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“The elms bent to one another, like giants who were whispering secrets, and after a few seconds of such repose, fell into a violent flurry, tossing their wild arms about, as if their late confidences were really too wicked for their peace of mind.”

No lie, this description made me lol. “Really too wicked!” Gossipy elms.

My #TopRead2024 is “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens #fiction #readingbracket

Here are my November read books. I finished the tagged book way ahead of schedule for #whatthedickens. I got carried away! Three books for #authoramonth, one for #Canada #foodandlit (but I have two more in the works), and four “impulse” reads. @Cuilin @Soubhiville @Catsandbooks

Ok I‘ll start: David Copperfield

You?

Well, I‘m so embarrassed. Here I am co-hosting #whatthedickens and I lost track of where I was and finished the book! We still have part 4 to finish in December. I can attest it‘s almost too good to stop once it really gets going. Definitely worth the read! I‘ll refrain from reviewing it until the end of the year. @Cuilin

Checking in to see how you‘re doing with this month‘s chapters. For November we are reading parts 11 - 15 Chapters 32-47. Let us know! Big surprises are in store!!

#whatthedickens @Cuilin @CaitlinR @raelovestoread @fortifiedbybooks @BarbaraJean @Annececilie @LeeRharry @quietjenn @bookwormAHN @dabbe @alldebooks @Daisey @sparklemn @bcncookbookclub @TheAromaofBooks

Catching up? Or are you ready for November? Either way, here‘s a reminder about where we are at, or hope to be:

Oct parts 6 - 10 Chapters 16-31
Nov parts 11 - 15 Chapters 32-47
Dec parts 15 -20 Chapters 48-64 (the end)

#whatthedickens @Cuilin @CaitlinR @raelovestoread @fortifiedbybooks @BarbaraJean @Annececilie @LeeRharry @quietjenn @bookwormAHN @dabbe @alldebooks @Daisey @sparklemn @bcncookbookclub @TheAromaofBooks

Now that we‘ve survived the awesome #hauntedshelf gaming in October, it‘s time for our discussion of Part 2 of David Copperfield. I look forward to our “discussion” over the weekend!

@Cuilin @CaitlinR @raelovestoread @fortifiedbybooks @BarbaraJean @Annececilie @LeeRharry @quietjenn @bookwormAHN @dabbe @alldebooks @Daisey @sparklemn @bcncookbookclub @TheAromaofBooks

And more catch-up audio coloring listening to the tagged book

#falljamboreedoodles #goat #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper

More audio coloring listening to the tagged book

#falljamboreedoodles #owl #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper

#wickedwhispers #haunt #hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This last weekend while I was out husband bought and built me an Ikea bookshelf to fit into a tight space I have left. Unfortunately Ikea doesn‘t sell the lovely pine bookshelves we bought 30+ years ago when we married so the shelves don‘t match but that‘s ok. I‘ve almost filled up one shelf with my anticipated Dickens reads!! #whattheDickens @Cuilin

Aunt Betsy: all about humanely raising chickens for food well before it was a thing

#whattheDickens @Cuilin

Dickens, not a fan of attorneys! So, why do I like him so much when I‘m an attorney!

#whattheDickens @Cuilin

First it was Peggotty and her buttons. Now I‘m enjoying Littimer making Copperfield feel so young every time they speak. It‘s hilarious!

#whattheDickens @Cuilin

Such a wonderful history!

I'm got two versions of the book, one from 2012 and the other from 1970... I love both covers, but the translation from the second one is more formal and in a complicated Spanish writing to be understood, I'm find a little hard but is interesting to see how the way to use a language can change time by time.

#whatthedickens @Cuilin @Texreader

It's almost time to start October #WhatTheDickens!
Sept parts 1 - 5 Chapters 1-15
Oct parts 6 - 10 Chapters 16-31
Nov parts 11 - 15 Chapters 32-47
Dec parts 15 -20 Chapters 48-64 (the end)
Discussions to start soon!!

Via @texreader

It‘s almost time to start October #WhatTheDickens!

Sept parts 1 - 5 Chapters 1-15
Oct parts 6 - 10 Chapters 16-31
Nov parts 11 - 15 Chapters 32-47
Dec parts 15 -20 Chapters 48-64 (the end)

Discussions to start soon!!

@Cuilin @CaitlinR @fortifiedbybooks @BarbaraJean @Annececilie @LeeRharry @quietjenn @bookwormAHN @dabbe @alldebooks @Daisey
@bcncookbookclub @TheAromaofBooks
@Sparklemn

If I‘ve left anyone off let me know so I can add you!

Pulling out this gorgeous edition for a read today! I've read some Dickens before, but not this one 🥰

This scene just broke my heart. Poor innocent gullible David Copperfield

#whattheDickens @Cuilin

Peggotty‘s buttons! 😢

#whatthedickens @Cuilin

I‘m reading the timeline of Dickens‘ life in the front of the tagged book. It‘s really interesting

#whatthedickens @Cuilin

The Peggotty button saga continues.

#whatthedickens @Cuilin

Whoops! There go the buttons again!!

#whatthedickens @Cuilin

That‘s quite the hug Peggotty!!

#whattheDickens @Cuilin

Why I love Dickens. His descriptions of Peggotty just make me LOL!! #whattheDickens @Cuilin

What a great readathon! Here‘s my wrap up:

-I finished The Alternatives (#campLitsy) and A Town Like Alice (#foodandlit #Malaysia #readingOceania #Australia)

-I continued reading Wolfsong (#authoramonth), and

-I started David Copperfield (#whatthedickens) and The Storm We Made (#foodandlit #Malaysia)

Thanks @TheSpineView for hosting #fortheloveofbooks!!

@Catsandbooks @Cuilin @Soubhiville @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Megabooks

Let‘s get started!! #WhatTheDickens

Sept parts 1 - 5 Chapters 1-15
Oct parts 6 - 10
Nov parts 11 - 15
Dec parts 15 -20

@Cuilin @CaitlinR @raelovestoread @fortifiedbybooks @BarbaraJean @Annececilie @LeeRharry @quietjenn @bookwormAHN @dabbe @alldebooks @Daisey
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Halfway through the year and it looks like the one to beat will be ‘David Copperfield‘ by Charles Dickens.

January - Tom Lake
February- David Copperfield
March - Sea of Tranquility
April - Dead-End Memories
May - A Woman Is No Man
June - Waiting
Bonus - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Bonus - Bright Young Women

#topread2024

PS thank you @CSeydel for this great bracket template— I just realized you are the creator!

I wasn‘t in the mood for The Mystery Writer, and I was having issues with Hoopla anyway, so I listened to David Copperfield on my #audiowalk. It rained this morning and was pretty chilly this evening.

I undertook this doorstopper because it inspired ‘Demon Copperhead‘, which is on my reading list this year and because I enjoyed ‘Great Expectations‘ so much last year. Since the book is long (it was serialized) I liked the idea of going back and forth between written and audio formats. The saga is said to be close to the life and experiences of Charles Dickens himself. I think it was extraordinary in every way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finally finished! Doing it mostly on audio helped & it‘s easy to forgive the length when remembering it was first released as a serial. David himself is easy to root for (even as you want to shout at him for his naivety on occasion) & the gaggle of side characters are easy to love: the eternally devoted Peggotty, the bombastic Mr. Micawber, the donkey-hating Aunt Betsey...

Except Dora. I almost couldn‘t stand Dora as much as the real villains.

I‘m so excited my book club is reading Demon Copperhead this month, but the only reason I haven‘t read it already is that I was insistent on reading this first. (Or listening to it, as the case may be — don‘t think I could finish it in time otherwise.)

This is by no means my first Dickens, but it‘s been quite a while. And I keep being struck by how funny this book is. 22% in and, yes, I‘ve cried twice. But I‘ve laughed much more.

A good story, but so much longer than it needed to be. We have a literature teacher in my book club who reminds us that this was published in monthly installments. Apparently Dickens even applied feedback from readers to tweak future portions of the novel with this work, so that probably led to more rambling.

This is the longest book I‘ve read on Serial Reader. 150 episodes means I started somewhere in April. Phew!

Even if you think you know where Dickens is taking you, you never quite know what you‘ll meet on the journey. I loved every minute of this #chunkster, and now I‘m ready for the Kingsolver retelling (Demon Copperhead). @Amiable

“The good Doctor said she was nervous, and, to relieve her, proposed a round game at cards; of which he knew as much as of the art of playing the trombone.”

I really wanted to get this one read before reading Demon Copperhead. It was massive, but I am glad I finally did it. The characters were delightful, and overall it was worth the challenge. I enjoyed the way Dickens used the book to make commentary on social classes and people in general.

So happy summer is here 😊

From @AllDebooks I've just decided to reread some classic books by male authors. #Pemberlittens have got the ladies covered. If interested in joining me, let me know and I'll do a mini #buddyread for each month.

original post : https://www.litsy.com/web/book/29776/David-Copperfield-Revised

Here is my plan for #ChunksterChallenge2023 hosted by @Amiable

1st David Copperfield - Mini Chunkster
2nd A Leap in the Dark - Almost a Chunkster
3rd The Fiery Cross - Super Chunkster
4th Pillars of the Earth - Chunkster

I've just decided to reread some classic books by male authors. #Pemberlittens have got the ladies covered. If interested in joining me, let me know and I'll do a mini #buddyread for each month.

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Chapter 64: A Last Retrospective. We learn that nobody changes unless David is looking at them, which mostly involves minor characters I had forgotten (Julia?) but also includes Rosa Dartle and Mrs. Steerforth— who I had thought implicitly died after her son, but apparently is locked in eternal conflict with her arch-nemesis like in that one Star Trek episode where the they fight in a parallel dimension forever. #readalong #buddyread

Chapter 63: A Visitor. In a continuing effort to tie up every single lose end — both spatially and temporally — we jump 10 years in the future when Mr. Pegotty drops by to tell David, Agnes, and the three kids that everyone in Australia had a relatively happy ending.and Martha got married. #readalong #buddyread

Got my copy of Demon Copperhead today! I noticed immediately that it has 64 chapters, just like the Dickens, and begins, “First, I got myself born.” Will the parallels to DC be that close, Chapter by Chapter?

Chapter 62: A Light Shines On My Way. So did Aunt Betsey know Agnes was in love with David, or did she think there was another man? If the first, why didn‘t she tell him? If the second, why did she think that? #readalong #buddyread