[Dr. Sivana]

You didn’t find it suspenseful when Orlick was going to kill Pip in the kiln? Or when Jaggers hints at his maid’s “large hands”? Or the creepy aura of a hermit woman wearing a wedding gown and one shoe? Or Magwitch pushing young Pip around?

I have read a lot of Dickens, and GE is not my favorite, but it is well crafted and a good read.

[Savage Beast]

Thanks! I appreciate your observations.

I like Dickens' stories very much--I think Nicholas Nickleby is probably my favorite--but I find him too wordy (he got paid by the word).

I have a similar problem with Henry James. I particularly love Washington Square and The Wings of the Dove, but he's too wordy.

I'm sure it's just me.

I love literature, and I love learning why others like or dislike a particular opus.

Thanks again!