Posted by Steven on 5/2/2012, 17:18:04, in reply to "Re: Where are you, book-wise?"
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I've now finished both books too. Much food for thought.
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: I finished Drood last night and then read the first
: chapter of Barnes. I read the second and final
: chapter of the Barnes this evening. They should be
: interesting to discuss. In both cases, an excellent
: topic for discussion is trying to piece together the
: plot. In the Barnes, all the pieces are there (I
: think), but it is not immediately obvious (to me) how
: they all fit together. I do have my version; I'll be
: interested to hear if the rest of you agree. With the
: Dickens, alas, we only have half a novel and
: consequently half the pieces. It may be fun to
: speculate on where Dickens was going. I feel certain
: that it was not intended to go in the obvious
: direction. Dickens loved plot twists (Lady Dedlock,
: Magwitch, etc.). I'm looking forward to our
: discussions! :^)
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