My Favourite Dickens Books

  1. Bleak House
  2. Great Expectations
  3. David Copperfield
  4. A Christmas Carol
  5. Nicholas Nickleby

I’m not actually sure I finished NN. I certainly didn’t finish Our Mutual Friend. Don’t think I ever tried Dombey And Son. Surprised I never read A Tale Of Two Cities. I kind of feel the pace of My Modern Life is too rapid (and my attention span too bollocksed) for monster size Victorian novels these days, I associate reading Dickens with two- or three-hour uninterrupted sessions, you need the first 30 minutes at least to get his rhythm and then you’re away - I can’t imagine getting that kind of time now, not with a 5- and a 2-year old on the rampage. Maybe in another 15 years.

Bleak House is properly terrific though.

Notes

  1. thevidsarealright said: The ending to NN is rubbish so don’t worry about it :)
  2. teenageart said: Top 5: Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, David Copperfield.
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