https://readingtheend.com/2008/12/14/the-quincunx-charles-palliser/ before I read the middle Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:22:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://readingtheend.com/2008/12/14/the-quincunx-charles-palliser/#comment-12686 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:22:32 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=350#comment-12686 […] you can change your mind if you like, as the story continues.  In a way this book reminded me of Charles Palliser’s The Quincunx, with the Victorian times, and the lad with the poor but honest (only not really) mother, and how […]

]]> https://readingtheend.com/2008/12/14/the-quincunx-charles-palliser/#comment-12685 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:27:25 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=350#comment-12685 *laughs* Yeah, it was extremely long, and it contained many, many characters. There was an index at the back. But I think this may be a book for Dickens fans, and that’s not really me. I read Oliver Twist when I was nine and it put me off Dickens for life.

]]> https://readingtheend.com/2008/12/14/the-quincunx-charles-palliser/#comment-12684 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:22:36 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=350#comment-12684 This must be the book you were referring to! I can’t say you’ve convinced me to commit to reading it though, mainly due to its length. I bet if it were say, half as long, I’d give it a try.

]]> https://readingtheend.com/2008/12/14/the-quincunx-charles-palliser/#comment-12683 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:13:21 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=350#comment-12683 I liked it very much, and it IS insanely long! My favorite Dickens’ novel (by far) is Bleak House and this novel was so reminiscent in style and content. There were parts that bogged down, though; I do remember that.

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