The Black Veil (hosted by Connie) - 1st Summer Read 2021

[Curt]

Key to the story of the Black Veil is the juxtaposition. Keeps the reader guessing. If I were a doctor and listening to her, I'd be wondering to, but then it made perfect sense.
What's next?

[Connie]

Curtis wrote: "Key to the story of the Black Veil is the juxtaposition. Keeps the reader guessing. If I were a doctor and listening to her, I'd be wondering to, but then it made perfect sense.
What's next?"

Curtis, Petra will be leading a discussion of "The Wreck of the Golden Mary," starting tomorrow. I hope you can join us. This is the link to the discussion:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

Thanks Connie :)

Curtis - you should have had a notification for this a week ago. The thread is up and busy already :) Please check your settings, and if you don't get a message about the next one, please let me know!

[Curt]

Got it. Thanks, Ma'am.

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

Great :)

[Omar]

Hi, how can I find out which of the stories in "sketches by boz" have already been covered here?

[Connie]

Omar wrote: "Hi, how can I find out which of the stories in "sketches by boz" have already been covered here?"

Omar, this is the first work in Sketches by Boz that the group has read. In July we will be reading "The Bloomsbury Christening" which is also in the Sketches.

If you are interested in checking out some short stories we read as a group last year, go to this link:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Those stories are from different Dickens' collections.

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

Thank you very much Connie - you are a star :)

[Omar]

great, thanks Connie

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

Our group bookshelf has all the reads we have completed, and any upcoming ones too. It can be accessed from our home page.

[Katy]

I just read this story about a week ago. I remembered that it was one of the summer reads, so I came to this thread and read all of your comments, which have greatly increased my appreciation of the story. I have nothing to add since you all have covered it pretty thoroughly. Thank you all for your comments and thank you, Connie, for choosing this great story and leading the discussion.

[Connie]

Katy wrote: "I just read this story about a week ago. I remembered that it was one of the summer reads, so I came to this thread and read all of your comments, which have greatly increased my appreciation of th..."

I'm happy that you enjoyed it, Katy. I hope you will join the group reading Bleak House starting on Feb 26. It's only one chapter a day, and Jean has lots to share with us.

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

I echo Connie's post (and Katy's thanks to Connie :) )

It's lovely when I see that members have returned to a read they happened to miss. I too really enjoyed this one, so thank you for commenting, Katy!

[Katy]

Connie wrote: "Katy wrote: "I just read this story about a week ago. I remembered that it was one of the summer reads, so I came to this thread and read all of your comments, which have greatly increased my appre..."

I will definitely be joining in the Bleak House read.

[Connie]

That's wonderful, Katy!

[Bionic Jean, "Dickens Duchess"]

Yes :)