tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post8765530160565090162..comments2024-01-07T13:22:12.033-08:00Comments on Great White North: A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickenstheduckthiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-77799164159735800562010-01-08T14:29:55.169-08:002010-01-08T14:29:55.169-08:00Yes, that's how I felt through the book. He...Yes, that's how I felt through the book. He'd start off well but peter off into unimportant details or ideas.theduckthiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17255259957279220797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333725.post-5225235724162197472009-02-07T19:07:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:07:00.000-08:00I definitely agree with you on this. I think Dicke...I definitely agree with you on this. I think Dickens is fantastic at establishing a scene and tone, but he doesn't sustain this throughout. Quite often he gets caught up on boring ideas, when really what the reader wants is some more of his wodnerful lyricism.<BR/><BR/>Did that make sense? I hope it did. I quite like Dickens, despite him being one of the 'classic' writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com