Currently Reading | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations
Why did you choose to read this book?
When I was looking for ideas for the Classics Challenge my friend Emma suggested Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Having been turned against Dickens when forced to read Hard Times at the tender age of eleven I was a little dubious – so rather than rushing out to buy a copy I decided to listen to the novel instead – courtesy of LibriVox.
The reader, Chris Hughes, had me completely captivated by his reading of the novel – but unfortunately he’d only recorded up to chapter eight. So, having just been introduced to the eccentric Miss Havisham I found myself wondering what on earth happened next!
I headed straight over to Book Mooch and luckily managed to track down a copy of the book – so thanks to the wonder of the Internet my faith in Dickens has been restored and I’m about to settle down with Chapter nine…
Posted on August 16, 2008 at 4:03 pm by Clare Swindlehurst
Filed under Currently Reading
Hi - I'm Clare, welcome to my little corner of the Internet. I'm a bit of a bookaholic - I love books so much that new ones appear on my shelf faster than I can read them LOL. Blue Archipelago is full of reviews of all the books I've read since January 2008, as well as other bookish thoughts. Feel free to have a mooch around; maybe you'll discover some new books or authors that you've never come across before. If you've read the same books as me be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you thought. I'm always on the lookout for new titles and authors so if you come across a fabulous book be sure to leave me a recommendation! If you're an author or a publisher and you'd like me to review a book for you then click on the *Send me a book* link up there and leave me a message :)
