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Bookpossum · 03-18-2019, 05:33 PM

I liked that passage about the Rooks too, gmw. I didn’t know about the Ostrich myth about liking iron, so thanks for asking the question and to Victoria for finding the answer.

I agree Bookworm-Girl and Victoria. It would be a dull world if we all liked the same books. Like you, I appreciate Dickens’ descriptive writing, but dislike his sentimentality.

But when he’s good, he’s very good indeed. The strange opening of the book was very powerful and unusual, as it was hard to understand at first what was going on. That certainly pulled me in.

03-18-2019, 05:33 PM	#46
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I liked that passage about the Rooks too, gmw. I didn’t know about the Ostrich myth about liking iron, so thanks for asking the question and to Victoria for finding the answer. I agree Bookworm-Girl and Victoria. It would be a dull world if we all liked the same books. Like you, I appreciate Dickens’ descriptive writing, but dislike his sentimentality. But when he’s good, he’s very good indeed. The strange opening of the book was very powerful and unusual, as it was hard to understand at first what was going on. That certainly pulled me in.