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Dickens Seasonal Read Revealed (Patreon)

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2024-10-31 21:27:38
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The time has arrived.

Excitement is in the air.

We are finally revealing the Secret Seasonal Dickens, which will be keeping us warm as we move into winter.

Let us know at what point in the video above you guessed the novel.

We're discussing the rationale for the choice, how to prepare for this particular read, and why Dickens is such a cherished writer.

Video Timestamps:

  • 0:00 the Secret Dickens Big Read

  • 2:00 an exciting season in the book club

  • 4:00 some personal updates from me

  • 5:30 reminiscing about our previous reads

  • 6:30 how I got into Charles Dickens

  • 8:00 the healing power of Dickens

  • 9:30 showing you my Dickens collection

  • 12:00 the serialisation of Charles Dickens

  • 14:00 my personal favourite book set

  • 15:30 why read Dickens every year?

  • 18:30 the comfort of reading Dickens

  • 19:30 a lifelong reading assignment

  • 20:30 Dickens' world & characters

  • 22:00 how to mark the end of your year

  • 24:00 discussing this year’s Dickens story

  • 25:30 the influence of Charles Dickens

  • 28:00 finding the writer in the story

  • 30:00 the social concerns of Dickens

  • 31:00 Dickens & the festive season

  • 33:00 how Dickens makes us laugh

  • 35:00 two phases of Dickens’ career

  • 37:00 classic novels as entertainment

  • 40:00 the companionship of Dickens

  • 42:00 Dickens Big Read revealed

  • 45:00 pacing for Hardy & Dickens

  • 47:00 two things for you to prepare

  • 48:00 a personal note & congratulations

  • 49:00 happy reading, everybody

Book Editions:

Questions for You:

1) What is your current relationship with our seasonal read? Is this a reread or a first read?

2) What is your relationship with Dickens generally? Which novels and adaptations have you enjoyed? What did you think of them? And how would you encourage newcomers to Dickens?

Happy reading, everybody!

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Dickens Seasonal Read Revealed

0:00 the Secret Dickens Big Read 2:00 an exciting season in the book club 4:00 some personal updates from me 5:30 reminiscing about our previous reads 6:30 how I got into Charles Dickens 8:00 the healing power of Dickens 9:30 showing you my Dickens collection 12:00 the serialisation of Charles Dickens 14:00 my personal favourite book set 15:30 why read Dickens every year? 18:30 the comfort of reading Dickens 19:30 a lifelong reading assignment 20:30 Dickens' world & characters 22:00 how to mark the end of your year 24:00 discussing this year’s Dickens story 25:30 the influence of Charles Dickens 28:00 finding the writer in the story 30:00 the social concerns of Dickens 31:00 Dickens & the festive season 33:00 how Dickens makes us laugh 35:00 two phases of Dickens’ career 37:00 classic novels as entertainment 40:00 the companionship of Dickens 42:00 Dickens Big Read revealed 45:00 pacing for Hardy & Dickens 47:00 two things for you to prepare 48:00 a personal note & congratulations 49:00 happy reading, everybody

Comments

Wei Wong

David Copperfield holds a special place in my heart as it was the book that made me fall in love with reading when I was 14. It quickly became a personal favorite, and I reread it about 10 years ago. This will be my third time revisiting the story, and I’m excited to experience it again, perhaps discovering new details and insights along the way.

Carolyn

I just joined the group! Has anyone started the book yet?

Kate Araya

I’m guessing David Copperfield. 9m42s. 🙏🏻

Yumi Yarns

So excited to be diving back into this one! I tried it a year or so ago, but just wasn't in the right headspace for it at the time. My copy (Penguin Clothbound Classics) is due to arrive on Sunday so hopefully I won't lag too far behind the group. I have a question for the reading group: Has anyone tried the Classics Illustrated series of graphic novels for kids? My son is very emotionally sensitive and has a difficult time with the thought of reading large books because they're just very visually overwhelming to him. He's in 5th grade and I want to have a version of this year's Seasonal Dickens for him to enjoy reading as I read through mine so we can discuss it together. (He used to really hate reading because he really struggled with it, but we've found a few series that he really enjoys so he's been getting more and more comfortable with it. Right now he's reading all of Roald Dahl and a few months ago he really enjoyed an abridged Dover Thrift version of Don Quixote.)

Cynthia Ford

Once you mentioned his father and that he must not cry, I leaned to David Copperfield. You did a good job talking about the book without mentioning it because I didn't know for sure until you said the title. I already have my copy because I'd previously ordered all the Dickens in the MacMillan little books.

BeebztheBear

I am so excited to join in on The Seasonal Dickens Read! This would be my very first read and I excited. I have never read David Copperfield. I won’t lie, I am a little nervous about reading such a big book, I haven’t been able to finish large book in a very long time, nor focus on them for very long, but I hopeful and up for the challenge. When I was between the ages of 14-16, I can vaguely remember reading an abridged version of “Great Expectation”. I really enjoyed it, though I feel like I would have enjoyed it better in the unabridged version. That being said, it was this version that made me fall in the love with the classics, which resulted in me reading “The Secret Garden” which is one of my all time favourite and novels.

Chloë

My familiarity with Dickens is primarily as an English teacher and not something I sought to read for pleasure. Of his works, I enjoy A Christmas Carol and it’s one of my favorites to discuss with my students. I recall reading Oliver Twist as an adolescent, but it didn’t quite click for me at that point. I’m quite familiar with the opening passage of A Tale of Two Cities in that it’s my favorite way to introduce anaphora as a literary device - Dickens is truly a master of it! All this to say, I absolutely devoured Barbara Kingsolver’s reimagining of David Copperfield in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel Demon Copperhead. I’m hopeful in reading this as my first deep study of Dickens!

maria elena gonzalez

I am a new member and joined just in time to read the Dickens selection. This is the first time for me reading David Copperfield but its been on my reading list for ages. I am vaguely familiar with the story. It was referred to a lot in the novel "The Cider House Rules" by John Irving, which I enjoyed so I am really looking forward to reading DC. I have read Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist Christmas Carol I read as a child ,it was my first Dickens novel and I still love reading it and watching movie versions of the story during the holidays.

Cai Vail
>>157282893

I have a ten yr old boy as well, and actually got the illustrated classics version from the library for him for the same reasons. I just flipped through it so far, and it seems fine, but certainly doesn’t have the delightful depth of language of the original Dickens. The illustrations are hilariously 1970’s comic book-y. I ended up getting the Richard Armitage-narrated Audible audiobook instead so we can both listen to it at the same time. Highly recommend! We’ve been listening to it in the car, and after dinner since finishing A Christmas Carol (narrated delightfully by Hugh Grant!) a few evenings ago. Dickens’ writing is too good to gloss over with bland paraphrasing. To be fair though, my entre into Dickens at ten was via a kids show called Wishbone, and I still ended up a decent reader 😅

Laura Glismann

I'm so glad that someone has suggested Barbara Kingsolver's "Demon Copperfield!" I plan to read it as soon as I finish "David Copperfield." Barbara Kingsolver is one of my favorite authors. Her books "Pigs in Heaven," "The Bean Trees," "The Poisonwood Bible" are among my favorites. I fully expect to love "Demon Copperfield" as well. But, that said, she's not Dickens. There's a reason Dickens was called "the Inimitable!"

Diana Upp

I am stepping into the Club for the first time. How important is the publisher to get the most from the lectures? I realize translation version will matter a lot, but I have the Doma Publishing House Complete works. Is that a problem?

Vida
>>157564009

Welcome to the club, Maria! I joined last year about this time and have been loving it.