How's it going, everybody? I have been so pleased to see comments and emails and tweets about people reading Bleak House. I feel like a drug dealer, rubbing my hands with glee about getting you all hooked on the good stuff. Except I will not be raking in the Amazon affiliate dollars here, since Kindle versions of Dickens novels are pretty much free.
I was going to write a post that was more generally about summer goals, but I couldn't figure out an un-snore-y way to write it. So let's talk about Bleak House instead. I have been moving more slowly than I had hoped, but maybe that's for the best. I have some questions for you to consider, but please do talk about whatever floats your boat.
1. What do you think about the Jarndyce-Skimpole relationship? Do you want to give cousin John a shake? (a kind, friendly, non-violent shake?) Because I sort of do this time around. Is Skimpole more cunning than he lets on?
2. The focus on duty is at odds with follow-your-bliss culture. What's your reaction to the idea that love must help us fulfill our duty?
3. What is something in 21st-century fiction that will sound as charmingly anachronistic in 150 years as the portrayal of barefoot Hortense as a madwoman? Love that bit!
Oohhhh, I have spoiler-y sorts of questions too but I am restraining myself.
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