tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post581394415725496500..comments2016-03-09T10:02:02.124+09:00Comments on I spiral down: Dickens in December: The Pickwick Papers readalong, part 3Jimjamjennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-68682098043389038852014-12-11T13:32:44.175+09:002014-12-11T13:32:44.175+09:00Commenting late to this, sorry! Nothing really hap...Commenting late to this, sorry! Nothing really happens in this "book", so I agree, it's much better to read at a leisurely pace rather than trying to cram some chapters in.<br /><br />Man I totally missed the racism thing (... probably not a good thing), but the constantly fainting ladies have me riled up about sexism.<br />Not a fan of Sam and his father.<br />Winkle + gun = terrible life decision.<br />Maybe I should start calling my younger sister "brockiley sprout". I'll tell her it's an upgrade from "moyashi", hahahaha!Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-1962462731778389112014-12-08T12:15:18.768+09:002014-12-08T12:15:18.768+09:00I think maybe I just hate the way that he speaks, ...I think maybe I just hate the way that he speaks, hehe. If he spoke normally then maybe I wouldn't have so much of a problem. And yes, every time he says one of those stupid metaphors I get annoyed at the book. Although there was one during last week's chapters that actually made sense!Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-62146135104426647822014-12-08T12:13:48.412+09:002014-12-08T12:13:48.412+09:00Yay, muffins!
I completely understand that! I thi...Yay, muffins!<br /><br />I completely understand that! I think that maybe this is a book that is better to read slowly rather than to read at a readalong pace!Jimjamjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249933703532348607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-48126693509803628812014-12-07T20:41:30.767+09:002014-12-07T20:41:30.767+09:00I have to admit that I didn't notice the racis...I have to admit that I didn't notice the racism this week, which is terrible. I saw the sexism, but it's so prevalent that it's hard not to.<br /><br />I agree that we're meant to like Sam. I think he's meant to be the normal, likeable, rational in comparison to everyone else. I don't MIND him, but I hate the silly little metaphors he uses when he speaks.Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2163886247083346971.post-71882361112575001962014-12-06T05:11:27.876+09:002014-12-06T05:11:27.876+09:00That's the second mention of muffins in this b...That's the second mention of muffins in this book (that man at the election randomly shouted "MUFFINS!" when one of the pompous guys was all "STFU, peasants") which is no bad thing from this reader's point of view. I just bowed out of the readalong because I think we've underestimated the reading time somewhat for this one. I'm waaaay behind but finding it suits me far better to read it slowly, as you say - and it saves me getting 'Pickwicked out' by trying to read twelve chapters at once, haha. I'd rather enjoy it and take longer than rush it and ruin the whole experience. :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com