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earguy · 06-20-2009, 06:45 AM

I am in total agreement with the other responders that someone else's opinions won't necessarily translate into your own feelings on a book, but I have read Drood, and can offer my own opinion, for what it is worth...

I absolutely hated it.

I am a Dickens fan, and a Simmons fan, and was just finishing up a run playing John Jasper in the musical version (VERY tongue-in-cheek) of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood', when the book was released. I thought the premise sounded great. Unfortunately, it was not my cup of tea.

I felt like it should have been a biography, since it is mostly comprised of Dickens' friend, Wilkie Collins (I am a HUGE fan of his), relating biographical episodes of Dickens, with a thinly veiled "plot" attempting to give the story a narrative element.

Again, this is only my opinion, but I don't think it would lead a reader into the actual work of Dickens, but does give a fairly thorough biography.

06-20-2009, 06:45 AM	#11
earguy Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	I am in total agreement with the other responders that someone else's opinions won't necessarily translate into your own feelings on a book, but I have read Drood, and can offer my own opinion, for what it is worth... I absolutely hated it. I am a Dickens fan, and a Simmons fan, and was just finishing up a run playing John Jasper in the musical version (VERY tongue-in-cheek) of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood', when the book was released. I thought the premise sounded great. Unfortunately, it was not my cup of tea. I felt like it should have been a biography, since it is mostly comprised of Dickens' friend, Wilkie Collins (I am a HUGE fan of his), relating biographical episodes of Dickens, with a thinly veiled "plot" attempting to give the story a narrative element. Again, this is only my opinion, but I don't think it would lead a reader into the actual work of Dickens, but does give a fairly thorough biography.