tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post8397731110017005847..comments2023-09-04T06:11:37.645-05:00Comments on Sparks' Notes: The Old Curiosity Shop: The EndLindsey Sparkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-6367066518984527482012-02-21T17:07:51.064-06:002012-02-21T17:07:51.064-06:00Not read any Dickens yet, but plan to do so this y...Not read any Dickens yet, but plan to do so this year.Debbie Coopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935744781017341500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-20021956532884436792012-02-21T14:20:59.991-06:002012-02-21T14:20:59.991-06:00Love your paragraph - it has a very fiendish ring ...Love your paragraph - it has a very fiendish ring to it. I haven't read The Old Curiosity Shop and probably never will as no one lists it as a favourite.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-16136393019062381602012-02-15T18:35:18.547-06:002012-02-15T18:35:18.547-06:00It defintely wasn't one of my favorites, so I ...It defintely wasn't one of my favorites, so I understand not liking it. I think it benefited from me reading it soon after Little Dorrit, which I didn't care for, so this wasn't as bad by comparison. :)Lindsey Sparkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654365166738983077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873172796061848002.post-24851494093760962892012-02-15T07:31:03.278-06:002012-02-15T07:31:03.278-06:00I agree, Quilip sounds like Gollum, especially wit...I agree, Quilip sounds like Gollum, especially with that "Precious" bit! Wonder whether Lewis was consciously or unconsciously influenced...<br /><br />I have to say that this is the book that turned me off Dickens for almost 20 years. I read it after reading a couple of other Dickens without pause and it was just too much. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it, though.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.com