Poll on Charles Dickens

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Brandi Noelle
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Re: Poll on Charles Dickens

Post by Brandi Noelle »

None. Not a Dickens' fan at all. I guess "A Christmas Carol" is okay, my daughter and I especially like the Mickey Mouse rendition, lol. But, for the most part, I found Dickens' to be a rather dull writer.
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Post by Lincolnshirelass »

Definitely 'Great Expectations' - also have a weakness for his 'other' Christmas story, 'The Chimes'.
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I'll have to admit Oliver Twist has been a guiding inspiration of mine for a while now.
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A Christmas Carol
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On the list, A Tale of Two Cities, but my favorite is Great Expectations.
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A Tale of Two Cities. Sydney all the way for me.
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A Tale of Two Cities. Still one of my favourites to this day.
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Post by Firedrake »

I'm fond of Oliver Twist, but I have to go with "A Christmas Carol". It's a simple little story, but it's got a good deal of profundity in it for all that.
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Post by Human314 »

Of the three my favorite is Tale of Two Cities but my personal favorites are Bleak House and Great Expectations. I don't really believe that out of the given three you can really compare the two novels to A Christmas Carol, just because novels have more time to develop characters and create more sub-plots.
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For me, its A Christmas Carol. The journey through redeeming ones self is quite an experience and makes you believe anyone can change given the correct opportunity to do so. It gives you hope that good can outweigh evil in the end.
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I love A Christmas Carol, I love a good story of character development.
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Oliver Twist, but I will admit I'm biased.
I have a fondness for the story since I was in the musical Oliver!
A story always feels more compelling when you are a part of it =)
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Post by Trema1980 »

I'd have to vote for A Christmas Carol, but honestly my favorite Dickens by far is Little Dorrit!
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A Christmas Carol is an absolutely classic. I also really love Nicholas Nickelby, it's heart-wrenching.
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A Christmas Carol, no contest.
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