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07 Feb 2012, 8:04 pm

Am I the only one who considers this really important??? As far as I'm concerned he was only THE greatest writer of the english language IMHO lol


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07 Feb 2012, 8:06 pm

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07 Feb 2012, 8:08 pm

I generally can not get into reading fiction. But as historical figure hes an interesting guy



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07 Feb 2012, 8:14 pm

jocli wrote:
Am I the only one who considers this really important??? As far as I'm concerned he was only THE greatest writer of the english language IMHO lol
I could argue with you on the "greatest writer" thing, but he is pretty good. I liked A Tale of Two Cities.

It's kind of sad though because people often think that because they're made to read his books in English class, they can't be entertaining books. But that's completely wrong; they are just as fun to read as any modern best-seller, even with the old-style formal writing. I'm no literary critic though. I just think they're good books. Well, mostly. Great Expectations is kind of overrated, IMO. No offense, OP.


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07 Feb 2012, 8:32 pm

I was forced to read Great Expectations and Tale of Two Cities & I think David Copperfield in high school...then maybe about 10 yrs later I made my 1st trip to Canada & there in a bookstore were British paperbacks of titles I'd never seen...The Old Curiosity Shop, Little Dorrit, Bleak House...I ended buying them all & this girl at the cash register goes, 'Are you being forced to read this?


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08 Feb 2012, 1:45 am

Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens! :)

I've read and enjoyed almost all of his novels. He was such a great writer and he was able to bring his characters to life. Not many authours can do that?


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08 Feb 2012, 1:48 am

I've only watched film adaptation of his novels... But happy birthday. :D


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08 Feb 2012, 5:14 am

A video I posted to YouTube yesterday........

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJoS-KcXWyM[/youtube]



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08 Feb 2012, 8:48 am

Thank you so-o-o much for this video!! !


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08 Feb 2012, 12:35 pm

You're welcome jocli.



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08 Feb 2012, 3:36 pm

jocli wrote:
Am I the only one who considers this really important??? As far as I'm concerned he was only THE greatest writer of the english language IMHO lol


I agree. Dickens has a very special place in my life. I 'd love to have met him. He is by far THE greatest writer of the english language. Just the names alone that he gave his characters are amazing!



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08 Feb 2012, 5:55 pm

Whether he is the single greatest writer in the English language is debatable, but one cannot deny his influence on literature.

I've read a number of his books, with my particular favourite being Bleak House.


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