tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post6063534742689460620..comments2023-07-01T02:36:36.421-07:00Comments on Book World In My Head: Hard Time - Charles DickensKarenSihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-1638817098933521042011-06-24T13:44:57.117-07:002011-06-24T13:44:57.117-07:00I did feel sorry for Louisa at first but then her ...I did feel sorry for Louisa at first but then her character didn't grow on me at all after that. Her character seemed so flat as did most of the others. Sissy was actually the only character I felt had substance and sadly she wasn't in it enough. I haven't read that one. My next one is Tale of Two Cities but I've put that at the bottom of my pile for now. Need a break after Hard Times.KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-2272213074189852732011-06-23T12:03:38.093-07:002011-06-23T12:03:38.093-07:00Most interesting. I have just begun reading Hard T...Most interesting. I have just begun reading Hard Times as well, being a major Dickens fan and having never read it either, and I was quite caught up in it from the first. I have an immense amount of sympathy for Louisa and Stephen both, and I even started crying while sitting on a bus reading about Stephen's fate.<br />The one Dickens book that took me a very long time to get into was Dombey and Son. I didn't like it much until Edith came in.Emmet of Arolishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465851029524516587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-7818068954043292072011-06-16T10:33:41.931-07:002011-06-16T10:33:41.931-07:00The character names are funny. Most of Dickens boo...The character names are funny. Most of Dickens books can be listed amongst my favourites. Which ones did you try?KarenSihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875454663363953921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924802320400229726.post-75888940765715487542011-06-16T06:05:55.191-07:002011-06-16T06:05:55.191-07:00I've had a tough time getting into Dickens and...I've had a tough time getting into Dickens and have yet to finish a book. I can't seem to get past the silly/odd character names! I'll keep trying, though.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.com