Welcome to Litsy!

I‘m loving the illustrations in this edition! Punch doesn‘t look quite as I picture him in my head, but Pecksniff totally does! #whatthedickens @Cuilin @Texreader

In Chapter 5, we see more of Tom Pinch‘s sweetness and generosity when he meets Pecksniff‘s new pupil—none other than young Martin Chuzzlewit! Tom immediately takes to him and is unperturbed to find himself crowded uncomfortably into the carriage with Martin‘s luggage. My favorite part is Tom‘s visit to the bookstore: “all those rows on rows of volumes, neatly ranged within—what happiness did they suggest!” (78). Tom‘s a reader!!❤️
#WhattheDickens

Dickens‘ tongue-in-cheek descriptions of the Pecksniff daughters are so droll! “Miss Pecksniff . . . was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy . . . Moderately buxom was her shape, and quite womanly, too; but sometimes—yes, sometimes—she even wore a pinafore; and how charming that was!” (22-23). This is an eye roll in text form! 😂😂 #WhattheDickens
“It was perfectly charming, and worthy of the Pastoral age, ⬇️

#WhatTheDickens Martin Chuzzlewit

I got so lost in Little Dorrit that I decided to be a touch more academic and do some character research. I found this little gem on course hero!!!

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#WhatTheDickens Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter Two

I‘m enjoying it so far, the writing is both beautifully descriptive and also mocking as though the writer and the reader are in on a little secret. 🤫

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repost for @Cuilin

#WhatTheDickens

This novel follows the young Martin as he navigates the world of hypocrisy and fraud. It is described as a satirical novel on selfishness. Who‘s in?

#WhatTheDickens

This novel follows the young Martin as he navigates the world of hypocrisy and fraud. It is described as a satirical novel on selfishness. Who‘s in?

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

Diving in today for #whatthedickens. I‘ll probably alternate between these two editions. @Cuilin @Texreader

The unbearable and wildly hypocritical sanctimony about pro-choice protests today is enough to make me want to reread Martin Chuzzlewit. Pecksniff would fit right in with these people.

#7books7days

Books that left a deep impression on me.

This was my first Dickens. I didn‘t want it to end. ❤️

@inthegreensandblues Would you like to play? 😀

Hadn't read this one for years and though it contains an abundance of Dickens's faults (overly sentimental, awful passages of purple prose) there is enough brilliant characterisation (Mrs Gamp and Pecksniff above all) to make it an entertaining read.

Yes I know, very puerile lol

Good characters that you want to succeed but a bit too contrived for my liking with things coming full-circle a little too predictably. Although perhaps that‘s because everyone else has copied Dickens since! Still an enjoyable read.

I think this is one of my favourite Dickens novels (the other being Bleak House). I am really seeing how Dickens developed as an author. Some really great comic characters, but also I liked the way that Martin Jnr was changed by his experiences in America. My one criticism was Dickens's contrived ending, although I'm aware I should probably stay away from him if I dislike contrived endings!

Some great characters in this novel, particularly Martin Jnr and the Pinchs

Another #libraryhaul
Lucky I have a few days off work, that's a quickread 😮

What a horrendous family! Love this so far, a great cast of characters and sarcastic humour. Love the little subtle digs at Martin jnr.

Still ploughing through Dickens, been looking forward to this one after trudging through Barnaby Rudge.

One more for #MartinChuzzlewit as I can‘t resist sharing the full title. #DickensianDecember @jenniferw88

The introduction of my edition has this to say about Dickens struggle in choosing his title character‘s surname: “Forster gives a list, which includes such atrocities as Sweezlebag, Chubblewig, and Chuzzletoe...” #Spankle #DickensianDecember #MartinChuzzlewit @jenniferw88 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

#StartsWithMNO - the Dickens version.

Martin Chuzzlewit
Nicholas Nickleby
Oliver Twist

How easy was that? 😉

#JubilantJuly

I thought I'd pay homage to Mr. Dickens for #titleswithpropernames since he always had a knack for interesting last names. Chuzzlewit. Can't beat that! #readjanuary #penguinenglishlibrary

Done! I got waylaid by my #Coursera course, but was ready for a bit of a break. I do wish I had kept a character cheat sheet (because 841 pages!), but presumably since this was originally published in installments, there is a bit of explanation when a character returns. It is amazing, though, how many of Dickens' themes are still relevant. #1001books

30-odd pages to go. So excited to finish that I can barely concentrate! The Whitester is helping, as is the rain. #catsoflitsy

I am on page 427--finally over halfway!!

Finally getting some reading in after a busy day. Hanging with The Whitester. #catsoflitsy

175 down, 660 to go.

Brought the big guns to work tonight! When a nurse finds herself with hours on her own and only 1 patient: Dickens to the rescue!

"These gentry were much opposed to steam and all new-fangled ways, and held ballooning to be sinful"

Reading Martin Chuzzlewit on the pier THE WAY DICKENS INTENDED. #nohedidnt