This is the last of Dicken's novels and he died before he could finish it in 1870. It is a mystery novel and it concerns the disappearance of Edwin Drood very suddenly one night. Did he run away from a rival in love? Did he run away as his love had spurned him? Did he discover his uncle loved his love too? We will never know!The book has some lovely characters and the prose in places is lively and beautifully descriptive. I felt that Dickens was at the top of his game in terms of the writing style. As ever, some wonderfully evocatively named characters.
I read 10% of the novel by listening to it on my Kindle while I was on the treadmill. A strange experience and not like an audio book at all. It was like an American robot reading, I hope that Amazon will improve this feature in future. This is the last of the Dickens novels that I needed to read so no more Dickens for me!
I read 10% of the novel by listening to it on my Kindle while I was on the treadmill. A strange experience and not like an audio book at all. It was like an American robot reading, I hope that Amazon will improve this feature in future. This is the last of the Dickens novels that I needed to read so no more Dickens for me!
As to Edwin Drood, 8/10 for me.
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