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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

Cuilin lol. I had to stop listening for the same reason. I don‘t think you‘ll be the only one. 5d

CoverToCoverGirl Lol 🤦🏼‍♀️🤭 5d

Daisey It‘s just good host prep to be ready ahead of schedule. 😆 I came to check the tag because I can‘t remember where I am supposed to stop and know I should get there before my Thanksgiving drives or I‘ll probably listen straight through. 4d

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BarbaraJean

David Copperfield | Charles Dickens

Taking a cozy bath tonight with Christy and David 😆 #WhatTheDickens #RandomClassics

LeahBergen That looks lovely! 6d

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Daisey

David Copperfield | Charles Dickens

Today while I worked in the kitchen, I listened to a few Sherlock Holmes stories and to chapter 36 of David Copperfield. I‘m worried things are going to go badly for him again.

I put up more pumpkin, which includes a good amount of frozen purée, treats/food for Luthien, pasta baked in a pumpkin, a jar of pickled pumpkin cubes, roasted seeds, and pumpkin sourdough rising.

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes #WhatTheDickens #audiobook

Suet624 You were busy! 2w

Daisey @Suet624 It was a good day, and baking is stress relief for me. 2w

Tamra That looks amazing!! 😍 2w

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mabell Wow! How resourceful! And it all sounds great! (Not sure about the pickled pumpkin - I don‘t think that would be my thing 😆) 2w

Daisey @mabell To be honest, I‘m not sure about the pickled pumpkin either. I had lots this year, found the recipe, and was intrigued, so I decided to try it. They have to set for a while, so don‘t know yet, but I thought they would be a fun experiment for Thanksgiving. (edited) 2w

Lesliereadsalot The pasta in the pumpkin is so original! 2w

mabell @Daisey I‘m always in favor of a food experiment 😄 You‘ll have to report back with how they turned out! 2w

Daisey @Lesliereadsalot There were several recipes with rice, but the mac & cheese one caught my attention. This is more of an alfredo sauce, but it turned out delicious. 2w

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Texreader

David Copperfield | Dickens Charles

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

AllDebooks Almost finished this months chapters. It's going to be hard to stop as DC is a comfort read of mine. 2w

Cuilin @AllDebooks same. 2w

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Texreader

David Copperfield | Dickens Charles

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

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Texreader @liz_m Thanks! 3w

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Texreader

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Please comment below. #whatthedickens

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

Cuilin I think in order to have a good comparison there needs to be a lot of similarities. They both had difficult childhood and as you said, they end up having law careers. I think David‘s greatest quality is his ability to empathize and I think Uriah completely lacks this. I don‘t think we‘ve heard the last of Uriah. He gives me the creeps. 3w

BarbaraJean I agree with @Cuilin about David's empathy—but I think that's one reason David loathes Uriah so much: he sees through him. It's interesting that David sees that Uriah is creepy & manipulative, but he's blind about Steerforth! Dickens relies a lot on appearance to telegraph character traits, and I think David relies on appearance as well. Uriah LOOKS & acts creepy (with all his wriggling & writhing), but Steerforth looks heroic to young David. 3w

Daisey @BarbaraJean This is a good point. It surprises me so much because I see it clearly in both, but the reliance on appearance makes sense. 4d

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BarbaraJean I feel like it remains to be seen with a lot of these characters whether there will be a deeper meaning for their reappearance. With Uriah Heep, there's some pretty heavy foreshadowing that he's going to be play a bigger part in events to come (as with Steerforth's reappearance), but the Micawbers and Tommy Traddles showing up seems unusually coincidental (especially that Traddles is boarding with the Micawbers!). 3w

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Cuilin I can‘t stand Steerforth even when they were at school together, and it seems he was being protective of DC. It was always self-serving. He wanted a cute little buddy, which could mean anything. An older boy making a younger boy recite him stories in bed at night??? Now that they are older, something is still not quite right but DC is blind to it. 3w

AllDebooks The 1st scenes with Steerforth depict him as a manipulating friend, imo. Convincing DC to spend his remaining money on the little welcome party at school. Not a fan from the get go 3w

Daisey I agree. I disliked Steerforth from his initial introduction. I get it when David was young, but I don‘t understand why he can‘t see the negative self-interest of Steerforth‘s actions now. 3w

BarbaraJean @Cuilin @AllDeBooks @Daisey I felt the same way about Steerforth from the beginning: he's manipulative & selfish. The way he “takes charge“ of David's money, and the way he gets the ONE kind teacher dismissed made me so mad. David is so impressionable (and gullible), it makes him an easy target, and I think David's hero-worship lingers even when they're older because Steerforth made such a strong impression early on. 3w

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BarbaraJean

David Copperfield | Charles Dickens

“Mrs Westbrook, who was a large lady—or who wore a large dress, I don‘t know exactly which, for I don‘t know which was dress and which was lady—came sailing in.”

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#WhattheDickens

Cuilin, Texreader

Texreader I loved this quote as well!! 3w

Lcsmcat 😂😂 3w

Cuilin 😂 A perfect #WhatTheDickens quote. 3w

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