Random book from our personal library.
Haven't read this but loved the BBC TV adaption starring Claire Foy.
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Little Dorrit | 
Random book from our personal library.
Haven't read this but loved the BBC TV adaption starring Claire Foy.
Found this illustration of the funniest scene in the book. #whattheDickens
“[S]o neatly brought their own boat in the gentlest collision with the bark of Mr Sparkler, as to tip that gentleman over like a larger species of ninepin, and cause him to exhibit the soles of his shoes to the object of his dearest wishes: while the nobler portions of his anatomy struggled at the bottom of his boat in the arms of one of his men.”
I‘m finally posting my September stats. A good month for me. And the tagged book was my favorite, which was for #whattheDickens
I read 4 Kurt Vonnegut books for #authoramonth,
3 books about #Nicaragua #foodandlit,
1 belated book for #Peru #foodandlit,
2 Louise Penny Three Pines books for #serieslove, &
1 book for work
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pickAmy or “Little Dorrit,” so named by main character Arthur Clennam, was born and raised in a debtor‘s prison, Marshalsea. Arthur meets her when he returns home from abroad, visiting his mother, a monstrous woman. Amy is quietly sewing beside his mother. Arthur is quite taken with this girl. Abhorred by this poor child‘s circumstances, he sets out to improve her family‘s lot in life and even manages to do so. But he ends up jeopardizing his own. ⬇️
It took four months to finish this chunkster. And I loved it. Review to come. #whattheDickens @Cuilin
Dickens, on Autumn
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The end is near! I love these chapter titles. Dickens, you always make me smile!! #whattheDickens @Cuilin
I agree with Fanny on one thing: Mr Sparkler will act foolishly
Yes still slogging through this one. I‘m finally going to start skipping the long-winded and irritating dialogs from certain characters to speed this along, such as Mr Dorrit and Mrs General. Whew! But I still love Dickens‘ writing in this one, too. Take this example about Edmund Sparkler!!
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
Can we please bring the word “snuggery” back?
The online dictionary describes it: “a cozy or comfortable place, especially someone's private room or den.”
Me: “I dare say, I‘m going to have a cup of tea and read in my snuggery. Oh, no, don‘t wait up for me.” 😊
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
I was just telling a fellow reader about how funny Dickens is, and then reading Dickens, he gave me this: “and cause him to exhibit the soles of his shoes to the object of his dearest wish”
Having ridden boats in the Venice canals I can imagine that fall! 😂
And yes I‘m still slowly reading this one. #whattheDickens @Cuilin
I‘ve been reading way too many books at a time that I‘ve let this one linger. So long in fact that I‘ve forgotten who Mrs General was. So I found this great web page:
https://www.charlesdickensinfo.com/novels/little-dorrit/little-dorrit-characters...
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A rags to riches story. Has all the usual Dickens themes of social inequality and injustice. This was a little more nuanced as it explored the idea of the corruption of wealth. Honestly not my favourite Dickens but probably a me issue as I was too distracted by other reads to give it the attention it surely deserves.
Tonight‘s reading snack, a Scandinavian treat!
Daughter made us skillingsboller so I made hot chocolate (despite our 100-degree heat) in my Norwegian moose mug, my Norwegian Maya fork, on our Ikea snack plate. Daughter added her Norwegian moose oven mitt into the photo.
So, this week I discovered that Charles Dickens called his son Plorn. PLORN. Short for a babyhood nickname of “the Plornishghenter” which was shortened to “Plornish” and then PLORN. I can‘t. 🤣🤣 This will live rent-free in my head forever.
Also: I‘m guessing the characters Mr. & Mrs. Plornish in Little Dorrit may be named after good ol‘ Plorn, who was 3 years old when Dickens started publishing the book in serial form. #WhattheDickens indeed. 😂
pickI‘ve wanted to read this novel ever since I saw the series a few years ago when it came out (I looked it up & the series was out 2008, so more than a few years)
Arthur Clennam has just returned to the UK after decades abroad. On his first night back, he visits his mother. With his mother, he find a young woman sewing. This is Little Dorrit who lives in the debt prison with her father and siblings.
A book that looks at bureaucracy and how hard
Dickens‘s descriptions of people are the very best. But my favorite thing about Dickens has always been his descriptions of buildings, like this one.
I looked up “scrofulously,” and couldn‘t find a meaning for it, but even without a meaning it is so descriptive!
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
pickWhen I told a friend I was reading this, she said, “What, voluntarily?!” 🤣 I LOVED Dickens in college and grad school, and in many ways I still do, but here I was really feeling the “paid by the word” vibe. Several of the intersecting plots could have been lifted right out and I wouldn‘t have minded at all!
Little Dorrit has all the classic hallmarks of a Dickens novel: a sweet, industrious heroine and her imprudent, foolish, silly family; ⤵️
pickI enjoyed this one, even though it was really long.
Amy Dorrit is born in a debtors prison. There she spends her time taking care of her delusional father and trying to wrangle her siblings. And then her fortune changes 🩶
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#WickedWords #England @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 #darkgullgray #brightwhite @Lauredhel
‘Mr. Clennam,‘ returned Mrs. Ticket, ‘I was a little heavy in my eyes, being that I was waiting longer than customary for my cup of tea which was then preparing by Mary Jane. I was not sleeping, nor what a person would term correctly, dozing. I was more what a person would strictly call watching with my eyes closed.‘
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In effect, the swain was standing up in his gondola, card-case in hand, affecting to put the question to a servant. This conjunction of circumstances led to his immediately afterwards presenting himself before the young ladies in a posture, which in ancient times would not have been considered one of favourable augury for his suit, since the gondoliers of the young ladies, having been put to some inconvenience by the chase, so neatly brought
The dignified old gentleman turned out to be Lord Lancaster Stiltstalking, who has been maintained by the the Circumlocution Office for many years as a representative of the Britannic Majesty abroad. This noble Refrigerator had iced several European courts in his time, and had done it with such complete success that the very name of Englishman yet stuck cold to the stomachs of foreigners who had the distinguished honor of remembering him, at a
Checking out Bagatelle Books in Asheville and came across these! If only I had $300, the ability to fly them home, and bookshelf space… #whatthedickens @Cuilin
“If you've never read Little Dorrit before, you might want to save this Introduction for an Afterword. There's no way to dance around all of Dickens's secrets and revelations and still make myself intelligible; three sentences from here, I'm going to start letting stuff slip, so if you want to bail, bail now.”
As a compulsively responsible reader who always feels obligated to read the intro, I SO appreciate this spoiler alert! #WhattheDickens
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Ugh, I don‘t care for Mr Flintwinch at all also I‘m highly suspicious of Arthur‘s mother 🤨 I love the little drawings in a Dickens novel, wouldn‘t it be nice if novels had little drawings in them? I guess the costs for an illustrator and printing would be astronomical. @Texreader
Whoa! I think I know where the idea of the DOGE came from!! Read this chapter fall! It is ominously prescient!
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
repost for @@Cuilin and I are so excited to start up #whattheDickens again in June! Read the tagged book in June and July and share the joy of one of the best authors in human history. (I‘m biased, I‘ve started already and loving his prose as always.) We look forward to sharing your thoughts about the book.
#BuddyRead
I need a low-key long weekend after a very stressful few weeks at work. I‘m looking forward to this readathon. #jumpstartsummer #thespineview
@Cuilin and I are so excited to start up #whattheDickens again in June! Read the tagged book in June and July and share the joy of one of the best authors in human history. (I‘m biased, I‘ve started already and loving his prose as always.) We look forward to sharing your thoughts about the book.
#WhatTheDickens #LittleDorrit
June 1st, we will start Little Dorrit. Read at your own pace, tag @Cuilin and @Texreader with any thoughts, quotes, or reviews. All are welcome. This is a first time read for me and I‘m looking forward to it. How about you?
I love Dickens‘ personification in his stories. It‘s what made me first love his writing. And here we go, what‘s that crazy mud up to this time?
#whattheDickens @Cuilin
I can forgive Dickens for interminably long sentences because look at this beauty! It‘s so gorgeously crafted and delivers a soft powerful punch there at the end. I love this man.
Consider this a preview of things to come reading our next book for #whattheDickens ! @Cuilin
I‘m starting this audiobook today to get a head start on our next read for #whattheDickens in June. @Cuilin
pick31 Aug-13 Sep 23 (audiobook)
A new book to add to my list of favourite Dickens. I loved this. Fanny and Mr Dorritt made me laugh; the Meagles were just lovely; and I felt that all characters received a satisfying ending. And Dickens manages to convey the absurdity of the debtors‘ prison and the sheer luck of wealth.
Juliet Stevenson is a wonderful narrator. Thoroughly recommend.
pick⭐⭐⭐⭐ (The 2008 BBC miniseries starring Matthew Macfadyen is 5⭐! 😍) I have loved this story since watching the miniseries but am just now getting to the book. So good!!
Going to finally finish Little Dorrit this afternoon, agree rather long periods of neglect. And couldn't help noticing how well Iggy goes with an Modern Library edition 😏
Additionally, not sure if any #whatthedickens stragglers are interested, but I'm planning to continue working my way through Dickens. Joined a GR group just starting Little Dorrit, so I'll be reading this over the next few months, if anyone is inclined. @Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRun
pickLittle Dorrit demonstrates and insists on the possibility of moral self-cultivation and rewards or punishes those characters according to their moral behavior. In short, no one gets away with anything because everyone's accountable for themselves. The intricate development of the characters predisposes the reader to be heavily vested in the story‘s characters and the stories development, an overall delightful read!
pickSome of dickens most lovable and hilarious characters
