The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 discussion

Hopefully Zulfiya will be back soon, but in the meantime, I thought I would give a shot at a reading schedule for Great Expectations.

Let me know what you think.

August 17 - Chapters 1-5 (I-V)
August 24 - Chapters 6-10 (VI-X)
August 31 - Chapters 11-15 (XI-XV)
September 7 - Chapters 16-20 (XVI-XX)
September 14 - Chapters 21-25 (XXI-XXV)
September 21 - Chapters 26-30 (XXVI-XXX)
September 28 - Chapters 31-35 (XXXI-XXXV)
October 5 - Chapters 36-40 (XXXVI-XL)
October 12 - Chapters 41-45 (XLI-XLV)
October 19 - Chapters 46-50 (XLVI-L)
October 26 - Chapters 51-55 (LI-LV)
November 2 - Chapters 56-59 (LVI-LIX)

I included both regular numbers and the Roman numerals because my version has the Roman numerals for the chapters, and thought it would help others who had Roman numerals as chapter numbers as well.

If you see any mistakes, let me know.

Also, feel free to post background information on the book here.

Looks good. Thanks for stepping up, Lynn. This is one of my favorites. I'm psyched to read it with the group.

P. S. Let me know if I can help you out in any way.

Renee wrote: "P. S. Let me know if I can help you out in any way."

Thanks, Renee! I'll let you know.

I have one less course than usual this semester so I shouldn't have any problems keeping up.

And I'm still hoping that we see Zulfiya back...what would our Dickens project be without Zulfiya!!!

A cheer for Deborah for moving Great Expectations to the top of the list...thanks!!!!

Happy to help

I'm going to try, as it's a favorite. But I don't think it has enough substance for 3 months.

Rochelle wrote: "I'm going to try, as it's a favorite. But I don't think it has enough substance for 3 months."

Rochelle - we tend to read the books slowly here on the Dickens Project. No more than 5 chapters per week.

Thanks, Lynnm, for setting up everything. I will try to participate in a better way than with ATOTC.
Great Expectations is one of my favorite Dickens and it will be interesting to discuss it together.

Hopefully everything is ok with Zulfiya and life has just caught up on her like it did for me during the last read. It seems a little strange not to have her around in our special group here.

I opened my copy and read the first 5 chapters straight off. This book starts out with a bang, more so than any we've read so far!

Robin wrote: "I opened my copy and read the first 5 chapters straight off. This book starts out with a bang, more so than any we've read so far!"

I've read it several times, and I've seen at least 3 movie versions. Lots of bang in this book. The plot moves constantly and no character is superfluous.

Yes, I've read it before and seen movie & TV adaptations, but I'm sure I'll find parts I don't remember. I think this is a good one to recommend for someone who hasn't read Dickens before.

I agree. It moves faster than David Copperfield.

I've read the first 5 chapters as well, and yes, it moves quickly!

Can't wait for Monday - a lot of things to say just on those 5 chapters.

Ready and waiting!

Thank you, Lynnm for posting a schedule. I have been trapped in the chancery of overseas travelling and everyday routine after I came back. I will join the discussion ASAP. Thank you again for stepping up. I thought I would manage, but it seems that sometimes life is too eventful :-)

Great to hear from you Zulfiya-it just wouldn't be the same Dickens project without you!

Good to hear that you are back, Zulfiya. It is not the same without you. :-)

Hey Zulfiya! Great to see you back! I was worried about you. And yes, it isn't the same without you.

Thank you all for kind words of support!

The discussion is truly lovely and lively, and hopefully we will all keep the momentum going:-)

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