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This is a gem of a book. It is long and sometimes slow going, but highly engaging. Dickens is witty, catty, and tongue-in-cheek in this critique of British society and bureaucracy in the 1800’s.. Sentences are richly worded and one needs to read slowly to gain the full, often layered, impact.
This story, while written long ago, is surprisingly timely. Each character is well-developed with a distinctive voice. I think Charles Dickens is one of the most talented writers of English-language prose of all time.
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Our book club read this book and it was one of the only times that we unanimously loved a book. It is a fascinating account of the real-life affair of Frank Lloyd Wright told from his lover's point of view.
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Little Dorrit
Mara Cohn, July 17, 2009
This is a gem of a book. It is long and sometimes slow going, but highly engaging. Dickens is witty, catty, and tongue-in-cheek in this critique of British society and bureaucracy in the 1800’s.. Sentences are richly worded and one needs to read slowly to gain the full, often layered, impact.This story, while written long ago, is surprisingly timely. Each character is well-developed with a distinctive voice. I think Charles Dickens is one of the most talented writers of English-language prose of all time.
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Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
Mara Cohn, October 9, 2008
Our book club read this book and it was one of the only times that we unanimously loved a book. It is a fascinating account of the real-life affair of Frank Lloyd Wright told from his lover's point of view.(9 of 17 readers found this comment helpful)