I really disliked Dickens in high school. Aside from "A Christmas Carol" I'd never read anything that he wrote, although I was once assigned "A Tale of Two Cities" as a book report. I never read the Cliff Notes, but I managed to get through the report without reading past the first chapter. (I feel asleep three or four times while trying to get through the first chapter.)
Anyway, a month ago (many years later) I wanted something to read and saw the ads for "Drood" on the subway. I wasn't interested in reading it, but I decided to give the original a try. So I got an e-copy of Dickens's "The Mystery of Edwin Drood".
Folks, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" totally turned me on to Charles Dickens. I loved it. Based on that I jumped into "David Copperfield". I'm currently about a third of the way through and I'm slowing down a bit, but I'm still finding it a fun read.
If you don't know anything about "Edwin Drood", do yourself a favor and don't learn anything before you read it. My reaction to the ending was priceless. Those of you know have read it will understand what I mean.
