Bought this new from Barnes & Noble with some Christmas cash. I think I was supposed to read this in high school, but I probably just watched the made-for-TV movie, instead. My niece read it in high school last year and was impressed, so I thought I'd give it another chance.

I have been reading this since mid-February as part of a read-along with other BookCrossers. Here is the schedule we are following, and our discussion threads: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, and Week 8.

I'm enjoying this FAR more than I thought I would. It is my first experience with Dickens and he really had a way with words. It helps that my book has a great introduction that helped me understand the world and time Dickens lived in, and what he tried to and did accomplish in his lifetime. Also invaluable is a section of footnotes that explain some of the contemporary and literary references Dickens made in the book.

This book was wonderful! I'm pretty sure I would have enjoyed it without all the footnotes and explanatory material, but having those in my edition made me feel like I truly understood every aspect of the story. It is truly a classic from the first line ("It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...") to the last line ("It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.") and is chock-full of all the elements of great writing.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Niece No. 2 is performing in Hempfield Area High School's spring musical, Drood, which is based on The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Charles Dickens. I'll be leaving this Dickens novel at the school when I go see the performance tonight!

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Hello! My name is Megan and I found this book right outside of my cousin's high school in Greensburgh when I went to see her play, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. I found this book, I was completely interested, so brought it home with me to my hometown, Wexford (about an hour from Greensburgh). I can't wait to read it!

CAUGHT IN GREENSBURG PA USA