tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post9028735342102594560..comments2024-01-26T02:42:13.669+02:00Comments on Bookish Realm: C_Club #15: A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensRivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-73152161297054742082013-12-23T17:38:02.287+02:002013-12-23T17:38:02.287+02:00A Prayer for Owen Meany is probably my strangest r...A Prayer for Owen Meany is probably my strangest reading experience of the year, after I finished it I didn't quite get what all the hype was about, but then in time it just grows on me more and more! It is rarely when I have such experiences with books :)Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-64572141430244422562013-12-23T17:18:06.435+02:002013-12-23T17:18:06.435+02:00Haha no I hadn't, thanks for the link. Poor Sc...Haha no I hadn't, thanks for the link. Poor Scrooge :) The Spirit of Future sure is more blunt in the video than it was in the book :DRivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-66791003699509738702013-12-23T16:34:50.396+02:002013-12-23T16:34:50.396+02:00Ellie - exactly. I don't respond well to chees...Ellie - exactly. I don't respond well to cheesiness in general, but Christmas time turns even my ol' cynic heart a little bit more tender :) It's a short read (my copy was 86 pages), so it's definitely worth a try.<br /><br />o - I'm not sure where it went wrong with A Tale of the Two Cities for me, maybe a bad timing, but I'm pretty sure it won't end up to be my favourite Dickens either. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-43849892652227563892013-12-23T16:18:58.818+02:002013-12-23T16:18:58.818+02:00Thanks :) I find talking about classics daunting i...Thanks :) I find talking about classics daunting in general because I always have this fear that I didn't get the "point" or didn't understand the book in the way it was supposed to be understood... But our thoughts are so subjective and I guess I should remind myself that more often! :)Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-28606793966109552932013-12-23T16:07:49.071+02:002013-12-23T16:07:49.071+02:00I think David Copperfield was also fairly easy to ...I think David Copperfield was also fairly easy to understand, as I was quite young and enjoyed it a lot - given, I probably touched only the shallower layers of the story back then, but it was a smooth read :) I really want to tackle Bleak House some time soon(ish).<br /><br />It was nice to read A Christmas Carol with you!Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-30829274892557489052013-12-22T21:13:22.795+02:002013-12-22T21:13:22.795+02:00So glad we got to read this one together! I've...So glad we got to read this one together! I've just published my post -- I forget we're in such different times zones, Sunday is still young here :)<br /><br />I've been meaning to read A Prayer for Owen Meany for so long and this reference is really putting me in the mood for it now, it just may need to get bumped to my "shortlist."Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-49308160504894723962013-12-22T17:17:15.211+02:002013-12-22T17:17:15.211+02:00Well really, there's not much to say except ya...Well really, there's not much to say except yay, this is a great Christmas-y book and I really should have aimed to read it this year (I read it a year or two ago).<br /><br />But did you see the newest Epic Rap Battle? Trump's part sucks, but the rest is BRILLIANT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP6VqB4klpQSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-1114113591645438792013-12-21T23:55:42.854+02:002013-12-21T23:55:42.854+02:00Tale of Two Cities is one of my least favourite Di...Tale of Two Cities is one of my least favourite Dickens, I have to say.ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-67085938769279622912013-12-21T23:29:49.515+02:002013-12-21T23:29:49.515+02:00I don't think you can go wrong with cheesiness...I don't think you can go wrong with cheesiness at Christmas. I'm giving up on A Tale of Two Cities so I may have to try this and see if Dickens can redeem himself.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362128444319074118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-28541518343836355602013-12-21T22:23:42.134+02:002013-12-21T22:23:42.134+02:00I'm planning on reviewing this as well - a lit...I'm planning on reviewing this as well - a little daunting! :) Your's is very good, though - I think you've nailed it!ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833552366782548505.post-73624728756483783842013-12-21T20:48:37.117+02:002013-12-21T20:48:37.117+02:00I agree that it is a bit cheesy, but Dickens gets ...I agree that it is a bit cheesy, but Dickens gets away with it because it is Christmas!<br />Great review, it's interesting to see what your reading experience was like compared to mine, as you were reading it for the first time and I've read it a few times before. And it's definitely very easy for Dickens - if only all of his books were like this!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.com