Penultimate volume of this tremendously entertaining series. The next two evil ex-boyfriends turn out to be very tall Japanese twin brothers. (They appear on page 11 so this is hardly a spoiler.) But what of Scott’s relationship with Ramona, with her cat, and indeed with reality? I guess we will find out in the next and final book.
From the Heart of Europe
Books, politics, languages and life
I am in general not a fan of Dickens, but I love A Tale of Two Cities.
Actually, I’ve been thinking lately that I have been unfair on Dickens – apart from A Tale of Two Cities, I read the Pickwick Papers in the school library when I was far too young, and was forced to read David Copperfield at universities and didn’t enjoy either. There was also a guest lecture at uni that explained that a lot of the prudery of Victorian literary life was directly attributable to Dickens, which put me off even further.
I have, however, adored every televised and film version of Great Expectations, and indeed the BBC’s adaptation of Nicholas Nickleby some years back, so maybe I should give him another try.