Cindy, I, unfortunately, have not had the chance to read or see the Scarlet Pimpernel. Romanticism has its uses but I feel that Romanticism is an illusion. Pratik Pratik Patel Interim Director Office of Special Services Queens College Director CUNY Assistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 8:24 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dickens' novels Maybe Pratik is a realist and not a romantic (smile). Pratik, what do you think of The Scarlet Pimpernel, or have you not read or seen it? Cindy --- siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Pratik, > > I am interested in why you think Tale of Two Cities > is unrealistic. Is it > because of Sydney Carton dying in place of Lucy's > husband?? Or is it > because of the shoemaker part? Or just in general?? > > Sue S. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 6:27 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dickens' novels > > > Almost all Dickens' novels are depressing. "A Tale > of Two Cities" has some > excellent passages, but I find to be quite > unrealistic. I agree with > Kellie's assessment of Oliver Twist. "Pickwick > Papers" is incredibly funny, > one of his funniest, I think. "Little Dorret" is > the best, in my opinion. > "Bleak House" has one of the most incredibly > unrealistic characters as one > of its protagonists, Ms. Summerset, and one has to > ask: "what the heck was > Dickens thinking?" Especially in a novel that deals > with so much reality, > the chapters dealing with that character are > absolutely "brain sores." I > enjoy "David Copperfield's" language. > > > Pratik Patel > Interim Director > Office of Special Services > Queens College > Director > CUNY Assistive Technology Services > The City University of New York > ppatel@xxxxxx > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Cindy > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:11 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Dickens' novels > > My favorite is Tale of Two Cities. > > I find the others depressing, i.e., David > Copperfield > and Oliver Twist. I haven't read Bleak House, > though, > which I've been told is good, nor Little Dorritt or > The Pickwick Papers. Has anyone read those and care > to > comment on them? > > Cindy > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page Try My > Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com