phase because I had more sympathy and empathy toward the child David. I wonder if you shared the same sentiment? And I really thought his teen phase (as in still in school) was a bit dull. Thankfully it was a short one. Things got better and better as David plunged into the world once again. I had to stop myself from reading, tried to go to sleep, and failed XD
I am a bit envious that you are able to understand the legal system :P:P All I could conclude that financial situation was always bad :P...and I'm a business student :P
And the more I read about Uriah Heep, the less human he appears! He is more like a very tall Gollum, repulsive, disgusting, sly. And confound his mother, for she is also a haunting presence. And I have to say, they make such excellent villains.
When you meet Rosa Dartle, and the aunt again, ring me :P:P I love to talk about them :P
Oh and did you meet miss Mowcher?
Oh.My.Word! You can actually read David Copperfield, on GR itself!!! :O:O:O
Good morning Fong. Yes I totally agree with you, there are several things to discuss and we can never run out of things, even after we feel that we have finished the discussions.When I started reading the book, it was like something completely new as if I had never read it. My brain was a blank slate, which I found was a good thing. However, this meant that as I started reading the book, I was wondering if the author would write this one like another Oliver Twist or similar novel and was honestly apprehensive. However, i did enjoy and could relate to that David as a kid. Ya I agree that his teenage years were a little boring but still fascinating as it brought to his life the various characters who will play an important role in his life.
I think the beauty of DC is that every character has a role, insignificant or significant is debatable, but has a role till the end. In that Dickens is a master at his character creation and development. His villians as well as his friends are both fantastic in every novel so also in this.. so it makes an excellent read.
How far have you reached? I've not read much today :P:PI wonder what would happen if Mrs.G ever met Mrs.Micawber
M - I will never desert you!
G - I'm a lone lorn creetur!
M - But I will never desert you! Ever!
G - But everything goes contrarie!!!
and so on...
They should have been BFFs :P:P
Hahahah Fong.. :P :PEven I did not read much.. Am on chapter 28 as of now.. long way to go :(
Dora is annoying me. My parents would definitely not approve of her, I wouldn't, either :|
Am here... was reading.. haven't reached that part as yet.. still with Micawber's entry as well as Traddles.. loooong way for me to go :( :(Am sure this is the part where Dora starts listening to that Murdstone woman.. right???
I am at their first days in marriage...and I can't remember...but I didn't like Micawber's entry as well as Traddles much :|And keep going, Sri :)
Thanks Fong.. and ya I find Micawber extremely selfish even if he is all nice and all that...can't help feeling that he is taking advantage of David all the time..
I am finding Rosa Dartle and Steerforth extremely irritating!!!! :( Especially Rosa... gettinhg so pissed with her way of speech... How does one put up with people like her, I wonder!!!! :( :(
*high 5 Sri* Rosa is such a nosy creetur! The way she speaks, the sly way she digs up information...I would be disturbed if I ever met a person like her in real life.
Am reading Mr.Pegotty's narration...dear me, it's long :(:(...so hard to make out what he is saying :(:(
I agree Fong... She is so irritating!!!! MEH!!!!Ohhh there is a big narration by Mr. Peggoty.. am gonna faint now!!!! i couldn't understand his simple stuff.. narration is going to be really too much... Which chapter btw?
Sri - Mr.Peggoty - chapter 51Right now I'm at 55...will try to complete the book tonight ^_^
Ohh that's great :) :) reading really fast... good good.. wish I could say the same.. Am being distracted by everything today.. Spent time chatting about classics and other books with Dad... :P :P
Fong wrote: "I've finished it!!! YAY! :D:D:D:D"*peeps in* yay Fongy! :D *goes away worried will get scolded for spamming* .___.
That's great Fong :) :) Am still plodding but trying to finish it by tomorrow.. I hope I can manage... :P :P
All the best, Sri, all the best :D:D
Okay I officially dislike Dora now!!! Always thought her to be immature but after this last chapter, I am increasingly wondering what DC saw in her. Also wondering whether love at first sight hasn't been eulogised to a great extent by Dickens!!! I mean come on, one can't be so blind in love!!! *irritated*Chapter 39 now.. hoping to finish quite a bit today.. lets see.. :)
"You come to London, I rely on you, and I have an object and a course at once. I am driven out of it, I come here, and in a moment I feel an altered person. The circumstances that distressed me are not changed, since I came into this room; but an influence comes over me in that short interval that alters me, oh, how much for the better!"Oh what a beautiful way of putting such a simple sentiment :) Isn't that true of certain things in our lives as well. For instance, the first thing that came to my mind, which I must say prompted me to put this here, is how we feel after coming online in GR. Doesn't the fact that we have friends, who will help us overcome the worst of odds make us feel better, albeit temporarily, despite the fact that actual circumstances are the same? :)
Srividya wrote: ""You come to London, I rely on you, and I have an object and a course at once. I am driven out of it, I come here, and in a moment I feel an altered person. The circumstances that distressed me are..."Completely agree with this :) With both i mean :P :P
Oh god, i need to read Dickens again and what beautiful writing he is capable of.
And i just realized The Great Expectations i read in school was an abridged version :| Need to read it again . And am so happy :D
Ya Harry.. it is nice to read this at a later stage.. you admire it more for the writing today as you can actually understand its beauty :)And ya you should read unabridged versions to appreciate it completely :)
How can men fall in love with someone so childish and immature!!!!ARrrrrrghhh... That Dora is totally irritating me!!! And can't for a moment fathom the reason behind DC's unfailing love for her!!!
I am totally in love with Betsey Trotwood :D :D What a wonderful woman. Intelligent, daring and so caring - the sole voice of reason apart from Agnes in this book. :)
At last.. David is having some intelligent thoughts with respect to Dora... Just wish he had thought of such things before.. but alas love is indeed blind :P :P
How can anyone be so foolish and so stupid I wonder!!! Talking about Dora here, she simply vexes me!!!!
And I have finished :D :D :D :DFinally a sigh of relief that I completed at least one BR before the month was over :P :P
Get back soon Fong so we can discuss in earnest :)
YAY SRI :D:D:D Congrats on finishing on DC...and yes, I complete agree with Dora! She was so irritating, too childish!! I hate that nickname "Doady". And David was too nice a husband! I mean, he never raised a voice against her! I expected some sort of arguments to happen.(view spoiler)
I'm good, Sri, been busying mysel :)(view spoiler)
And the aunt is awesome! Her return was like a fresh breeze. I was a but surprised by her treatment toward Dora though, it was totally amiable.
Oh that's good.. hows the internship coming along? enjoying it? :)Loved the aunt.. And you already know my rant regarding those two characters mentioned in the spoiler...
What did you think about the way in which Dickens built his characters?I totally found it wonderful. No character was given less importance but all of them grew equally, whether good or bad. And the way in which he looked at the minutest aspects of each character's personality was awesome. was it not?
Ya Sri, enjoying the internship quite much ^_^.What your thoughts regarding the minor characters, such a Miss Mowcher? Quite a delightful character, even though her appearance in the book was so little.
Exactly Fong.. Even though she had a small part to play, the importance given to her and the role she played was truly wonderful. And she was quite a delightful character...
Respond to message 94 - Yes, it was. His characters were so distinct! That what I like about them...although some of them, I feel, were a bit idealized, but that's probably David's bias.And Mr. Micawber was fantastic near the end - HEEP! :P
Ya.. I liked Mr. Micawber the best actually -in terms of character building. he is shown as someone who is overly dramatic throughout but he goes through being a nice person to someone really irritating to someone whom you can't trust and finally to someone really nice... I marveled at how Dickens could really create a character that had all kinds of personalities within him..Ya they were idolised to a great extent by David but that did not mean that we never came across their true self... For instance, even if David idolised Steerforth and Dora, they were two characters that I did not like right from the start.
(view spoiler)
I will definitely reread this book, just to appreciate the language, will do that years later to have a fresh outlook :)
Ya. As you mature, you kind of enjoy the various nuances in the language. Something that happened with me this time round with DC. Actually, such books should be read at regular intervals, if only to see whether they have a different impact on you... :)
