Day 19
Our unweatherly weather continues: anything beyond 3 weeks of spring is always a blessing.
My list of prayers grows: for BB, toiling away in the Big House, and all who toil and suffer in his absence.
Speaking of toil, Copperfield is done. The last hundred pages did seem to drag on: episodic loose-ends tying was a bit much: maybe one nice encore chapter? Though it was fun to read of the ascendancy of Creakle and his star penitents. The more I read of the Creakle descriptions, the more brilliant McKellen's portrayal, right down to the wet hair. And that slab of whatever going into his mouth as he pronounces DC's mother not just "very ill," but "dead." The very same man to give us Gandalf? Please.
Okay, give CD a break: DC is his "favorite child" - why wouldn't he take his time in the leave-taking?
Oliver Twist seems to be next up, minus GKC's rumpus this time.
The Dean has come to live with us for a while, to guide my tiny mindful steps.
My list of prayers grows: for BB, toiling away in the Big House, and all who toil and suffer in his absence.
Speaking of toil, Copperfield is done. The last hundred pages did seem to drag on: episodic loose-ends tying was a bit much: maybe one nice encore chapter? Though it was fun to read of the ascendancy of Creakle and his star penitents. The more I read of the Creakle descriptions, the more brilliant McKellen's portrayal, right down to the wet hair. And that slab of whatever going into his mouth as he pronounces DC's mother not just "very ill," but "dead." The very same man to give us Gandalf? Please.
Okay, give CD a break: DC is his "favorite child" - why wouldn't he take his time in the leave-taking?
Oliver Twist seems to be next up, minus GKC's rumpus this time.
The Dean has come to live with us for a while, to guide my tiny mindful steps.
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