tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717233037560933311.post4515155161942684071..comments2024-03-28T03:14:14.901-06:00Comments on Autobiography of an Anglophile: Have a Great Weekend (and Some Fun Links)Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717233037560933311.post-86536986662167426192011-10-10T00:20:08.991-06:002011-10-10T00:20:08.991-06:00John: It's about time!John: It's about time!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717233037560933311.post-41304259370678995222011-10-10T00:19:44.867-06:002011-10-10T00:19:44.867-06:00Violet: I totally sympathize. I used to dislike h...Violet: I totally sympathize. I used to dislike him immensely apart from A Tale of Two Cities. But then I was forced to add 'A Christmas Carol' to the Dickens Exception List. Then 'Oliver Twist.' When I read 'David Copperfield' I felt I finally had to concede that I did, in fact, LOVE Dickens even though his incessant sexism and redundancy can be grating at times. <brDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717233037560933311.post-14635960372705525842011-10-08T23:09:28.261-06:002011-10-08T23:09:28.261-06:00I just can't get along with Dickens. I tried B...I just can't get along with Dickens. I tried Bleak House again last year and got half way through and then felt I would scream if I had to read "chancery" one more time. I did like his send-up of Leigh Hunt, though. I resorted to watching the BBC series, which I loved, to find out how it all ended.Violethttp://www.still-life-with-books.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717233037560933311.post-85892782061834788972011-10-08T15:26:54.780-06:002011-10-08T15:26:54.780-06:00I am very excited to see 3 women win the Nobel Pea...I am very excited to see 3 women win the Nobel Peace Prize. Especially, Tawakkol Karman, for pushing the boundaries of social and political systems that designate a patriarchal origin.John McLendonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722906260011654422noreply@blogger.com