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Originally Posted by Rizla
I kinda found Dickens just too damn long as well. It was like where is this thing Going? Its interesting because he wrote the books in weekly episodes so he had no chance to go back and edit. Anyway, Ill probably get into him one day. I find most of the stuff from that time too long and slow. Especially Hardy. *shudder*
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Well....you can think of him as the original Irwin Allen, really. You have all these unconnected characters, going about their daily lives, having this and that happen, and then, ka-blammo!, somehow, they all end up in the same elevator (oops, wrong story line), rather, same plaza or whatever at the end. He ties up a boatload of loose ends, smidgen story lines, major storylines, etc. in his wrap-up.
So...yes, they do tend to wander about a bit. Reading some of the classics is one of those disciplines for which I'm glad that the nuns, etc., made time to force us to do. It's worthwhile, when you do it, and it gives you the depth and breadth to enjoy reading them later. IMHO.
Hitch