Bleak House

I am slowly reading Bleak House by Charles Dickens. I really like it and like his style much more now than I did when I was younger, but it is a time-consuming book.

I will post more when I have finished.

Update: I did finish Bleak House a little while ago. I really enjoyed it - I have rarely or never encountered a book that took me so long to read that kept my interest. I can't believe how much I enjoyed his descriptions. His character development is also great. Seems cliche to say all this about Dickens, I guess. I was just kind of surprised at how much I enjoyed it.

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5 out of 5 stars.

The Good Thief. Another slightly more violent book than I would have liked, but good. Kept me going. Perhaps my social stripe in some ways: don't be conventional, conventional bad (makes you crazy), unconventional good (though you might die or get beat up, at least you are interesting and sane). On the other hand, I'm not a big believer in just looking out for yourself and perhaps one or two others you consider family as this book seems to push in some ways. Anyway, I enjoyed it, but wouldn't necessarily recommend it to someone who is not a very fast reader (there are other books I would recommend first).

3 out of 5 stars.

The Gargoyle: Just finished The Gargoyle last night. Starts off rough and remains violent off and on throughout, but kept me reading. Liked the imagery. One of those "love through the ages" romances. Interesting characters, but perhaps too overblown.

4 stars out of 5.

NYTimes reviews here and here.

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