I was excited to take part in Amanda’s read-a-long of Bleak House, but the book just isn’t drawing me in. I’ve been behind since the very first week and it doesn’t look good for me ever catching up! I normally just fail at challenges, but this one I think I’ll have to give up. I have so many other books to read that I’m going to put this firmly on the back burner for now. If everyone else starts to like it I may try again in the future. Quite frankly, I found it boring and a slog and my mind wandered too much so I had to keep reading over what I’d read already! I’d catch a moment of loveliness in Dickens’ writing, but then I’d just get frustrated all over again. It may have a lot to say but I’m not sure I’m ready to listen just yet.
It’s a good book, I hope you pick it up another time! The beginning is a tough slog, and I don’t remember at what point the pace improves, but it does and then it’s a lot of fun. In the end, the uncanny and enjoyable similarities between the world Dickens’s characters live in and our own is worth it!
I admire you for giving it a go!
I couldnt even start this one as I knew how bogged down in the writing I would get. Ah well onwards and upwards
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Sorry to hear about that. The beginning starts off a little slow, but I am midway through and the book is quite fine. Hope to continue at least till the spontaneous combustion part!
That said, I hate how my other casual reading has just fallen by the wayside
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