I do love a book challenge, so I’ve joined in with this one after spotting it on Bluesky.
Day 8 – A book you were assigned at school
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What a coincidence! Hubby and I watched an old film version of this last night. Great choice, Nicki💜
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How fun! Was it the Dirk Bogarde version?
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It was the 1935 film starring Ronald Colman and Basil Rathbone.
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Wow that is an oldie!
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I don’t think I studied Dickens in school. We did a few Shakespeare and Thomas Hardy books. I’d probably choose Far From the Madding Crowd. I can’t remember if I liked it in school or not but I’ve since re-read it and enjoyed it. I love the fairly recent film adaptation too.
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We did Julius Caesar, which was really boring! 😂
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I’ve tried this book three times and stumble at the same point each time.
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I much prefer his books on audio, but I also have to be in the mood for them!
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I don’t think we had to read any Dickens while I was in school, but we did read a lot of Shakespeare. I think the one book I remember the most was Flowers for Algernon and one I think I should reread. I should try The Tale of Two Cities on audio, I have seen the movie though, just not sure what year it was.b
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I’ve never heard of Flowers for Algernon, Carla.
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It was by Daniel Keyes, about a man with a low IQ who has an experimental surgery to make him smarter. It has a very sad ending.
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